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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 11.March
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Francis Le Basser (18467 seats)

These two teams have had problems getting enough points so far, but a win and three points in this crucial fixture would definitely provide a boost. Let's hear it for Laval - Paris!

Insights:
  • Laval have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Paris have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Ligue 2

Laval and Paris should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Laval form and stats

The overall Ligue 2 results playing at home this season for Laval are 5-2-6 (wins-draws-losses). When Laval hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Niort, Rodez, Pau, Nîmes, Laval and Dijon), they have won 3 of 4 matches!

Laval lost their last game at Le Havre (placed 1st) after a 1-2 scoreline. Goncalves was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.64 out of 10. The defender Goncalves won 12 of 15 duels.

Before that game, the home loss against Quevilly Rouen with the scoreline 0-1.

The Laval fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 13 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Laval have conceded 18 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Paris form and stats

5-4-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Paris in their Ligue 2 matches away. When Paris is visiting a side on the bottom half, they have won 2 of 3 matches. Niort, Rodez, Pau, Nîmes, Dijon and Paris is teams we like to compare Laval with.

Paris failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Guingamp (placed 10th) that ended with defeat 1-2. Kebbal got a match rating of 7.74 in that game, top player of the team. Kebbal hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times and had 37 successful passes (of 46 total).

Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Niort.

A new game in only three days for Paris, the Ligue 2 home match versus Amiens SC. Busy days.

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on Paris as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Laval have pulled off a sequence of 4 consecutive games without defeat (1-3-0) when playing Paris.

The squads have faced each other previously this season, with the result Paris - Laval 0-0 entered in the official records.

Top Goalscorers

ParisM. Guilavogui
M. Guilavogui
9 goals
LavalJ. Maggiotti
J. Maggiotti
7 goals
LavalZ. Naidji
Z. Naidji
6 goals

Laval missing players

Paris missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Laval Paris
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 13 4 Played P 3 13 25
9 5 3 Won W 2 5 8
4 2 0 Drew D 0 4 7
13 6 1 Lost L 1 4 10
30 18 6 Scored S 3 11 23
38 18 3 Conceded C 2 11 27
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 77% 80%
62% 69% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 54% 60%
54% 62% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 31% 44%
35% 31% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 12%
15% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
46% 54% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 38% 48%
31% 23% 25% Clean Sheets C S 67% 54% 40%
31% 23% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 31% 32%
 
4.4 4.8 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 7.3 3.9 4.4
4.3 4.8 6.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3.3 4.2 4.5
2 1.5 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.7 2 1.8
5 3 1 Red cards R C 0 4 6
 
8.2 9.5 10.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10.7 8.5 9
3.7 4.2 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.5 3.7
32% 33% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 24% 25%
 
9.9 8.8 8.2 Shots against (avg) S A 7.7 8.1 7.9
3.6 3.2 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 2.9 3.2
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Laval have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Laval haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Paris have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) 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 26 15 10 1 36 11 13 9 4 0 19 5 13 6 6 1 17 6 25 55
2 Bordeaux 26 13 7 6 37 22 13 7 4 2 18 9 13 6 3 4 19 13 15 46
3 Sochaux 26 13 6 7 42 22 13 8 3 2 27 10 13 5 3 5 15 12 20 45
4 Metz 26 12 8 6 40 24 13 6 5 2 18 11 13 6 3 4 22 13 16 44
5 Bastia 26 12 5 9 29 28 14 8 2 4 16 10 12 4 3 5 13 18 1 41
6 Caen 26 10 10 6 30 25 13 7 5 1 19 8 13 3 5 5 11 17 5 40
7 Quevilly Rouen 26 10 9 7 30 26 13 5 6 2 20 14 13 5 3 5 10 12 4 39
8 Grenoble Foot 38 26 10 8 8 25 22 13 6 4 3 12 9 13 4 4 5 13 13 3 38
9 Amiens SC 25 10 6 9 28 28 13 6 3 4 15 12 12 4 3 5 13 16 0 36
10 Guingamp 26 9 7 10 33 36 13 3 3 7 15 20 13 6 4 3 18 16 -3 34
11 Annecy 26 8 8 10 28 31 13 6 2 5 12 12 13 2 6 5 16 19 -3 32
12 Valenciennes 26 7 11 8 25 30 13 5 8 0 19 13 13 2 3 8 6 17 -5 32
13 Saint-Étienne 26 9 7 10 38 40 13 6 3 4 21 19 13 3 4 6 17 21 -2 31
14 Paris 25 8 7 10 23 27 12 3 3 6 12 16 13 5 4 4 11 11 -4 31
15 Laval 26 9 4 13 30 38 13 5 2 6 18 18 13 4 2 7 12 20 -8 31
16 Pau 26 6 9 11 20 31 12 3 5 4 10 14 14 3 4 7 10 17 -11 27
17 Dijon 26 6 8 12 24 31 14 5 5 4 15 14 12 1 3 8 9 17 -7 26
18 Rodez 26 5 10 11 23 34 13 1 5 7 10 21 13 4 5 4 13 13 -11 25
19 Nîmes 26 6 5 15 26 42 12 5 1 6 11 14 14 1 4 9 15 28 -16 23
20 Niort 26 6 5 15 24 43 13 4 2 7 14 21 13 2 3 8 10 22 -19 23

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 26 15 10 1 36 11 13 9 4 0 19 5 13 6 6 1 17 6 25 55
2 Bordeaux 26 13 7 6 37 22 13 7 4 2 18 9 13 6 3 4 19 13 15 46
3 Sochaux 26 13 6 7 42 22 13 8 3 2 27 10 13 5 3 5 15 12 20 45
4 Metz 26 12 8 6 40 24 13 6 5 2 18 11 13 6 3 4 22 13 16 44
5 Bastia 26 12 5 9 29 28 14 8 2 4 16 10 12 4 3 5 13 18 1 41
6 Caen 26 10 10 6 30 25 13 7 5 1 19 8 13 3 5 5 11 17 5 40
7 Quevilly Rouen 26 10 9 7 30 26 13 5 6 2 20 14 13 5 3 5 10 12 4 39
8 Grenoble Foot 38 26 10 8 8 25 22 13 6 4 3 12 9 13 4 4 5 13 13 3 38
9 Amiens SC 25 10 6 9 28 28 13 6 3 4 15 12 12 4 3 5 13 16 0 36
10 Guingamp 26 9 7 10 33 36 13 3 3 7 15 20 13 6 4 3 18 16 -3 34
11 Annecy 26 8 8 10 28 31 13 6 2 5 12 12 13 2 6 5 16 19 -3 32
12 Valenciennes 26 7 11 8 25 30 13 5 8 0 19 13 13 2 3 8 6 17 -5 32
13 Saint-Étienne 26 9 7 10 38 40 13 6 3 4 21 19 13 3 4 6 17 21 -2 31
14 Paris 25 8 7 10 23 27 12 3 3 6 12 16 13 5 4 4 11 11 -4 31
15 Laval 26 9 4 13 30 38 13 5 2 6 18 18 13 4 2 7 12 20 -8 31
16 Pau 26 6 9 11 20 31 12 3 5 4 10 14 14 3 4 7 10 17 -11 27
17 Dijon 26 6 8 12 24 31 14 5 5 4 15 14 12 1 3 8 9 17 -7 26
18 Rodez 26 5 10 11 23 34 13 1 5 7 10 21 13 4 5 4 13 13 -11 25
19 Nîmes 26 6 5 15 26 42 12 5 1 6 11 14 14 1 4 9 15 28 -16 23
20 Niort 26 6 5 15 24 43 13 4 2 7 14 21 13 2 3 8 10 22 -19 23

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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.