All you need to know about the Annecy - Laval match:

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 13.August
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Parc des Sports (16109 seats)

Laval have come here for an absorbing battle against the home side Annecy. Get ready for the game with this thorough Ligue 2 preview!

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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Annecy form and stats

The home fans saw their team lose the first Ligue 2 game of the season here at Parc des Sports. Last season these fans witnessed 12 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss from Annecy's 17 home games.

No payout for Annecy in their previous match, an away game at Amiens SC that ended in defeat 0-1. Philiponeau (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.35/10. Philiponeau dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 29 successful passes (of 36 total).

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

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Annecy have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 5 games) they have won 2 times, drawn 1 and lost 2.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Annecy at home in the league. 1 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

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Laval form and stats

A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the Ligue 2, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 10 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats from 17 matches.

The manager Frapolli was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Stade Francis Le Basser. Laval suffered a 1-2 loss to Guingamp (placed 1st). Midfielder Maggiotti was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.0. Maggiotti served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times and had 30 successful passes (of 33 total).

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Bastia at their stadium, the result 2-0.

We have checked recent matches where Laval have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 1 victory, 4 draws and 2 defeats.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Laval has managed 2 goals and let in 0 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last four meetings: one - zero - three (Annecy wins - draws - Laval wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less. The games between these teams have sometimes been hostile, having seen 3 red cards from the last four encounters.

Top Goalscorers

LavalZ. Naidji
Z. Naidji
2 goals
AnnecyA. Temanfo
A. Temanfo
1 goals
LavalA. Gonçalves
A. Gonçalves
1 goals

Annecy missing players

Laval missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Annecy Laval
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
2 1 1 Played P 0 1 2
0 0 0 Won W 0 1 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
2 1 1 Lost L 0 0 1
1 1 1 Scored S 0 2 3
3 2 2 Conceded C 0 0 2
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 50%
50% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3.5 5 5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3 5.5
1.5 1 1 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5 4
3.5 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
7.5 10 10 Shots (avg) S ( 0 8 9.5
2.5 4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4 4
20% 25% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 50% 38%
 
4.5 5 5 Shots against (avg) S A 0 15 12
3 4 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 5 3.5
Annecy Last season Laval
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
19 12   Won W   10 20
9 4   Drew D   4 7
6 1   Lost L   3 7
55 35   Scored S   27 50
30 9   Conceded C   18 31
88% 82%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 94%
71% 71%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 65%
47% 41%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   59% 56%
24% 29%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   29% 21%
15% 24%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   6% 3%
41% 29%   BTTS BTTS   59% 53%
47% 71%   Clean Sheets C S   29% 38%
24% 18%   Failed to Score F T   12% 15%
 
4.7 5.2   Corners for (avg) C F   4.4 5.1
3.3 3.2   Corners against (avg) C A   4 4
1.9 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 1.9
4 1   Red cards R C   3 4
 
10.4 11.5   Shots (avg) S (   8.8 9.9
4.4 4.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.9 4
37% 44%   Goal Efficiency G E   41% 36%
 
6.4 5.9   Shots against (avg) S A   7.8 7.1
2.6 2.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.1 2.9

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Guingamp 2 2 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 5 6
2 Bordeaux 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 4
3 Dijon 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
4 Paris 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
5 Grenoble Foot 38 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
6 Valenciennes 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
7 Metz 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
8 Bastia 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 3
9 Laval 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 3
10 Caen 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
11 Niort 2 1 0 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 -2 3
12 Amiens SC 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 3
13 Nîmes 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 1
14 Quevilly Rouen 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
15 Le Havre 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
16 Sochaux 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
17 Rodez 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 -3 1
18 Pau 2 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 1
19 Annecy 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
20 Saint-Etienne 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 -2
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 Laval 34 20 7 7 50 31 17 10 3 4 23 13 17 10 4 3 27 18 19 67
2 Annecy 34 19 9 6 55 30 17 12 4 1 35 9 17 7 5 5 20 21 25 66
3 Villefranche 34 19 8 7 47 29 17 10 3 4 26 16 17 9 5 3 21 13 18 65
4 Concarneau 34 15 13 6 48 31 17 10 4 3 26 11 17 5 9 3 22 20 17 58
5 Chateauroux 34 15 10 9 41 28 17 8 6 3 25 13 17 7 4 6 16 15 13 55
6 Bourg-en-Bresse 34 15 9 10 55 37 17 8 5 4 25 14 17 7 4 6 30 23 18 54
7 Stade Briochin 34 14 10 10 47 35 17 9 4 4 27 16 17 5 6 6 20 19 12 52
8 Sedan 34 13 11 10 37 37 17 9 4 4 19 14 17 4 7 6 18 23 0 50
9 Orleans 34 12 11 11 37 35 17 7 6 4 22 15 17 5 5 7 15 20 2 47
10 Le Mans 34 12 10 12 35 35 17 8 4 5 19 15 17 4 6 7 16 20 0 46
11 Red Star 34 13 6 15 55 50 17 7 2 8 28 25 17 6 4 7 27 25 5 45
12 Avranches 34 12 6 16 37 58 17 7 2 8 19 30 17 5 4 8 18 28 -21 42
13 Cholet 34 11 8 15 49 62 17 7 4 6 28 28 17 4 4 9 21 34 -13 41
14 Sete 34 10 7 17 35 42 17 5 6 6 18 16 17 5 1 11 17 26 -7 37
15 Bastia-Borgo 34 7 10 17 40 58 17 6 5 6 28 25 17 1 5 11 12 33 -18 31
16 Chambly 34 7 8 19 35 62 17 4 6 7 24 30 17 3 2 12 11 32 -27 29
17 Boulogne 34 6 9 19 28 48 17 3 7 7 14 21 17 3 2 12 14 27 -20 26
18 Creteil 34 6 8 20 35 58 17 5 5 7 23 26 17 1 3 13 12 32 -23 26

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Guingamp 2 2 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 5 6
2 Bordeaux 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 4
3 Dijon 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
4 Paris 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
5 Grenoble Foot 38 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
6 Valenciennes 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
7 Metz 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
8 Bastia 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 3
9 Laval 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 3
10 Caen 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
11 Niort 2 1 0 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 -2 3
12 Amiens SC 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 3
13 Nîmes 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 1
14 Quevilly Rouen 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
15 Le Havre 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
16 Sochaux 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
17 Rodez 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 -3 1
18 Pau 2 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 1
19 Annecy 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
20 Saint-Etienne 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 -2

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