15th- against 6th position might not seem all that inviting. But: We have the facts that makes Lens II - Épinal (even) more exciting!
- Lens II have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Épinal have the most scored goals (36) 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.
Lens II form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the CFA Group B this season. Lens II have only managed 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Stade François Blin. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Lens II, who played 1-1 against Schiltigheim. That match was also played at this venue (Stade François Blin).
Heartbreak before that as Lens II lost 0-1 at Entente SSG's place.The Lens fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 8 matches.
Épinal form and stats
5 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Épinal playing as the away team in the CFA Group B this season.
Épinal are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the fixture against Olympique St Quentin (placed 9th).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Bobigny at their stadium, the result 4-3.Épinal has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 17 goals from 10 games. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Épinal have conceded 17 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have met each other already this season, with the match result Épinal - Lens 4-0 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Lens II wins - draws - Épinal wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Coulibaly 8 goals |  O. Abdeldjelil 7 goals |  A. M'Madi 4 goals |
Lens II missing players
Épinal missing players
| Lens II | Épinal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 0 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 15 | 11 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 17 | 36 |
| 30 | 17 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 17 | 23 |
| 89% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 68% | 78% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 70% | 68% |
| 32% | 44% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 70% | 58% |
| 26% | 44% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 50% | 42% |
| 11% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 30% | 21% |
| 53% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 60% | 53% |
| 16% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 30% | 37% |
| 42% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 10% | 21% |
| 4.4 | 4.4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 4.8 | 3.6 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 2.5 | 2.6 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.7 | 9 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 11.8 | 11.8 |
| 4.3 | 5.4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 12% | 19% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 27% | 27% |
| 9.3 | 9.6 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.5 | 9.6 | 9.6 |
| 4.4 | 5.4 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
- Lens II have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Lens II haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Épinal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Épinal have scored more than double the goals of Lens II.
- Épinal have the most scored goals (36) in CFA Group B
- Épinal haven’t played a single 0-0 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 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 19 | 46 |
| 2 | Fleury 91 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 38 |
| 3 | St Maur Lusitanos | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 34 |
| 4 | Reims II | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 31 |
| 5 | Bobigny | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 31 |
| 6 | Épinal | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 30 |
| 7 | Beauvais | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 28 |
| 8 | Auxerre II | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 26 |
| 9 | Olympique St Quentin | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 25 |
| 10 | Sainte Geneviève | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -3 | 23 |
| 11 | Haguenau | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | Metz II | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -5 | 22 |
| 13 | Belfort | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 20 |
| 14 | Schiltigheim | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 18 |
| 15 | Lens II | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -15 | 13 |
| 16 | Entente SSG | 19 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -20 | 10 |
