Belfort manager Hacquard looking for three points in Metz II showdown

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Competition: France CFA Group B
Competition: Sat 25.March
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Roger-Serzian (5500 seats)

In total; 21 league matches are finished and Belfort are 7 points ahead of Metz II. Who wins the prize?

Insights:
  • Belfort have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in CFA Group B
  • Metz II have the most conceded goals (39) in CFA Group B

Both sides have had plentiful rest since their last game. Let's agree to expect an animated fixture!

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Belfort form and stats

Belfort have played 11 CFA Group B games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).

An away draw last time out for Belfort, facing Reims II in a game that ended 2-2.

Before that, Belfort had a home game versus Haguenau which ended with a victory 1-0.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Belfort have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 5 games) they have won 2 times, drawn 1 and lost 2.

Belfort are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 11 games. Belfort are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade Roger-Serzian in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 11 matches.

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Metz II form and stats

There's been little loot from Metz II's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 10 away games in the CFA Group B. Metz II only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 0 draws. It's all red in the travel logs of Metz, having lost seven matches in a row as the visiting team.

Metz II lost away at Fleury 91 (0-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.

A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Reims II.

Metz II are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 6 matches.

Metz are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 10 games (in the league). For Metz II, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Belfort have pulled off a sequence of 6 consecutive matches without defeat (2-4-0) when facing Metz II.

The two teams in this fixture also met each other earlier on this match year: Metz II - Belfort 2-2.

Top Goalscorers

BelfortC. Dutournier
C. Dutournier
5 goals
Metz IIS. Kalambayi Mukuta
S. Kalambayi Mukuta
5 goals
BelfortT. Régnier
T. Régnier
4 goals

Belfort missing players

Metz II missing players

Belfort Metz II
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
21 11 4 Played P 3 10 21
7 6 1 Won W 0 3 6
7 3 1 Drew D 0 0 3
7 2 2 Lost L 3 7 12
23 15 6 Scored S 3 12 27
24 8 7 Conceded C 6 22 39
95% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
67% 64% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 80% 71%
43% 36% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 70% 62%
14% 9% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 40% 38%
5% 9% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 30% 29%
48% 45% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 57%
29% 55% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 14%
29% 9% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 40% 33%
 
3.8 2.8 6 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.7 4.5
3.2 3 5 Corners against (avg) C A 2.5 3.8 3.7
1.8 1.2 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.3 1.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
7.9 8.2 13 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 10.8 8.9
3.2 4 7.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 5.5 4.2
27% 20% 13% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 18% 24%
 
8.4 10.6 14.5 Shots against (avg) S A 10 9.5 9.4
3.9 5 7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.2 4.4
Key stats in CFA Group B this season:
  • Belfort have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in CFA Group B
  • Belfort have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Metz II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Metz II have the most conceded goals (39) in CFA Group B
  • Metz II have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in CFA Group B
  • Metz II haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Metz II is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Épinal 21 13 4 4 44 23 10 7 1 2 25 12 11 6 3 2 19 11 21 43
2 Bobigny 21 14 3 4 45 19 11 9 1 1 28 8 10 5 2 3 17 11 26 42
3 Fleury 91 21 12 6 3 38 26 11 8 3 0 24 8 10 4 3 3 14 18 12 42
4 Créteil 21 9 8 4 31 19 10 4 4 2 16 10 11 5 4 2 15 9 12 35
5 Furiani-Agliani 21 10 3 8 25 18 10 7 2 1 17 3 11 3 1 7 8 15 7 33
6 Wasquehal 21 10 2 9 34 37 10 6 0 4 20 20 11 4 2 5 14 17 -3 29
7 Belfort 21 7 7 7 23 24 11 6 3 2 15 8 10 1 4 5 8 16 -1 28
8 Haguenau 21 8 4 9 26 32 11 6 3 2 14 8 10 2 1 7 12 24 -6 28
9 St Maur Lusitanos 21 6 8 7 21 25 11 4 5 2 16 14 10 2 3 5 5 11 -4 26
10 Sainte Geneviève 21 7 3 11 26 29 10 3 1 6 12 13 11 4 2 5 14 16 -3 24
11 Racing Besançon 21 6 6 9 21 26 10 2 3 5 10 15 11 4 3 4 11 11 -5 24
12 Colmar 21 6 6 9 21 32 10 4 3 3 13 10 11 2 3 6 8 22 -11 24
13 Boulogne 21 6 4 11 23 27 11 3 3 5 9 11 10 3 1 6 14 16 -4 22
14 Olympique St Quentin 21 6 4 11 19 32 10 3 2 5 7 10 11 3 2 6 12 22 -13 22
15 Metz II 21 6 3 12 27 39 11 3 3 5 15 17 10 3 0 7 12 22 -12 21
16 Reims II 21 3 7 11 20 36 11 2 2 7 13 23 10 1 5 4 7 13 -16 16

Read more about CFA Group B

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.