Croix Football IC hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 12 points and a 15th position in the CFA Group A table. Visiting Épinal holds 6th place with 22 pts.
Croix Football IC and Épinal should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Croix Football IC form and stats
Croix Football IC's results here in the CFA Group A have been very modest with 1 victory, 1 draw and 5 defeats. It's been an uphill battle for Croix Football IC in their home games for quite some time now, as four matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Lens II game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.
The home team returns after being equal after 90 minutes with St Maur Lusitanos (placed 8th) on their last time out; the CFA Group A game ended 1-1. Preceding that match was the home game against Bastia that was lost 1-2.
Croix Football IC have scored 5 league goals here from 7 matches, not a lot. Croix Football IC are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (16 from 7 played).
Épinal form and stats
There's been little loot from Épinal's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 6 away games in the CFA Group A. Épinal only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 2 draws.
334 minutes! That's how long the Épinal goalkeeper Simon Jules Corneille Ternynck and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
The supporters enjoyed Épinal's previous game versus Saint-Pierroise, a Coupe de France 1-0 win played at home. A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Olympique St Quentin in the CFA Group A.
Épinal are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 3 goals from 6 away games. 6 goals have been conceded by Épinal in these games.
Head 2 Head
Croix Football IC and Épinal have met before this season: Épinal - Croix Football IC 1-0. Croix Football IC-Épinal H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Croix Football IC 1 win, Épinal 2 wins, 0 draws. 1 of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Krasso 4 goals |   S. Mihoubi 3 goals |  T. De Parmentier 2 goals |
Croix Football IC missing players
Épinal missing players
| Croix Football IC | Épinal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 28 | 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 79% |
| 75% | 86% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 50% | 71% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 36% |
| 12% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 14% |
| 6% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 44% | 57% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 57% |
| 50% | 43% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 36% |
| 3.6 | 3.8 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| 4.6 | 3 | 4.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 3.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 74 | 38 | 18 | Total Shots | T S | 3 | 19 | 19 |
| 34 | 16 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| 21% | 31% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 25% |
- Croix Football IC has the fewest scored goals (10)
- Croix Football IC has the most conceded goals (16) at home
- Croix Football IC has the most conceded goals in the second half (18)
- Croix Football IC has the the worst goal difference (-11) at home
- Croix Football IC has the the worst goal difference (-18)
- Croix Football IC have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Croix Football IC have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Croix Football IC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Croix Football IC haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Épinal has the fewest scored goals (3) away
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sedan | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 42 |
| 2 | Bastia | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 40 |
| 3 | Bobigny | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 33 |
| 4 | Reims II | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 30 |
| 5 | Sainte Genevieve | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 24 |
| 6 | Épinal | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
| 7 | Lens II | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | -2 | 22 |
| 8 | St Maur Lusitanos | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -2 | 19 |
| 9 | Belfort | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 18 |
| 10 | Lille II | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 16 |
| 11 | Mulhouse | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | -5 | 15 |
| 12 | Olympique St Quentin | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 14 |
| 13 | Drancy JA | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 14 |
| 14 | Haguenau | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -10 | 13 |
| 15 | Croix Football IC | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -18 | 12 |
| 16 | Schiltigheim | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -12 | 11 |