CFA Group B fixture guide: Belfort vs Lens II

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Competition: France CFA Group B
Competition: Sat 12.March
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Roger-Serzian (5500 seats)

Develop their own game or switch tactics dependant on the opponent? Both Belfort and Lens II must try something more fresh than earlier. Learn more!

Insights:
  • Belfort have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lens II have the fewest scored goals (4) away in CFA Group B

Belfort and Lens II 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.

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Belfort form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the CFA Group B this season. Belfort have only managed 3 wins, 0 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Stade Roger-Serzian. It's been an uphill battle for Belfort in their home games for quite some time now, as four matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Metz II game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.

Stress levels are on the rise for Belfort's attacking players as they have now played 316 minutes without scoring in a league game. Chapit was their last goal scorer.

Belfort shared the glory with Olympique St Quentin in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.

Ahead of that match, Belfort lost 0-1 at home to Sainte Geneviève.

Belfort has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Belfort defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. Belfort has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.

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Lens II form and stats

Lens II have only collected 5 points from their away games in the CFA Group B, after 0-5-5 (10 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Lens II have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the St Maur Lusitanos game.

This game can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Épinal with 0-1 on the scoreboard.

Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Schiltigheim.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Lens's away games in the league this season with only 4 goals from 10 matches. 13 goals have been conceded by Lens II in these games.

Head 2 Head

Lens II - Belfort 1-1 was the result in these contenders' previous head-to-head game, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last five meetings): Belfort won one game, one match ended with a draw and Lens II have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / two

Top Goalscorers

BelfortJ. Chapit
J. Chapit
8 goals
BelfortL. Cuenin
L. Cuenin
4 goals
BelfortM. Loichot
M. Loichot
3 goals

Belfort missing players

Lens II missing players

Belfort Lens II
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
20 9 3 Played P 4 10 20
6 3 1 Won W 0 0 2
3 0 0 Drew D 2 5 8
11 6 2 Lost L 2 5 10
20 10 4 Scored S 1 4 15
29 14 3 Conceded C 3 13 31
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 80% 90%
70% 78% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 60% 65%
50% 56% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 20% 30%
20% 22% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 10% 25%
10% 11% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 10%
45% 44% 33% BTTS BTTS 25% 40% 50%
15% 11% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 20% 15%
45% 44% 67% Failed to Score F T 75% 60% 45%
 
3.5 3 2 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.4 4.3
3.7 1.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 6 4.5
2 1.5 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.4 2.5
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
7 4.5 6 Shots (avg) S ( 8.7 8.4 9
3.7 2 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 3.2 4.5
23% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 10%
 
9.5 5.5 6 Shots against (avg) S A 9.3 9 9.5
3.8 2.5 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.4 4.4
Key stats in CFA Group B this season:
  • Belfort have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Belfort have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Lens II have scored away.
  • Belfort haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Lens II have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Lens II have the fewest scored goals (4) away in CFA Group B
  • Lens II have yet to win a game 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 Gobelins 20 15 4 1 29 9 11 8 3 0 11 3 9 7 1 1 18 6 20 49
2 Fleury 91 20 13 2 5 32 18 10 6 1 3 12 5 10 7 1 2 20 13 14 41
3 St Maur Lusitanos 20 9 8 3 22 12 10 5 4 1 13 4 10 4 4 2 9 8 10 35
4 Épinal 20 10 3 7 37 23 9 4 3 2 19 6 11 6 0 5 18 17 14 33
5 Bobigny 20 8 8 4 27 24 11 5 3 3 14 13 9 3 5 1 13 11 3 32
6 Reims II 20 9 4 7 32 27 10 5 4 1 18 9 10 4 0 6 14 18 5 31
7 Beauvais 20 9 4 7 16 18 10 4 2 4 8 10 10 5 2 3 8 8 -2 31
8 Olympique St Quentin 20 6 8 6 24 23 11 3 4 4 14 14 9 3 4 2 10 9 1 26
9 Auxerre II 20 7 5 8 21 22 10 5 2 3 15 12 10 2 3 5 6 10 -1 26
10 Haguenau 20 7 4 9 32 36 11 6 2 3 21 19 9 1 2 6 11 17 -4 25
11 Sainte Geneviève 20 6 6 8 20 23 10 2 4 4 10 13 10 4 2 4 10 10 -3 24
12 Metz II 20 6 4 10 22 28 10 3 2 5 9 13 10 3 2 5 13 15 -6 22
13 Belfort 20 6 3 11 20 29 9 3 0 6 10 14 11 3 3 5 10 15 -9 21
14 Schiltigheim 20 4 8 8 17 22 9 3 3 3 9 8 11 1 5 5 8 14 -5 20
15 Lens II 20 2 8 10 15 31 10 2 3 5 11 18 10 0 5 5 4 13 -16 14
16 Entente SSG 20 3 1 16 9 30 9 1 0 8 4 16 11 2 1 8 5 14 -21 10

Read more about CFA Group B

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