Laval opposes Saint-Étienne in Ligue 2 game

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 13.May
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Francis Le Basser (18467 seats)

Match-goers at Stade Francis Le Basser haven’t celebrated many wins this season, with Laval lying uncomfortably in the 17th place. The visiting Saint-Étienne will attempt to defend their higher league position in this one.

Insights:
  • Laval have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Ligue 2
  • Saint-Étienne have the most points from losing position (19) in Ligue 2

This has all the signs of an exciting fixture with lots of action and energy as both contenders are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Let's go!

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Laval form and stats

The story so far in the Ligue 2 for Laval at their home stadium (Stade Francis Le Basser) is 7 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats. Two home wins in a row for Laval bring valid hopes of a third.

A nice win for Laval last time playing, versus Bastia. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Elisor (2) scoring for the victors. The host team have an in-form goalscorer in Elisor, having scored in three games in a row. The talented striker Elisor edged out all others in that match and received a match rating of 8.4 out of 10. Elisor scored two goals and hit one key pass.

Prior to that, an away loss at Guingamp.

The Laval fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 23 in 17 matches. On the other hand, Laval have conceded 23 goals.

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Saint-Étienne form and stats

5 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Saint-Étienne playing as the away team in the Ligue 2 this season.

The followers enjoyed Saint-Étienne's previous match versus Guingamp (placed 11th), a 3-2 win played at home. Wadji came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Guingamp last time out, making the manager Batlles feel like a tactical genius. Midfielder Nkounkou was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.61. Nkounkou served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Rodez that ended 1-1.

Saint-Étienne has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 26 goals from 17 games. In the opposite end, Saint-Étienne have conceded 26 goals in their away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Here's what happened when the participants faced each other earlier this season; Saint-Étienne - Laval 1-0.

Top Goalscorers

Saint-ÉtienneJ. Krasso
J. Krasso
16 goals
Saint-ÉtienneI. Wadji
I. Wadji
10 goals
LavalJ. Maggiotti
J. Maggiotti
7 goals

Laval missing players

Saint-Étienne missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Laval Saint-Étienne
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 17 6 Played P 6 17 34
11 7 1 Won W 2 5 13
4 2 0 Drew D 2 6 10
19 8 5 Lost L 2 6 11
38 23 5 Scored S 9 26 54
51 23 10 Conceded C 9 26 51
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
62% 71% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 88% 91%
56% 65% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 83% 65% 53%
32% 24% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 35% 38%
15% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 21%
50% 59% 50% BTTS BTTS 83% 76% 62%
24% 18% 0% Clean Sheets C S 17% 18% 26%
32% 24% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 6% 12%
 
4.7 4.6 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4.7 5.3
4.2 4.9 3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 4.6 4.6
2 1.6 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.6 2.4
6 3 1 Red cards R C 2 5 9
 
9 9.9 9.8 Shots (avg) S ( 11 12.3 13
3.8 4.2 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.3 4.8 4.9
30% 32% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 32% 32%
 
10.3 9.9 9.3 Shots against (avg) S A 9.2 10.2 9.3
3.7 3.2 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.7 4.8 4.1
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Laval have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Laval have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Ligue 2
  • Laval have the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) in Ligue 2
  • Laval haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Saint-Étienne have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Saint-Étienne have the most points from losing position (19) in Ligue 2
  • Saint-Étienne have the most scored goals in the second half (34) in Ligue 2
  • Saint-Étienne haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 33 18 14 1 43 15 16 9 7 0 21 7 17 9 7 1 22 8 28 68
2 Bordeaux 34 19 8 7 48 26 17 11 4 2 25 9 17 8 4 5 23 17 22 65
3 Metz 34 17 11 6 55 30 17 8 7 2 24 13 17 9 4 4 31 17 25 62
4 Bastia 34 15 8 11 41 38 17 10 3 4 23 13 17 5 5 7 18 25 3 53
5 Sochaux 34 15 7 12 52 34 17 9 4 4 31 16 17 6 3 8 21 18 18 52
6 Caen 34 14 10 10 43 37 17 10 5 2 27 13 17 4 5 8 16 24 6 52
7 Grenoble Foot 38 34 14 8 12 32 31 17 9 4 4 18 13 17 5 4 8 14 18 1 50
8 Quevilly Rouen 34 12 12 10 41 39 17 6 8 3 27 21 17 6 4 7 14 18 2 48
9 Paris 34 13 8 13 41 41 17 6 3 8 21 21 17 7 5 5 20 20 0 47
10 Saint-Étienne 34 13 10 11 54 51 17 8 4 5 28 25 17 5 6 6 26 26 3 46
11 Guingamp 34 12 9 13 45 45 17 6 3 8 23 23 17 6 6 5 22 22 0 45
12 Amiens SC 34 12 8 14 35 43 17 8 3 6 18 17 17 4 5 8 17 26 -8 44
13 Rodez 33 10 11 12 35 39 17 4 6 7 16 24 16 6 5 5 19 15 -4 41
14 Pau 34 10 10 14 33 43 17 5 6 6 17 21 17 5 4 8 16 22 -10 40
15 Valenciennes 34 8 14 12 38 46 17 5 10 2 25 22 17 3 4 10 13 24 -8 38
16 Annecy 34 9 11 14 35 48 17 7 4 6 16 18 17 2 7 8 19 30 -13 38
17 Laval 34 11 4 19 38 51 17 7 2 8 23 23 17 4 2 11 15 28 -13 37
18 Dijon 34 8 11 15 32 40 17 6 6 5 17 16 17 2 5 10 15 24 -8 35
19 Nîmes 34 9 6 19 38 53 17 8 2 7 23 20 17 1 4 12 15 33 -15 33
20 Niort 34 7 6 21 29 58 17 5 2 10 19 31 17 2 4 11 10 27 -29 27

Saint-Étienne:
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 33 18 14 1 43 15 16 9 7 0 21 7 17 9 7 1 22 8 28 68
2 Bordeaux 34 19 8 7 48 26 17 11 4 2 25 9 17 8 4 5 23 17 22 65
3 Metz 34 17 11 6 55 30 17 8 7 2 24 13 17 9 4 4 31 17 25 62
4 Bastia 34 15 8 11 41 38 17 10 3 4 23 13 17 5 5 7 18 25 3 53
5 Sochaux 34 15 7 12 52 34 17 9 4 4 31 16 17 6 3 8 21 18 18 52
6 Caen 34 14 10 10 43 37 17 10 5 2 27 13 17 4 5 8 16 24 6 52
7 Grenoble Foot 38 34 14 8 12 32 31 17 9 4 4 18 13 17 5 4 8 14 18 1 50
8 Quevilly Rouen 34 12 12 10 41 39 17 6 8 3 27 21 17 6 4 7 14 18 2 48
9 Paris 34 13 8 13 41 41 17 6 3 8 21 21 17 7 5 5 20 20 0 47
10 Saint-Étienne 34 13 10 11 54 51 17 8 4 5 28 25 17 5 6 6 26 26 3 46
11 Guingamp 34 12 9 13 45 45 17 6 3 8 23 23 17 6 6 5 22 22 0 45
12 Amiens SC 34 12 8 14 35 43 17 8 3 6 18 17 17 4 5 8 17 26 -8 44
13 Rodez 33 10 11 12 35 39 17 4 6 7 16 24 16 6 5 5 19 15 -4 41
14 Pau 34 10 10 14 33 43 17 5 6 6 17 21 17 5 4 8 16 22 -10 40
15 Valenciennes 34 8 14 12 38 46 17 5 10 2 25 22 17 3 4 10 13 24 -8 38
16 Annecy 34 9 11 14 35 48 17 7 4 6 16 18 17 2 7 8 19 30 -13 38
17 Laval 34 11 4 19 38 51 17 7 2 8 23 23 17 4 2 11 15 28 -13 37
18 Dijon 34 8 11 15 32 40 17 6 6 5 17 16 17 2 5 10 15 24 -8 35
19 Nîmes 34 9 6 19 38 53 17 8 2 7 23 20 17 1 4 12 15 33 -15 33
20 Niort 34 7 6 21 29 58 17 5 2 10 19 31 17 2 4 11 10 27 -29 27

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