Ligue 2: Bordeaux believed to overcome Laval

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 20.May
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Matmut-Atlantique (42115 seats)

We would expect a notable contrast in performance between these teams based on the league table so far, with Bordeaux in front of Laval by 26 points.

Insights:
  • Bordeaux have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Laval have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Ligue 2

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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Bordeaux form and stats

Bordeaux have performed here at Stade Matmut-Atlantique this season with 11 wins from 17 Ligue 2 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 2. Bordeaux has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Stade Matmut-Atlantique. We remember; it was Saint-Étienne.

The Bordeaux goalkeeper Gaetan Poussin is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 378 minutes without conceding a goal in the Ligue 2.

Bordeaux travelled for their previous game, a trip to Quevilly Rouen that ended 0-0. The goalie Poussin was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.45 out of ten. Poussin topped it up with a clean sheet.

Before that, Bordeaux had a home game versus Caen which ended with a victory 1-0.

It should be noted that a peek at the 10 latest league games reveals that 8 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored).

Bordeaux has scored 25 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. Bordeaux have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Laval form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Laval so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 4-2-11 (win-draw-lose). Bitter travels for Laval as they have lost five games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Pau match.

Laval had fun at their own home (Stade Matmut-Atlantique) last time out, beating Saint-Étienne 2-1. Elisor and Bobichon scored. Which player has beaten the opponent goalie four games in a row for the away side? The answer is Elisor and that is solid stuff! Sylla, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.8. Sylla served one assist, hit one key pass and won 7 of 8 duels.

That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Bastia.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Laval as they have only managed to score 15 times from 17 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Laval rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 28 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Laval - Bordeaux 1-2 was the output when this pair of participants formerly met, also in this season.

Top Goalscorers

BordeauxJ. Maja
J. Maja
16 goals
LavalJ. Maggiotti
J. Maggiotti
7 goals
LavalS. Elisor
S. Elisor
7 goals

Bordeaux missing players

Laval missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bordeaux Laval
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
35 17 6 Played P 5 17 35
19 11 4 Won W 1 4 12
9 4 2 Drew D 1 2 4
7 2 0 Lost L 3 11 19
48 25 6 Scored S 4 15 40
26 9 2 Conceded C 7 28 52
91% 94% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 88% 94%
69% 65% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 53% 63%
40% 35% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 47% 57%
11% 6% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 41% 31%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 24% 14%
40% 41% 33% BTTS BTTS 40% 41% 51%
46% 53% 67% Clean Sheets C S 40% 29% 23%
23% 12% 17% Failed to Score F T 40% 41% 31%
 
4 3.9 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5.8 4.8 4.7
3.9 3.1 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 3.6 4.4
1.7 1.8 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.5 2
5 2 0 Red cards R C 2 3 6
 
10.8 11.9 15 Shots (avg) S ( 7.8 8 9.2
4.1 5.2 6.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.4 3.9
33% 28% 16% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 26% 29%
 
9.6 9.2 7.3 Shots against (avg) S A 14 10.6 10.5
3 2.8 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.3 3.7
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Bordeaux have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Laval have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Ligue 2
  • Laval have the fewest scored goals in the second half (14) 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 Le Havre 34 19 14 1 44 15 17 10 7 0 22 7 17 9 7 1 22 8 29 71
2 Bordeaux 35 19 9 7 48 26 17 11 4 2 25 9 18 8 5 5 23 17 22 66
3 Metz 35 18 11 6 56 30 18 9 7 2 25 13 17 9 4 4 31 17 26 65
4 Bastia 35 16 8 11 43 39 18 11 3 4 25 14 17 5 5 7 18 25 4 56
5 Caen 35 15 10 10 47 39 18 11 5 2 31 15 17 4 5 8 16 24 8 55
6 Sochaux 35 15 7 13 52 35 18 9 4 5 31 17 17 6 3 8 21 18 17 52
7 Grenoble Foot 38 35 14 8 13 32 32 17 9 4 4 18 13 18 5 4 9 14 19 0 50
8 Quevilly Rouen 35 12 13 10 41 39 18 6 9 3 27 21 17 6 4 7 14 18 2 49
9 Guingamp 35 13 9 13 46 45 17 6 3 8 23 23 18 7 6 5 23 22 1 48
10 Paris 35 13 9 13 41 41 17 6 3 8 21 21 18 7 6 5 20 20 0 48
11 Saint-Étienne 35 13 10 12 55 53 17 8 4 5 28 25 18 5 6 7 27 28 2 46
12 Amiens SC 35 12 8 15 35 46 17 8 3 6 18 17 18 4 5 9 17 29 -11 44
13 Rodez 35 10 12 13 35 40 18 4 7 7 16 24 17 6 5 6 19 16 -5 42
14 Pau 35 10 11 14 34 44 17 5 6 6 17 21 18 5 5 8 17 23 -10 41
15 Laval 35 12 4 19 40 52 18 8 2 8 25 24 17 4 2 11 15 28 -12 40
16 Valenciennes 35 8 15 12 39 47 18 5 11 2 26 23 17 3 4 10 13 24 -8 39
17 Dijon 35 9 11 15 35 40 18 7 6 5 20 16 17 2 5 10 15 24 -5 38
18 Annecy 34 9 11 14 35 48 17 7 4 6 16 18 17 2 7 8 19 30 -13 38
19 Nîmes 35 9 6 20 40 57 17 8 2 7 23 20 18 1 4 13 17 37 -17 33
20 Niort 35 7 6 22 30 60 17 5 2 10 19 31 18 2 4 12 11 29 -30 27

Bordeaux:
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 Le Havre 34 19 14 1 44 15 17 10 7 0 22 7 17 9 7 1 22 8 29 71
2 Bordeaux 35 19 9 7 48 26 17 11 4 2 25 9 18 8 5 5 23 17 22 66
3 Metz 35 18 11 6 56 30 18 9 7 2 25 13 17 9 4 4 31 17 26 65
4 Bastia 35 16 8 11 43 39 18 11 3 4 25 14 17 5 5 7 18 25 4 56
5 Caen 35 15 10 10 47 39 18 11 5 2 31 15 17 4 5 8 16 24 8 55
6 Sochaux 35 15 7 13 52 35 18 9 4 5 31 17 17 6 3 8 21 18 17 52
7 Grenoble Foot 38 35 14 8 13 32 32 17 9 4 4 18 13 18 5 4 9 14 19 0 50
8 Quevilly Rouen 35 12 13 10 41 39 18 6 9 3 27 21 17 6 4 7 14 18 2 49
9 Guingamp 35 13 9 13 46 45 17 6 3 8 23 23 18 7 6 5 23 22 1 48
10 Paris 35 13 9 13 41 41 17 6 3 8 21 21 18 7 6 5 20 20 0 48
11 Saint-Étienne 35 13 10 12 55 53 17 8 4 5 28 25 18 5 6 7 27 28 2 46
12 Amiens SC 35 12 8 15 35 46 17 8 3 6 18 17 18 4 5 9 17 29 -11 44
13 Rodez 35 10 12 13 35 40 18 4 7 7 16 24 17 6 5 6 19 16 -5 42
14 Pau 35 10 11 14 34 44 17 5 6 6 17 21 18 5 5 8 17 23 -10 41
15 Laval 35 12 4 19 40 52 18 8 2 8 25 24 17 4 2 11 15 28 -12 40
16 Valenciennes 35 8 15 12 39 47 18 5 11 2 26 23 17 3 4 10 13 24 -8 39
17 Dijon 35 9 11 15 35 40 18 7 6 5 20 16 17 2 5 10 15 24 -5 38
18 Annecy 34 9 11 14 35 48 17 7 4 6 16 18 17 2 7 8 19 30 -13 38
19 Nîmes 35 9 6 20 40 57 17 8 2 7 23 20 18 1 4 13 17 37 -17 33
20 Niort 35 7 6 22 30 60 17 5 2 10 19 31 18 2 4 12 11 29 -30 27

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Ligue 2 is the second highest division in French football. Most games are played at Fridays and Mondays, allowing the top league Ligue 1 “ownership” of the weekend days. 20 teams play 380 fixtures in total, creating a league table where the top three teams promote and the bottom three relegate.