Ligue 2 match preview: Auxerre versus Le Havre

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Mon 05.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps (23467 seats)

Auxerre perform at a high level so far being 6th in the table. Le Havre can look both up and down from their 12th position.

Insights:
  • Auxerre have the most scored goals in the first half (28) in Ligue 2
  • Le Havre have the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) in Ligue 2

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Auxerre form and stats

Auxerre have played 15 Ligue 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-4-3 (wins-draws-losses). The last three games played by Auxerre, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.

Auxerre travelled for their previous game, a trip to Valenciennes that ended 2-2. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Paris that ended 0-0.

A disappointing finish for Auxerre in their match versus Valenciennes as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (31 in 15 games), Auxerre's attacking play is working. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Auxerre have conceded only 13 goals.

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Le Havre form and stats

6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Le Havre playing as the away team in the Ligue 2 this season.

Havre might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Sochaux proved too strong as Le Havre slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Stade Océane. Prior to that result Havre won their away game at Caen. The scoreline was 2-0.

The visitors have scored 14 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 19 goals have been conceded by Le Havre in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Le Havre - Auxerre 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Auxerre victory, four draws and five Le Havre wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, nine matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

AuxerreM. Le Bihan
M. Le Bihan
16 goals
AuxerreR. Dugimont
R. Dugimont
11 goals
AuxerreM. Autret
M. Autret
6 goals

Auxerre missing players

Le Havre missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Auxerre Le Havre
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 15 5 Played P 4 15 30
12 8 2 Won W 0 6 9
11 4 1 Drew D 0 3 10
7 3 2 Lost L 4 6 11
50 31 9 Scored S 4 14 24
33 13 5 Conceded C 11 19 34
93% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 87% 90%
77% 80% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 60% 63%
53% 53% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 33% 20%
37% 33% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 20% 10%
10% 20% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 7% 3%
60% 60% 40% BTTS BTTS 50% 27% 37%
23% 20% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 47% 37%
23% 27% 40% Failed to Score F T 50% 40% 37%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.8 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.9 1.8
4 2 1 Red cards R C 2 4 7
 
9.7 10.5 10 Shots (avg) S ( 7 7.7 7.4
4.4 5.3 5.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 3.5 3.1
38% 39% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 26% 26%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Auxerre have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Auxerre have scored more than double the goals of Le Havre.
  • Auxerre have the most scored goals in the first half (28) in Ligue 2
  • Le Havre have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Le Havre have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in Ligue 2
  • Le Havre have the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) in Ligue 2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Troyes 30 17 7 6 45 30 15 11 3 1 25 14 15 6 4 5 20 16 15 58
2 Clermont 29 16 7 6 47 17 14 10 3 1 28 6 15 6 4 5 19 11 30 55
3 Toulouse 30 16 7 7 55 32 15 10 3 2 34 15 15 6 4 5 21 17 23 55
4 Grenoble Foot 38 30 15 8 7 39 25 14 9 5 0 26 9 16 6 3 7 13 16 14 53
5 Paris 30 14 9 7 41 30 15 9 4 2 24 15 15 5 5 5 17 15 11 51
6 Auxerre 30 12 11 7 50 33 15 8 4 3 31 13 15 4 7 4 19 20 17 47
7 Sochaux 30 11 13 6 39 25 15 5 6 4 19 16 15 6 7 2 20 9 14 46
8 Nancy 30 10 10 10 43 39 15 5 6 4 23 23 15 5 4 6 20 16 4 40
9 Valenciennes 30 10 10 10 37 40 15 6 5 4 18 15 15 4 5 6 19 25 -3 40
10 Amiens SC 29 9 10 10 25 26 15 5 7 3 11 8 14 4 3 7 14 18 -1 37
11 Rodez 30 8 13 9 30 34 15 6 5 4 17 14 15 2 8 5 13 20 -4 37
12 Le Havre 30 9 10 11 24 34 15 3 7 5 10 15 15 6 3 6 14 19 -10 37
13 Niort 30 9 10 11 32 44 15 6 5 4 16 15 15 3 5 7 16 29 -12 37
14 Caen 30 8 11 11 29 38 15 5 6 4 13 16 15 3 5 7 16 22 -9 35
15 Ajaccio 30 9 8 13 24 37 15 6 4 5 12 14 15 3 4 8 12 23 -13 35
16 Pau 30 8 7 15 29 40 15 6 4 5 17 15 15 2 3 10 12 25 -11 31
17 Dunkerque 30 8 7 15 24 36 15 5 5 5 16 13 15 3 2 10 8 23 -12 31
18 Guingamp 30 5 15 10 31 41 15 2 8 5 15 22 15 3 7 5 16 19 -10 30
19 Chambly 30 6 9 15 30 53 16 5 2 9 17 26 14 1 7 6 13 27 -23 27
20 Chateauroux 30 4 8 18 26 46 15 3 3 9 18 26 15 1 5 9 8 20 -20 20

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 Troyes 30 17 7 6 45 30 15 11 3 1 25 14 15 6 4 5 20 16 15 58
2 Clermont 29 16 7 6 47 17 14 10 3 1 28 6 15 6 4 5 19 11 30 55
3 Toulouse 30 16 7 7 55 32 15 10 3 2 34 15 15 6 4 5 21 17 23 55
4 Grenoble Foot 38 30 15 8 7 39 25 14 9 5 0 26 9 16 6 3 7 13 16 14 53
5 Paris 30 14 9 7 41 30 15 9 4 2 24 15 15 5 5 5 17 15 11 51
6 Auxerre 30 12 11 7 50 33 15 8 4 3 31 13 15 4 7 4 19 20 17 47
7 Sochaux 30 11 13 6 39 25 15 5 6 4 19 16 15 6 7 2 20 9 14 46
8 Nancy 30 10 10 10 43 39 15 5 6 4 23 23 15 5 4 6 20 16 4 40
9 Valenciennes 30 10 10 10 37 40 15 6 5 4 18 15 15 4 5 6 19 25 -3 40
10 Amiens SC 29 9 10 10 25 26 15 5 7 3 11 8 14 4 3 7 14 18 -1 37
11 Rodez 30 8 13 9 30 34 15 6 5 4 17 14 15 2 8 5 13 20 -4 37
12 Le Havre 30 9 10 11 24 34 15 3 7 5 10 15 15 6 3 6 14 19 -10 37
13 Niort 30 9 10 11 32 44 15 6 5 4 16 15 15 3 5 7 16 29 -12 37
14 Caen 30 8 11 11 29 38 15 5 6 4 13 16 15 3 5 7 16 22 -9 35
15 Ajaccio 30 9 8 13 24 37 15 6 4 5 12 14 15 3 4 8 12 23 -13 35
16 Pau 30 8 7 15 29 40 15 6 4 5 17 15 15 2 3 10 12 25 -11 31
17 Dunkerque 30 8 7 15 24 36 15 5 5 5 16 13 15 3 2 10 8 23 -12 31
18 Guingamp 30 5 15 10 31 41 15 2 8 5 15 22 15 3 7 5 16 19 -10 30
19 Chambly 30 6 9 15 30 53 16 5 2 9 17 26 14 1 7 6 13 27 -23 27
20 Chateauroux 30 4 8 18 26 46 15 3 3 9 18 26 15 1 5 9 8 20 -20 20

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