Thurgau beat Innsbruck 3:2 in a club friendly match on Thursday. The result came just six days after the visitors had won 2:1 in the same fixture. Both sides have been finding results elusive in recent weeks.
Thurgau's form has been difficult to read. They have not won any of their last five games, dropping matches to Vorarlberg, EC Kloten and Olten. The defeat to Innsbruck on 15 August was the first of that run to come against a team they will meet again.
Innsbruck showed similar inconsistency. They have two wins among their last five games — the victory over Thurgau and a 6:5 win against Vorarlberg — but four defeats have kept them from building momentum. The loss to Salzburg in March was heavy, and the 7:2 defeat to Klagenfurt was equally telling.
The scoreline at Thursday's match suggests Thurgau found a way through. They had already lost to Innsbruck once this month, and this time they closed the game out. The result ends a run of five consecutive losses for the hosts.
The friendly does not carry table implications, but the confidence factor matters. Thurgau need the points badly in their next competitive fixtures, and a win here at least stops the rot.