Laval are leaning on their home following to assist them to win this meeting versus Annecy. Who triumphs at Stade Francis Le Basser?
- Laval have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Annecy have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Annecy could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Coupe de France game only three sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Paris. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Laval form and stats
The story so far in the Ligue 2 for Laval at their home stadium (Stade Francis Le Basser) is 5 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Laval after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Laval are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Valenciennes. The first loss after collecting points in three league rounds. Laval's goalkeeper Sauvage was extremely busy against Valenciennes, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves. Defender Goncalves got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.3/10. Goncalves won 10 of 13 duels.
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Dijon.This is expected to be a close game, with Laval perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Laval as a small favourite), we find 11 games. Laval has won 4 of these, drawn 2 and lost 5.
Laval have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Francis Le Basser with 17 goals in 11 league matches. Laval have conceded 16 in these home matches.
Annecy form and stats
Annecy have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Ligue 2, after 2-5-4 (11 played).
It's another away match for the visitors, as they travelled to Paris in their previous outing. The Coupe de France battle ended 1-1.
A 2-3 defeat away at Saint-Etienne before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 12 similar matches played by Annecy in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Annecy, 4 draws and 5 defeats.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Annecy have scored 14 goals in 11 league games away. 13 goals have been conceded by Annecy in these games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams involved played each other earlier this season: Annecy - Laval 0-1. Statistics for the preceeding five meetings involving these two participants are: four wins for Laval, zero draws and one win for Annecy. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: four games.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Maggiotti 7 goals |  Z. Naidji 5 goals |
Laval missing players
Annecy missing players
| Laval | Annecy | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 27 | 17 | 6 | Scored | S | 8 | 14 | 24 |
| 34 | 16 | 5 | Conceded | C | 7 | 13 | 22 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 82% |
| 64% | 73% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 64% | 64% |
| 59% | 73% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 45% | 36% |
| 41% | 36% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 45% | 23% |
| 18% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 9% | 5% |
| 45% | 55% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 36% | 32% |
| 32% | 27% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | 41% |
| 32% | 18% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 45% | 45% |
| 4.7 | 5.3 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| 1.9 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.6 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 8.5 | 9.9 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 7.2 | 7.6 |
| 4 | 4.6 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| 30% | 33% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 44% | 38% |
| 9.9 | 8.9 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 10.9 | 9.2 |
| 3.6 | 3.1 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.1 | 4 |
- Annecy have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Laval have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 47 |
| 2 | Sochaux | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 39 |
| 3 | Bordeaux | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 39 |
| 4 | Metz | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 36 |
| 5 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 36 |
| 6 | Bastia | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -2 | 34 |
| 7 | Amiens SC | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 33 |
| 8 | Caen | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 32 |
| 9 | Quevilly Rouen | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 31 |
| 10 | Valenciennes | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -3 | 29 |
| 11 | Annecy | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 28 |
| 12 | Paris | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -5 | 28 |
| 13 | Guingamp | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | -5 | 27 |
| 14 | Laval | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -7 | 27 |
| 15 | Pau | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 26 |
| 16 | Nîmes | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -11 | 22 |
| 17 | Dijon | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 21 |
| 18 | Saint-Etienne | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -7 | 21 |
| 19 | Rodez | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -10 | 20 |
| 20 | Niort | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -16 | 20 |
