Laval vs Grenoble Foot 38 match preview: Even contest expected at Stade Francis Le Basser

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 08.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Francis Le Basser (18467 seats)

Laval - Grenoble Foot 38 in Ligue 2: Numbers, teams, fixtures, tendencies and reports. Check out our full preview!

Insights:
  • Laval have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Ligue 2
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This looks to be an engaging fixture with lots of action and excitement as both contenders are well refreshed since they last played a game. Game on!

L L L L L

Laval form and stats

5-2-7 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 2 numbers at home for Laval so far this season. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Laval with their five defeats in a row. Not since the Pau game, 48 days ago, have they avoided a loss.

The followers are hoping that Laval will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the match against Metz (placed 2nd). Midfield player Bobichon got a match rating of 7.45 in that game, the max score being 10. Bobichon hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 32 successful passes (of 39 total).

Heartbreak before that as Laval lost 2-3 at Niort's place.

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 3 and lost 4.

Laval are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 14 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Laval's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

W L W L L

Grenoble Foot 38 form and stats

The visitors are W4-D4-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 2. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Grenoble Foot 38's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Benet and Sanyang scored in Grenoble Foot 38's previous match, the home game against Amiens SC that ended 2-1. Benet got a match rating of 8.0 in that game, top player of the team. Benet scored one goal, hit the woodwork once and hit two key passes.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Sochaux wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 11 similar matches played by Grenoble in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Grenoble Foot 38, 2 draws and 6 defeats.

Lacking goals? 13 of this side's latest 17 league matches have contained two goals or less.

The attacking power of Grenoble Foot 38 when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 14 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two combatants have met earlier this season: Grenoble Foot 38 - Laval 3-2. Data for the previous seven meetings involving these two participants are: two wins for Laval, three draws and two wins for Grenoble Foot 38. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

Grenoble Foot 38M. Phaeton
M. Phaeton
8 goals
LavalJ. Maggiotti
J. Maggiotti
7 goals
LavalZ. Naidji
Z. Naidji
6 goals

Laval missing players

Grenoble Foot 38 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Laval Grenoble Foot 38
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 14 5 Played P 5 14 29
9 5 1 Won W 2 4 12
4 2 0 Drew D 2 4 8
16 7 4 Lost L 1 6 9
33 19 5 Scored S 5 13 29
44 20 9 Conceded C 1 14 25
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 79% 79%
62% 71% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 50% 45%
55% 64% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 36% 34%
34% 29% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 14%
17% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 10%
48% 57% 60% BTTS BTTS 0% 21% 31%
28% 21% 0% Clean Sheets C S 80% 43% 45%
31% 21% 40% Failed to Score F T 60% 57% 45%
 
4.4 4.7 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 3.4 3.6
4.1 4.6 3.4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.6 4.9 4.9
2 1.5 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.4 2.1
6 3 1 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
8.4 9.3 7.4 Shots (avg) S ( 8.6 6.5 7.8
3.7 4 2.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.6 3.3
31% 34% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 35% 30%
 
9.8 8.6 9.2 Shots against (avg) S A 8.8 10.5 10.3
3.7 3.1 3.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 4.3 4
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Laval have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Laval have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Ligue 2
  • 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 29 16 12 1 40 14 14 9 5 0 21 7 15 7 7 1 19 7 26 60
2 Metz 29 14 9 6 44 26 15 7 6 2 20 12 14 7 3 4 24 14 18 51
3 Bordeaux 28 14 8 6 39 23 14 8 4 2 19 9 14 6 4 4 20 14 16 50
4 Sochaux 29 14 7 8 46 26 15 9 4 2 29 11 14 5 3 6 17 15 20 49
5 Bastia 29 14 6 9 35 32 15 9 2 4 19 12 14 5 4 5 16 20 3 48
6 Caen 29 12 10 7 36 30 15 9 5 1 23 10 14 3 5 6 13 20 6 46
7 Grenoble Foot 38 29 12 8 9 29 25 15 8 4 3 16 11 14 4 4 6 13 14 4 44
8 Paris 29 11 7 11 33 33 14 4 3 7 15 17 15 7 4 4 18 16 0 40
9 Quevilly Rouen 29 10 9 10 31 31 14 5 6 3 21 16 15 5 3 7 10 15 0 39
10 Guingamp 28 10 8 10 36 37 14 4 3 7 17 20 14 6 5 3 19 17 -1 38
11 Amiens SC 29 10 7 12 31 37 14 6 3 5 16 15 15 4 4 7 15 22 -6 37
12 Saint-Étienne 29 10 9 10 43 43 15 7 4 4 24 20 14 3 5 6 19 23 0 36
13 Rodez 29 8 10 11 30 37 15 3 5 7 14 23 14 5 5 4 16 14 -7 34
14 Valenciennes 29 7 12 10 32 39 15 5 9 1 25 20 14 2 3 9 7 19 -7 33
15 Annecy 29 8 9 12 30 38 14 6 3 5 13 13 15 2 6 7 17 25 -8 33
16 Pau 29 8 9 12 22 32 14 4 5 5 11 15 15 4 4 7 11 17 -10 33
17 Laval 29 9 4 16 33 44 14 5 2 7 19 20 15 4 2 9 14 24 -11 31
18 Nîmes 29 8 5 16 32 43 14 7 1 6 17 14 15 1 4 10 15 29 -11 29
19 Dijon 29 6 8 15 25 36 15 5 5 5 15 15 14 1 3 10 10 21 -11 26
20 Niort 29 7 5 17 27 48 14 5 2 7 17 23 15 2 3 10 10 25 -21 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 Le Havre 29 16 12 1 40 14 14 9 5 0 21 7 15 7 7 1 19 7 26 60
2 Metz 29 14 9 6 44 26 15 7 6 2 20 12 14 7 3 4 24 14 18 51
3 Bordeaux 28 14 8 6 39 23 14 8 4 2 19 9 14 6 4 4 20 14 16 50
4 Sochaux 29 14 7 8 46 26 15 9 4 2 29 11 14 5 3 6 17 15 20 49
5 Bastia 29 14 6 9 35 32 15 9 2 4 19 12 14 5 4 5 16 20 3 48
6 Caen 29 12 10 7 36 30 15 9 5 1 23 10 14 3 5 6 13 20 6 46
7 Grenoble Foot 38 29 12 8 9 29 25 15 8 4 3 16 11 14 4 4 6 13 14 4 44
8 Paris 29 11 7 11 33 33 14 4 3 7 15 17 15 7 4 4 18 16 0 40
9 Quevilly Rouen 29 10 9 10 31 31 14 5 6 3 21 16 15 5 3 7 10 15 0 39
10 Guingamp 28 10 8 10 36 37 14 4 3 7 17 20 14 6 5 3 19 17 -1 38
11 Amiens SC 29 10 7 12 31 37 14 6 3 5 16 15 15 4 4 7 15 22 -6 37
12 Saint-Étienne 29 10 9 10 43 43 15 7 4 4 24 20 14 3 5 6 19 23 0 36
13 Rodez 29 8 10 11 30 37 15 3 5 7 14 23 14 5 5 4 16 14 -7 34
14 Valenciennes 29 7 12 10 32 39 15 5 9 1 25 20 14 2 3 9 7 19 -7 33
15 Annecy 29 8 9 12 30 38 14 6 3 5 13 13 15 2 6 7 17 25 -8 33
16 Pau 29 8 9 12 22 32 14 4 5 5 11 15 15 4 4 7 11 17 -10 33
17 Laval 29 9 4 16 33 44 14 5 2 7 19 20 15 4 2 9 14 24 -11 31
18 Nîmes 29 8 5 16 32 43 14 7 1 6 17 14 15 1 4 10 15 29 -11 29
19 Dijon 29 6 8 15 25 36 15 5 5 5 15 15 14 1 3 10 10 21 -11 26
20 Niort 29 7 5 17 27 48 14 5 2 7 17 23 15 2 3 10 10 25 -21 26

More from France - Ligue 2

Read more about Ligue 2

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.