Match preview CFA Group A: Épinal - Sedan at Stade de la Colombière

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Competition: France CFA Group A
Competition: Sat 14.March
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de la Colombière (8000 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Épinal have their presumed home advantage while Sedan are ahead 18 points in the CFA Group A table.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Épinal form and stats

6 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Épinal have to build on here at Stade de la Colombière in the CFA Group A.

Stress levels are on the rise for Épinal's attacking players as they have now played 252 minutes without scoring in a league game. D. Luvualu was their last goal scorer.

An away draw last time out for Épinal, facing Haguenau in a game that ended 0-0. Prior to that, an away loss at Schiltigheim.

Épinal are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 11 games. Épinal have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sedan form and stats

Sedan's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Sedan, who have the most clean sheets (18) in CFA Group A, collect 23 points from their 10 away matches in the CFA Group A. 7 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat).

Sedan's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus St Maur Lusitanos that finished 0-0. Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Sainte Geneviève's place.

Sedan have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 12 goals have been scored. The Sedan defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (3 goals in 10 games).

Head 2 Head

Épinal and Sedan have met before this season: Sedan - Épinal 1-0. As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's three Épinal victories, one draw and four Sedan wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

SedanG. Durbant
G. Durbant
12 goals
ÉpinalJ. Krasso
J. Krasso
5 goals
SedanJ. Bekhechi
J. Bekhechi
4 goals

Épinal missing players

Sedan missing players

Épinal Sedan
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
21 11 3 Played P 3 10 21
8 6 0 Won W 3 7 14
6 3 2 Drew D 0 2 6
7 2 1 Lost L 0 1 1
22 15 2 Scored S 4 12 27
15 6 4 Conceded C 0 3 4
81% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 80% 76%
52% 64% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 40% 43%
33% 27% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 20% 19%
10% 9% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 10% 10%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
29% 27% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 10% 10%
52% 55% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 90% 90%
38% 27% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 24%
 
3.1 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4 4.2
2.5 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.4 3.9
2.1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.2 1.8
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
32 0 0 Total Shots T S 11 35 86
10 0 0 Shots on Target S O 8 20 41
30% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 30% 39%
Key stats in CFA Group A this season:
  • Sedan has the fewest conceded goals (4)
  • Sedan has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1)
  • Sedan has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3)
  • Sedan has the fewest points from losing position (0)
  • Sedan has the most clean sheets (18)
  • Sedan has the most matches under the total-line (10)
  • Sedan have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sedan 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 Bastia 21 17 2 2 37 15 11 10 0 1 22 7 10 7 2 1 15 8 22 53
2 Sedan 21 14 6 1 27 4 11 7 4 0 15 1 10 7 2 1 12 3 23 48
3 Bobigny 21 13 6 2 35 12 10 4 4 2 16 9 11 9 2 0 19 3 23 45
4 Reims II 21 10 6 5 39 30 10 6 1 3 22 15 11 4 5 2 17 15 9 36
5 Sainte Geneviève 21 9 7 5 30 25 11 6 3 2 18 13 10 3 4 3 12 12 5 34
6 Épinal 21 8 6 7 22 15 11 6 3 2 15 6 10 2 3 5 7 9 7 30
7 Lens II 21 7 7 7 26 27 10 3 4 3 13 13 11 4 3 4 13 14 -1 28
8 St Maur Lusitanos 21 6 6 9 22 23 11 6 2 3 15 9 10 0 4 6 7 14 -1 24
9 Olympique St Quentin 21 6 5 10 23 27 10 3 4 3 11 12 11 3 1 7 12 15 -4 23
10 Haguenau 21 6 5 10 21 29 11 4 3 4 13 11 10 2 2 6 8 18 -8 23
11 Schiltigheim 21 6 4 11 26 36 10 4 1 5 13 12 11 2 3 6 13 24 -10 22
12 Mulhouse 21 3 11 7 17 27 10 1 5 4 4 10 11 2 6 3 13 17 -10 20
13 Belfort 21 5 4 12 24 34 11 3 3 5 16 18 10 2 1 7 8 16 -10 19
14 Lille II 21 3 9 9 12 21 10 1 6 3 7 10 11 2 3 6 5 11 -9 18
15 Drancy JA 21 3 8 10 16 28 11 1 4 6 4 9 10 2 4 4 12 19 -12 17
16 Croix Football IC 21 4 4 13 17 41 10 2 1 7 10 25 11 2 3 6 7 16 -24 16

Read more about CFA Group A

The Championnat National 2 is often called National 2. It is the fourth level of the football league pyramid in France and divided into four groups of 16 teams, based on location. Each team plays 30 fixtures and the club with the most league table points, regardless of group, is crowned champion.