Épinal will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 11 points behind Bobigny.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Épinal form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stade de la Colombière as Épinal have scored 13 goals to get 17 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the CFA Group A are 5-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The fans are hoping that Épinal will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the CFA Group A game against Croix Football IC (placed 13th). Before that, Épinal had a Coupe de France home game versus Saint-Pierroise which ended with a victory 1-0.
Épinal have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade de la Colombière with 13 goals in 8 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Épinal have only let in 3 goals at home.
Bobigny form and stats
The away performances of Bobigny, who have the the best goal difference (+10) away in CFA Group A, have been very solid so far with 6 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats in the CFA Group A. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue. Bobigny are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Bobigny goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 408 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Two travels in a row for Bobigny, whose manager A. Ousfane could celebrate last time after the CFA Group A win against Drancy JA. A draw for Bobigny before that, at their own venue hosting Lens II (0-0).
Bobigny has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 12 goals from 7 games. Bobigny are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 2 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last two meetings): Épinal won 2 games, 0 matches ended with a draw and Bobigny has 0 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 1 / 1Top Goalscorers
 K. Farade 11 goals |  P. Bazolo 8 goals |   J. Krasso 4 goals |
Épinal missing players
Bobigny missing players
| Épinal | Bobigny | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | 13 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 80% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 87% |
| 53% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 43% | 53% |
| 40% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 29% | 33% |
| 13% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 29% | 27% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 14% | 13% |
| 33% | 25% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 14% | 27% |
| 53% | 62% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 86% | 67% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 20% |
| 3.5 | 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2 | 4 | 3.6 |
| 3.2 | 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 2 | 6.3 | 3.7 |
| 2.5 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 11 | 21 | 51 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 9 | 27 |
| 30% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 37% |
- Bobigny has the the best goal difference (+10) away
- Bobigny have not yet lost a game away.
- Bobigny have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Épinal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Épinal have won significantly less corners at home than 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 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 43 |
| 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 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 33 |
| 5 | Sainte Genevieve | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 25 |
| 6 | Épinal | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 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 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -3 | 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 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | -5 | 16 |
| 12 | Drancy JA | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 15 |
| 13 | Croix Football IC | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -17 | 15 |
| 14 | Olympique St Quentin | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 14 |
| 15 | Haguenau | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -10 | 13 |
| 16 | Schiltigheim | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -12 | 11 |