Football match preview: Épinal vs Colmar

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Competition: France CFA Group B
Competition: Sat 17.September
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de la Colombière (8000 seats)

Épinal are ready to challenge Colmar in this CFA Group B match. Everything you must know about the game is located here!

Insights:
  • Colmar have the the worst goal difference (-4) away in CFA Group B

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Épinal form and stats

Épinal have only played one CFA Group B game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats from 15 matches.

Doumbia was the last player to score a league goal for Épinal and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Épinal haven't scored in 190 minutes.

The home team returns to Stade de la Colombière after drawing with Fleury 91 (placed 1st) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Furiani-Agliani (0-1).

Épinal has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.

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Colmar form and stats

Colmar are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the CFA Group B, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).

Colmar's previous game was their home loss versus Furiani-Agliani (0-1).

Preceding that game was the away victory against Sainte Geneviève with the score of 1-0.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Colmar has managed 1 goal and let in 5 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: three - one - five (Épinal wins - draws - Colmar wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

ÉpinalM. Samba
M. Samba
2 goals
ColmarL. Stoltz
L. Stoltz
2 goals
ÉpinalP. Léonard
P. Léonard
1 goals

Épinal missing players

Colmar missing players

Épinal Colmar
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 1 0 Played P 0 2 4
1 1 0 Won W 0 1 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
2 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
5 3 0 Scored S 0 1 3
5 1 0 Conceded C 0 5 6
75% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 50%
50% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 25%
50% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 25%
25% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 50% 25%
50% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
25% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 50%
50% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 50%
 
4.3 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.7 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.3 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
5.3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
12% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
6.7 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
3.3 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Key stats in CFA Group B this season:
  • Colmar have the the worst goal difference (-4) away in CFA Group B
Épinal Last season Colmar
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
30 15   Played P   13 26
13 6   Won W   7 18
8 5   Drew D   4 5
9 4   Lost L   2 3
49 25   Scored S   19 49
31 9   Conceded C   11 20
90% 80%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   85% 88%
67% 60%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   54% 62%
47% 33%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   38% 50%
30% 20%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   31% 27%
13% 7%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   23% 23%
50% 33%   BTTS BTTS   38% 42%
37% 47%   Clean Sheets C S   46% 50%
23% 40%   Failed to Score F T   31% 19%
 
4.3 6   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
3.5 3   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.3 0   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   0 0
2 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
12.9 10   Shots (avg) S (   0 0
6.3 5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   0 0
22% 0%   Goal Efficiency G E   0% 0%
 
9.5 8   Shots against (avg) S A   0 0
3.5 3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   0 0

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fleury 91 5 3 2 0 8 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 2 1 0 6 4 3 11
2 Belfort 4 2 2 0 5 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 8
3 St Maur Lusitanos 5 2 2 1 7 6 3 2 1 0 7 4 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 8
4 Bobigny 4 2 1 1 9 3 2 2 0 0 8 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 6 7
5 Créteil 4 2 1 1 7 6 2 0 1 1 3 4 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 7
6 Metz II 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 3 1 7
7 Reims II 5 2 1 2 6 8 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 0 1 1 2 5 -2 7
8 Wasquehal 5 2 1 2 5 7 2 1 0 1 3 4 3 1 1 1 2 3 -2 7
9 Sainte Geneviève 4 2 0 2 6 6 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 6
10 Furiani-Agliani 5 2 0 3 4 5 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 2 3 4 -1 6
11 Colmar 4 2 0 2 3 6 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 5 -3 6
12 Haguenau 4 1 2 1 5 3 3 1 1 1 5 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 5
13 Épinal 4 1 1 2 5 5 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 0 1 2 2 4 0 4
14 Olympique St Quentin 4 0 3 1 2 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 3
15 Racing Besançon 5 0 2 3 5 8 2 0 1 1 3 4 3 0 1 2 2 4 -3 2
16 Boulogne 4 0 1 3 1 4 3 0 1 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 1
Last season 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 30 20 6 4 40 17 15 11 4 0 17 4 15 9 2 4 23 13 23 66
2 Fleury 91 30 20 5 5 54 23 15 11 1 3 27 7 15 9 4 2 27 16 31 65
3 Beauvais 30 16 6 8 30 26 15 7 3 5 16 16 15 9 3 3 14 10 4 54
4 Bobigny 30 12 12 6 42 38 15 8 4 3 24 19 15 4 8 3 18 19 4 48
5 Épinal 30 13 8 9 49 31 15 6 5 4 25 9 15 7 3 5 24 22 18 47
6 St Maur Lusitanos 30 11 14 5 32 22 15 5 7 3 19 12 15 6 7 2 13 10 10 47
7 Auxerre II 30 12 6 12 33 35 15 8 3 4 24 18 15 4 3 8 9 17 -2 42
8 Reims II 30 10 7 13 42 43 15 5 5 5 21 18 15 5 2 8 21 25 -1 37
9 Olympique St Quentin 30 8 12 10 36 39 15 3 7 5 19 21 15 5 5 5 17 18 -3 36
10 Sainte Geneviève 30 8 11 11 30 34 15 3 6 6 17 21 15 5 5 5 13 13 -4 35
11 Haguenau 30 9 7 14 45 53 15 7 4 4 26 22 15 2 3 10 19 31 -8 34
12 Belfort 30 9 7 14 34 43 15 4 3 8 16 20 15 5 4 6 18 23 -9 34
13 Metz II 30 8 7 15 31 39 15 5 3 7 15 17 15 3 4 8 16 22 -8 31
14 Schiltigheim 30 5 13 12 24 33 15 4 6 5 13 12 15 1 7 7 11 21 -9 28
15 Lens II 30 4 12 14 26 46 15 2 6 7 15 24 15 2 6 7 11 22 -20 24
16 Entente SSG 30 7 3 20 20 46 15 3 1 11 9 25 15 4 2 9 11 21 -26 24
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Colmar 26 18 5 3 49 20 13 11 1 1 30 9 13 7 4 2 19 11 29 59
2 Raon l'Etape 26 13 9 4 47 27 13 7 4 2 23 11 13 6 5 2 24 16 20 48
3 Troyes II 26 13 9 4 54 36 13 8 4 1 32 16 13 5 5 3 22 20 18 48
4 Sarre Union 26 12 6 8 47 33 13 7 2 4 23 12 13 5 4 4 24 21 14 42
5 Strasbourg II 26 10 9 7 35 28 13 5 6 2 19 14 13 5 3 5 16 14 7 39
6 Biesheim 26 10 7 9 34 41 13 6 4 3 20 15 13 4 3 6 14 26 -7 37
7 Mulhouse 26 10 6 10 45 38 13 6 3 4 25 17 13 4 3 6 20 21 7 36
8 Nancy II 26 10 5 11 47 36 13 4 3 6 22 21 13 6 2 5 25 15 11 35
9 Thaon 26 10 5 11 41 40 13 4 2 7 17 20 13 6 3 4 24 20 1 35
10 Prix-les-Mezieres 26 9 7 10 27 38 13 5 4 4 16 14 13 4 3 6 11 24 -11 34
11 RC Epernay 26 8 7 11 31 39 13 3 4 6 18 24 13 5 3 5 13 15 -8 31
12 Illkirch Graffenstaden 26 5 9 12 34 48 13 3 4 6 24 28 13 2 5 6 10 20 -14 24
13 Saint-Louis Neuweg 26 7 4 15 30 47 13 5 3 5 14 14 13 2 1 10 16 33 -17 22
14 Amneville 26 3 0 23 18 68 13 3 0 10 10 31 13 0 0 13 8 37 -50 7

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.