A short look at the Ligue 2 table indicate an upper hand to Amiens SC when they go to Laval. But; let's await the match before we pick a winner!
- Laval have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Laval have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Amiens SC have scored away.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Laval form and stats
Laval have collected 10 points from their Ligue 2 home games so far after 3-1-4. It’s been three wins in a row for Laval here at Stade Francis Le Basser, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Laval lost their last game at Dijon (placed 16th) after a 0-5 scoreline. The first setback in the shape of a defeat after going unbeaten through four league fixtures. Laval were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Midfield player Naidji got a match rating of 7.42 in that game, the max score being 10. Naidji hit one key pass and had 23 successful passes (of 28 total).
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Valenciennes in a game that was won 1-0.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Laval have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 2 and lost 5.
Laval have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Francis Le Basser with 13 goals in 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. When Laval hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Niort, Annecy, Rodez, Saint-Étienne, Nîmes and Dijon), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Amiens SC form and stats
Amiens SC have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Ligue 2, after 2-2-4 (8 played).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Valenciennes (placed 5th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1. Gurtner had red hot gloves after the game against Valenciennes, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made.
A home victory as anticipated against Aiglon ahead of that, in the Coupe de France. So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Amiens SC playing away and similar expectations, we found 8 relevant matches. Results were 0 Amiens wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Amiens SC rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 12 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Laval two wins, one draw and Amiens SC three victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Maggiotti 7 goals |   T. Arokodare 5 goals |  Z. Naidji 4 goals |
Laval missing players
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| Laval | Amiens SC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 22 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| 26 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 18 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 69% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 69% |
| 62% | 75% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 38% |
| 44% | 38% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 25% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 62% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 44% |
| 31% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 31% |
| 25% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 25% |
| 4.4 | 5.2 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| 4.3 | 4.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.7 |
| 2.1 | 1.4 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8.5 | 9.8 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.2 | 10.3 |
| 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| 33% | 35% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 22% | 27% |
| 9.2 | 8.8 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 10 | 8.6 |
| 3.3 | 2.9 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.5 | 3.6 |
- Amiens SC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Laval have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Laval have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Amiens SC have scored away.
- Laval haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 35 |
| 2 | Sochaux | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 30 |
| 3 | Bordeaux | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 28 |
| 4 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 26 |
| 5 | Valenciennes | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 24 |
| 6 | Amiens SC | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -1 | 24 |
| 7 | Caen | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 23 |
| 8 | Guingamp | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 23 |
| 9 | Paris | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | -1 | 23 |
| 10 | Metz | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 22 |
| 11 | Quevilly Rouen | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 21 |
| 12 | Pau | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 21 |
| 13 | Bastia | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 21 |
| 14 | Laval | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 20 |
| 15 | Annecy | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | -1 | 19 |
| 16 | Dijon | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
| 17 | Nîmes | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -6 | 15 |
| 18 | Rodez | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | -7 | 15 |
| 19 | Niort | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -14 | 13 |
| 20 | Saint-Étienne | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -7 | 11 |
