Delightful dogfight as daring Paris duel with determined Laval

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 22.October
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Charléty (20000 seats)

Paris have won 4 of their 16 in total here in familiar surroundings. Will they win more points versus Laval?

Insights:
  • Paris have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Laval have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Paris and Laval 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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Paris form and stats

1 victory, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Paris have to build on here at Stade Charléty in the Ligue 2. With Paris having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager Laurey.

Happy days for Paris in their previous game, a fixture away at Saint-Étienne (placed 19th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. Cardinal, defender, was given a rating of 8.43/10 in that game, top of the team. Cardinal scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 7 of 13 duels.

Ahead of that match, Paris lost 0-1 at home to Valenciennes.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Paris have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 11 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 3 and lost 2.

Paris have conceded 8 from these games.

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Laval form and stats

3 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Laval playing as the away team in the Ligue 2 this season.

The supporters enjoyed Laval's previous game versus Caen (placed 8th), a 4-0 win played at home. As mentioned above, Laval was the only team on the pitch versus Caen in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task. Midfield player Maggiotti was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.91/10. Maggiotti served one assist, hit four key passes and had 35 successful passes (of 43 total).

Prior to that match, the Laval manager Frapolli faced defeat when travelling to Grenoble Foot 38 and losing 2-3.

We have checked recent matches where Laval have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 1 victory, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

The travelling fans enjoy Laval's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 6 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Laval have conceded 9 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Last eight meetings featuring these teams: Paris won three, Laval were winners in one and we saw four draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

LavalJ. Maggiotti
J. Maggiotti
6 goals
LavalZ. Naidji
Z. Naidji
4 goals
ParisM. Guilavogui
M. Guilavogui
3 goals

Paris missing players

Laval missing players

Paris Laval
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
12 5 1 Played P 2 6 12
4 1 0 Won W 2 3 4
4 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
4 3 1 Lost L 0 3 7
12 5 1 Scored S 5 9 19
12 8 2 Conceded C 1 9 20
83% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 75%
42% 60% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 67%
8% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 25%
58% 80% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 58%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 25%
25% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 17%
 
4.4 4 5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 3.8 4.8
5 5.6 9 Corners against (avg) C A 2.5 4.3 4.8
2.2 2.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.2 2.4
5 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
9.2 8.8 4 Shots (avg) S ( 6.5 8.2 8.9
3.5 3.4 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.5 4.7
29% 29% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 62% 33% 34%
 
8.1 7.8 6 Shots against (avg) S A 12.5 11.2 9.5
2.7 3.4 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 4 3.3
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Laval have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Laval haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Paris have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Paris have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Paris 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 12 6 5 1 20 6 6 3 3 0 9 3 6 3 2 1 11 3 14 23
2 Sochaux 12 7 2 3 20 8 6 4 1 1 12 4 6 3 1 2 8 4 12 23
3 Bordeaux 11 7 2 2 17 6 6 4 1 1 9 2 5 3 1 1 8 4 11 23
4 Amiens SC 12 7 2 3 15 12 6 5 1 0 11 3 6 2 1 3 4 9 3 23
5 Valenciennes 12 6 4 2 12 9 6 4 2 0 9 5 6 2 2 2 3 4 3 22
6 Grenoble Foot 38 12 5 4 3 14 12 6 4 1 1 9 6 6 1 3 2 5 6 2 19
7 Guingamp 12 5 3 4 17 16 6 2 2 2 7 7 6 3 1 2 10 9 1 18
8 Caen 12 5 3 4 15 14 6 4 1 1 10 4 6 1 2 3 5 10 1 18
9 Paris 12 4 4 4 12 12 5 1 1 3 5 8 7 3 3 1 7 4 0 16
10 Bastia 11 5 1 5 12 16 5 3 0 2 5 4 6 2 1 3 7 12 -4 16
11 Metz 12 4 3 5 17 16 7 3 2 2 10 8 5 1 1 3 7 8 1 15
12 Quevilly Rouen 12 3 5 4 13 17 6 2 3 1 11 10 6 1 2 3 2 7 -4 14
13 Pau 12 3 5 4 11 16 5 1 3 1 5 7 7 2 2 3 6 9 -5 14
14 Laval 12 4 1 7 19 20 6 1 1 4 10 11 6 3 0 3 9 9 -1 13
15 Dijon 12 3 4 5 10 14 7 2 3 2 6 8 5 1 1 3 4 6 -4 13
16 Annecy 12 3 3 6 10 12 6 1 1 4 2 7 6 2 2 2 8 5 -2 12
17 Rodez 12 2 6 4 11 16 6 0 3 3 5 12 6 2 3 1 6 4 -5 12
18 Nîmes 12 3 2 7 12 17 6 3 1 2 4 2 6 0 1 5 8 15 -5 11
19 Saint-Étienne 12 2 5 5 19 23 6 2 2 2 10 11 6 0 3 3 9 12 -4 8
20 Niort 12 2 2 8 8 22 6 1 1 4 3 10 6 1 1 4 5 12 -14 8

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.