CFA Group B: Racing Besançon - Belfort preview and facts

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Competition: France CFA Group B
Competition: Sat 04.February
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Léo Lagrange (11500 seats)

Racing Besançon are trying to forget the league table before this fixture against Belfort. Here's everything you must know before the game!

Insights:
  • Racing Besançon have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in CFA Group B
  • Belfort have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This looks to be an engrossing match with lots of spark and bustle as both participants are well renewed since they last played a game. Let's get started!

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Racing Besançon form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the CFA Group B this season. Racing Besançon have only managed 1 win, 2 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Stade Léo Lagrange. The Racing Besançon manager Frapper might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

In their previous game, the manager Frapper led his Besançon to a defeat away at Metz II. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade Léo Lagrange. The defeat against Metz II was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored three minutes into stoppage time (by Ahile).

Preceding that match was the home game against Haguenau that was lost 1-2.

Racing Besançon are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 7 games.

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Belfort form and stats

There's been little loot from Belfort's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 7 away games in the CFA Group B. Belfort only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 3 draws. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Hacquard, the Belfort manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

There were no winners in Belfort's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Épinal (placed 4th).

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

The attacking power of Belfort when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 7 league matches away. In the opposite end, Belfort have conceded 12 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Besançon and Belfort have played each other previously this season: Belfort - Racing Besançon 2-1. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: three - one - one (Racing Besançon wins - draws - Belfort wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less. The matches between these clubs have sometimes been "violent", having seen 3 red cards from the last five encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Racing BesançonR. Marques Dias Brito
R. Marques Dias Brito
6 goals
Racing BesançonL. Mendy
L. Mendy
4 goals
BelfortT. Régnier
T. Régnier
4 goals

Racing Besançon missing players

Belfort missing players

Racing Besançon Belfort
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
16 7 3 Played P 2 7 15
4 1 1 Won W 0 1 5
5 2 0 Drew D 1 3 6
7 4 2 Lost L 1 3 4
17 9 7 Scored S 1 6 18
22 14 8 Conceded C 4 12 18
88% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
69% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 80%
44% 57% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 57% 47%
19% 43% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 13%
12% 29% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
62% 71% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 57% 53%
25% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 27%
25% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 43% 27%
 
3.2 6 6 Corners for (avg) C F 1 4.2 3.6
3.9 2.5 3 Corners against (avg) C A 1 3 3.3
2.5 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2 1.8
2 1 1 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
7.6 18.5 19 Shots (avg) S ( 5 7 7.3
3.9 8.5 12 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.5 2.7
29% 18% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 29%
 
8.4 6 5 Shots against (avg) S A 7 6.3 9.1
4 4 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 3.2 4.2
Key stats in CFA Group B this season:
  • Belfort have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Belfort have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Belfort haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Racing Besançon have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Racing Besançon have the fewest points (5) at home in CFA Group B
  • Racing Besançon have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in CFA Group B
  • Racing Besançon have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Racing Besançon have won significantly more corners at home than 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 Fleury 91 16 9 5 2 27 21 8 5 3 0 16 7 8 4 2 2 11 14 6 32
2 Bobigny 16 10 3 3 33 12 9 7 1 1 22 4 7 3 2 2 11 8 21 30
3 Créteil 16 7 6 3 25 16 7 2 3 2 11 9 9 5 3 1 14 7 9 27
4 Épinal 15 7 4 4 30 18 7 4 1 2 17 10 8 3 3 2 13 8 12 25
5 Furiani-Agliani 16 7 3 6 15 10 8 5 2 1 10 2 8 2 1 5 5 8 5 24
6 Sainte Geneviève 15 7 1 7 23 22 7 3 1 3 10 8 8 4 0 4 13 14 1 22
7 Haguenau 16 6 4 6 21 23 9 5 3 1 13 5 7 1 1 5 8 18 -2 22
8 Colmar 16 6 4 6 16 21 7 4 1 2 9 5 9 2 3 4 7 16 -5 22
9 Belfort 15 5 6 4 18 18 8 4 3 1 12 6 7 1 3 3 6 12 0 21
10 Metz II 15 6 2 7 22 25 9 3 2 4 12 13 6 3 0 3 10 12 -3 20
11 St Maur Lusitanos 16 5 5 6 16 21 9 4 3 2 14 12 7 1 2 4 2 9 -5 20
12 Wasquehal 15 6 2 7 20 25 6 3 0 3 9 12 9 3 2 4 11 13 -5 17
13 Racing Besançon 16 4 5 7 17 22 7 1 2 4 9 14 9 3 3 3 8 8 -5 17
14 Olympique St Quentin 15 4 3 8 12 22 7 2 2 3 4 6 8 2 1 5 8 16 -10 15
15 Boulogne 16 3 4 9 15 20 8 1 3 4 6 9 8 2 1 5 9 11 -5 13
16 Reims II 16 2 5 9 13 27 9 2 1 6 9 18 7 0 4 3 4 9 -14 11

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.