Another action-packed match in CFA Group B as Épinal host Lens II

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Competition: France CFA Group B
Competition: Sat 11.September
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de la Colombière (8000 seats)

Let's look at this interesting match in the CFA Group B. Épinal is in the 7th position after playing five matches. They greet Lens II who are placed 14th after five matches.

Insights:
  • Épinal have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Lens II have the fewest scored goals (2) in CFA Group B

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!

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Épinal form and stats

Only two CFA Group B home games for Épinal so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.

Happy days for Épinal in their previous game, a CFA Group B match away at Olympique St Quentin (placed 8th) that ended with a 3-2 victory.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Bobigny that ended 0-0.

Early season league goal statistics from Épinal's 2 home games: 2 goals, 0 conceded.

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Lens II form and stats

It's not happening yet for Lens II on their CFA Group B travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different? The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Lens have lost on their last two travels.

Lens had fun at their own home (Stade de la Colombière) last time out, beating Entente SSG 1-0.

A 0-1 defeat away at Schiltigheim before that.

Lens II have the goal stats of 0-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Épinal three wins, three draws and Lens II three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Lens IIR. Merlen
R. Merlen
2 goals

Épinal missing players

Lens II missing players

Épinal Lens II
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
5 2 0 Played P 1 2 5
2 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
2 0 0 Lost L 1 2 4
7 2 0 Scored S 0 0 2
7 0 0 Conceded C 1 3 8
80% 50% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
80% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 60%
60% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 20%
40% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 20%
20% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
60% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 20%
40% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 20%
20% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 60%
 
5 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2 4.2
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 8 6.5 5.8
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.5 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
16 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 5 7.5 9
7 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3 4
14% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 6%
Key stats in CFA Group B this season:
  • Lens II have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Lens II have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Lens II have failed to score a single goal away.
  • Lens II have lost all their away matches so far.
  • Lens II have the fewest scored goals (0) away in CFA Group B
  • Lens II have the fewest scored goals (2) in CFA Group B
  • Lens II have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Lens II haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Épinal have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Épinal have scored more than double the goals of Lens II.
  • Épinal have won significantly less corners at home than away.
Épinal Last season Lens II
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
8 4   Played P   4 8
5 2   Won W   3 4
0 0   Drew D   0 2
3 2   Lost L   1 2
10 3   Scored S   7 12
8 5   Conceded C   7 14
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 88%
75% 75%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   100% 88%
38% 25%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   100% 88%
12% 0%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   25% 38%
0% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   25% 25%
38% 25%   BTTS BTTS   75% 62%
25% 25%   Clean Sheets C S   0% 12%
38% 50%   Failed to Score F T   25% 38%
 
4.8 6   Corners for (avg) C F   3 2.8
3.7 3.3   Corners against (avg) C A   6.5 6.6
1.8 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1 1.6
1 1   Red cards R C   0 3
 
6.3 6   Shots (avg) S (   9 8.2
2.8 3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   6 5
41% 22%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 36%

  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 5 0 0 11 3 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 3 0 0 8 3 8 15
2 Gobelins 5 4 1 0 7 2 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 5 13
3 Reims II 5 3 1 1 10 3 3 2 1 0 5 0 2 1 0 1 5 3 7 10
4 Haguenau 5 3 1 1 9 7 3 3 0 0 7 3 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 10
5 St Maur Lusitanos 5 2 2 1 8 6 2 2 0 0 5 1 3 0 2 1 3 5 2 8
6 Auxerre II 5 2 1 2 6 5 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 7
7 Épinal 5 2 1 2 7 7 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 1 0 2 5 7 0 7
8 Olympique St Quentin 5 1 3 1 6 6 3 0 2 1 5 6 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 6
9 Schiltigheim 5 1 3 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 0 2 1 1 2 0 6
10 Bobigny 5 1 3 1 6 7 3 1 1 1 4 5 2 0 2 0 2 2 -1 6
11 Beauvais 5 1 2 2 5 7 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 3 4 -2 5
12 Metz II 5 1 2 2 5 7 2 0 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 -2 5
13 Entente SSG 5 1 0 4 3 5 2 0 0 2 0 2 3 1 0 2 3 3 -2 3
14 Lens II 5 1 0 4 2 8 3 1 0 2 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 3 -6 3
15 Belfort 5 1 0 4 4 11 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 0 0 3 2 8 -7 3
16 Sainte Genevieve 5 0 2 3 4 9 3 0 2 1 3 6 2 0 0 2 1 3 -5 2

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.