National 3: Group E match preview: Montceau versus Auxerre II

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Competition: France National 3: Group E
Date: Sat 25.January
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)

Struggling Montceau will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Auxerre II in the upcoming league round. It’s 11th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Montceau form and stats

Montceau have collected 9 points from their National 3: Group E home games so far after 3-0-4. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Montceau after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Montceau lost their last game at Besancon FC (placed 3rd) after a 0-4 scoreline. A Coupe de France defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Belfort.

Montceau were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (15 in 7 games), Montceau's attacking play is working. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 13 goals have been conceded.

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Auxerre II form and stats

Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Auxerre II so far, with 5-1-0 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are National 3: Group E statistics. Auxerre II have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of six victories in a row regardless of arena. Auxerre II love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

Auxerre II are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the National 3: Group E against Jura Dolois (placed 8th). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Sens at their stadium, the result 5-1.

The Auxerre II manager D. Carre has got the team scoring on the road, with 14 away goals in 6 league matches. It's not easy to score on Auxerre II as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Auxerre II - Montceau 4-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Montceau 2 wins, 4 draws and Auxerre II 4 victories. As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

MontceauA. de Oliveira Maia
A. de Oliveira Maia
10 goals
Auxerre IIY. Begraoui
Y. Begraoui
9 goals
Montceau
A. Rougeot
6 goals

Montceau missing players

Auxerre II missing players

Montceau Auxerre II
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
13 7 1 Played P 3 6 13
4 3 0 Won W 2 5 11
1 0 0 Drew D 1 1 2
8 4 1 Lost L 0 0 0
23 15 1 Scored S 8 14 29
29 13 3 Conceded C 2 4 9
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 77%
77% 86% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 33% 38%
62% 57% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 33% 31%
31% 29% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 33% 31%
77% 86% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 46%
8% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 50% 54%
15% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 8%
 
0 0 0 Corners For (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Key stats in National 3: Group E this season:
  • All of Montceau's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Auxerre II has the fewest conceded goals (4) away
  • Auxerre II has the fewest conceded goals (9)
  • Auxerre II has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0)
  • Auxerre II has the most scored goals (29)
  • Auxerre II has the most scored goals in the second half (13)
  • Auxerre II has the the best goal difference (+10) away
  • Auxerre II has the the best goal difference (+20)
  • Auxerre II have not yet lost a game.
  • Auxerre II have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Auxerre II have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Auxerre II haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Auxerre II is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • Montceau have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Montceau have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Montceau 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 Auxerre II 13 11 2 0 29 9 7 6 1 0 15 5 6 5 1 0 14 4 20 35
2 Gueugnon 13 10 1 2 26 11 6 4 1 1 11 5 7 6 0 1 15 6 15 31
3 Besancon FC 13 8 1 4 22 10 6 3 0 3 11 5 7 5 1 1 11 5 12 25
4 Dijon II 13 6 4 3 21 12 6 5 0 1 14 4 7 1 4 2 7 8 9 22
5 Pontarlier 13 7 1 5 22 16 6 4 0 2 15 8 7 3 1 3 7 8 6 22
6 Sochaux II 13 5 4 4 19 17 7 3 3 1 12 8 6 2 1 3 7 9 2 19
7 Racing Besançon 13 5 3 5 24 22 7 3 2 2 10 8 6 2 1 3 14 14 2 18
8 Jura Dolois 13 4 4 5 15 20 7 3 3 1 10 6 6 1 1 4 5 14 -5 16
9 Morteau Montlebon 13 4 3 6 14 16 6 4 1 1 10 3 7 0 2 5 4 13 -2 15
10 Selongey 13 4 2 7 13 22 7 2 2 3 7 11 6 2 0 4 6 11 -9 14
11 Montceau 13 4 1 8 23 29 7 3 0 4 15 13 6 1 1 4 8 16 -6 13
12 Sens 13 2 5 6 16 26 7 1 3 3 10 15 6 1 2 3 6 11 -10 11
13 Valdahon Vercel 13 2 2 9 10 25 6 2 1 3 7 11 7 0 1 6 3 14 -15 8
14 Roche Novillars 13 1 3 9 13 32 6 1 1 4 7 11 7 0 2 5 6 21 -19 6

Read more about National 3: Group E

The Championnat National 3 is commonly referred to as National 3. It is the fifth division of the French football league system and is divided into twelve groups based on regional location. Each group has 14 teams playing 26 fixtures each to create a final league table.