CFA Group D match preview: Arras versus Belfort

Competition: France CFA Group D
Date: Sat 23.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Degouve Brabant

It's an important duel in the bottom section of the league table, with both teams experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic “six-pointer” with the home team placed 16th and the visitors in 11th place.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Arras form and stats

The struggle is real here at Stade Degouve Brabant with only 9 points collected from 9 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly 1-6-2.

Arras lost their last game at Sainte Geneviève (placed 3rd) after a 2-4 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Arras lost 0-2 at home to Schiltigheim.

Arras have scored 9 goals here in 9 matches, not a lot. The Arras fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 9 in 9 matches. Arras have conceded 15 from these games.

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Belfort form and stats

3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Belfort playing as the away team this season. The Belfort manager H. Ribot is a friendly human, having led his team to four draws in a row during the last 42 days. Belfort has drawn their two previous away games.

Belfort has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Fleury 91 for a CFA Group D game that ended a draw (1-1). A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting St Maur Lusitanos.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on Belfort as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games. 10 goals have been conceded by Belfort in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Belfort - Arras 0-0. Numbers for the last one meeting between these two teams are: 0 wins for Arras, 1 draw and 0 wins for Belfort.

Top Goalscorers

S. Bernard
6 goals
D. N'Diaye
3 goals
T. Dumortier
3 goals

Arras missing players

Belfort missing players

Arras Belfort
Total Home Statistic Away Total
22 11 Played 10 21
91% 91% Over 0.5 70% 81%
86% 82% Over 1.5 50% 52%
55% 45% Over 2.5 30% 24%
36% 27% Over 3.5 0% 5%
23% 9% Over 4.5 0% 5%
64% 64% Both teams to score 40% 43%
14% 18% Clean Sheet 40% 33%
32% 27% Failed To Score 50% 43%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Créteil 18 10 4 4 28 11 9 6 2 1 17 5 9 4 2 3 11 6 17 34
2 Croix Football IC 18 10 2 6 28 24 10 7 1 2 18 10 8 3 1 4 10 14 4 32
3 Sainte Geneviève 18 8 6 4 22 17 9 6 1 2 17 11 9 2 5 2 5 6 5 30
4 Épinal 19 7 6 6 21 22 10 5 2 3 14 11 9 2 4 3 7 11 -1 27
5 Lille II 17 7 8 2 27 16 9 3 5 1 9 6 8 4 3 1 18 10 11 27
6 Sedan 19 6 9 4 22 20 9 2 6 1 12 10 10 4 3 3 10 10 2 27
7 Reims II 18 7 5 6 19 16 10 5 2 3 11 7 8 2 3 3 8 9 3 26
8 Schiltigheim 19 6 7 6 23 23 10 3 5 2 11 12 9 3 2 4 12 11 0 25
9 Haguenau 19 6 5 8 24 23 9 5 1 3 15 9 10 1 4 5 9 14 1 23
10 Bobigny 19 6 6 7 23 27 10 4 3 3 15 12 9 2 3 4 8 15 -4 23
11 Belfort 18 6 5 7 15 17 8 3 2 3 6 7 10 3 3 4 9 10 -2 23
12 Fleury 91 19 5 7 7 30 36 9 4 3 2 15 14 10 1 4 5 15 22 -6 22
13 Feignies-Aulnoye 19 5 6 8 23 27 9 3 2 4 10 9 10 2 4 4 13 18 -4 21
14 St Maur Lusitanos 18 4 8 6 27 28 9 2 5 2 15 14 9 2 3 4 12 14 -1 20
15 Lens II 18 5 5 8 22 25 8 2 2 4 11 13 10 3 3 4 11 12 -3 20
16 Arras 18 1 7 10 16 38 9 1 6 2 9 15 9 0 1 8 7 23 -22 10

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