Winterthur 2/3 to beat Chiasso in Wednesday’s Swiss Challenge League matchup

Competition: Swiss Challenge League

Market: Winterthur win

Odds: 2/3 @ 888sport

With a golden chance to continue on what has been a real early-season purple patch in midweek, Winterthur will host Chiasso on Wednesday evening.

Starting with the hosts, while Winterthur might have opened the 2020/2021 campaign with what was a dramatic 3-2 defeat against Grasshopper on the road back in September, the Reds have certainly bounced back in impressive fashion. With their sights set on trying to end their exile from Switzerland’s top-flight this time around, Head Coach Ralf Loose saw his side pick up a deserved 1-0 win away at fellow promotion hopefuls Thun and they will also be boosted by the fact that they hold a handful of games in hand over the teams above them in the table. With leading marksman and 22-year-old talent Gëzim Pepsi now finding the net in back-to-back appearances, Winterthur are unbeaten in each of their last four Challenge League matchups on the bounce, picking up 10 points.

As for the visitors, eventually finishing last season’s campaign sat nine points adrift at the foot of the table after managing to muster just a single win from their final 13 appearances, it is no surprise that Chiasso are seen as a landslide pick to endure another rocky campaign in Switzerland’s second-tier. While they might have just about managed to hang onto a 0-0 stalemate against Kriens on their travels over the weekend, Head Coach Baldassarre Raineri has seen his side pick up just a pair of points from their opening seven appearances and they once again find themselves battling it out sat rock-bottom of the table. In for what should be another overwhelming test in midweek, it should also be noted that Chiasso have lost each of their last five straight meetings against the promotion chasers, including a 2-0 loss back in July.

Bet: Winterthur 2/3 to beat Chiasso in Wednesday’s Swiss Challenge League matchup @ 888sport