National preview: Can Avranches edge out victory against Cholet?

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Competition: France National
Competition: Fri 26.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade René Fenouillère (4600 seats)

This is it, this is National and this is Avranches - Cholet. Read our thorough guide!

Insights:
  • Avranches have the most matches over the total-line (18) in National
  • Cholet have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Avranches can neither be promoted or relegated from National. Cholet is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

Both participants have had plenty of rest since their last game. Let's wish for an enthusiastic match!

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Avranches form and stats

The overall National stats at home this season for Avranches are 7-2-7 (wins-draws-losses).

It's back home for Avranches, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Versailles away with the result 3-0. Sacko (2) and Koyalipou found the net in that victory.

Before that, Avranches had a home game versus Bastia-Borgo which ended with a victory 3-1.

Goal party? Who knows what will happen in this one, but we do know that 11 of the 12 most recent league games with this club has contained at least three goals.

Avranches have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade René Fenouillère with 25 goals in 16 league matches. On the other hand, Avranches have conceded 21 goals.

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Cholet form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their National travels is 4 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats.

Cholet go into this game after a win, the home game against Gobelins that ended 1-0.

Prior to that result Cholet won their away game at Red Star. The scoreline was 2-1.

Cholet are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 6 wins, 8 draws and 10 defeats. From a total of 24 matches.

Lacking goals? 10 of this club's most recent 13 league fixtures have had two or less goals.

Cholet's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 24 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Avranches four wins, three draws and Cholet three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

AvranchesG. Koyalipou
G. Koyalipou
12 goals
AvranchesI. Sacko
I. Sacko
10 goals
CholetY. Jarju
Y. Jarju
10 goals

Avranches missing players

Cholet missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Avranches Cholet
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 4 Played P 4 16 32
13 7 2 Won W 0 4 10
4 2 0 Drew D 1 5 12
15 7 2 Lost L 3 7 10
42 25 8 Scored S 0 16 34
42 21 5 Conceded C 6 24 39
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 94% 88%
72% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 94% 81%
56% 62% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 41%
22% 31% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 12%
6% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
44% 56% 75% BTTS BTTS 0% 62% 59%
28% 25% 25% Clean Sheets C S 25% 6% 22%
28% 19% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 38% 31%
 
4 4.6 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 5 4.6
5.4 5.3 5.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.3 4.2
2.4 2.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.6 1.8
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
9.7 9.5 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 3.2 7.2 7.1
4 4.5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.8 2.4 2.9
33% 35% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 42% 36%
 
12.1 11.1 8.5 Shots against (avg) S A 10.5 12.6 10.1
5.5 4.9 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 5.6 4.5
Key stats in National this season:
  • Avranches have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Avranches have the fewest matches under the total-line (14) in National
  • Avranches have the most matches over the total-line (18) in National
  • Avranches haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Cholet have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 Concarneau 33 18 6 9 58 36 17 10 3 4 27 14 16 8 3 5 31 22 22 59
2 Dunkerque 33 18 5 10 47 30 17 10 2 5 25 14 16 8 3 5 22 16 17 59
3 Red Star 33 16 9 8 49 30 16 7 3 6 21 20 17 9 6 2 28 10 19 57
4 Martigues 33 14 15 4 50 37 16 9 6 1 27 15 17 5 9 3 23 22 13 57
5 Versailles 33 14 9 10 38 37 17 9 3 5 21 18 16 5 6 5 17 19 1 51
6 Sedan 33 12 10 11 41 44 16 6 4 6 18 19 17 6 6 5 23 25 -3 46
7 Cholet 33 11 12 10 37 39 17 7 7 3 21 15 16 4 5 7 16 24 -2 45
8 Orléans 33 10 14 9 37 35 16 4 8 4 15 15 17 6 6 5 22 20 2 44
9 Le Mans 33 10 13 10 48 39 16 7 8 1 32 12 17 3 5 9 16 27 9 43
10 Villefranche 33 10 13 10 46 40 17 7 7 3 25 16 16 3 6 7 21 24 6 43
11 Avranches 33 13 4 16 42 45 16 7 2 7 25 21 17 6 2 9 17 24 -3 42
12 Châteauroux 33 11 8 14 38 44 17 6 4 7 23 25 16 5 4 7 15 19 -6 41
13 Nancy 33 10 11 12 34 39 17 7 2 8 20 22 16 3 9 4 14 17 -5 40
14 Bourg-en-Bresse 33 9 12 12 39 43 16 4 7 5 21 23 17 5 5 7 18 20 -4 39
15 Stade Briochin 33 8 14 11 36 44 17 4 8 5 16 19 16 4 6 6 20 25 -8 38
16 Le Puy F.43 Auvergne 33 7 13 13 32 48 16 3 7 6 17 22 17 4 6 7 15 26 -16 34
17 Gobelins 33 6 13 14 26 39 16 3 9 4 16 16 17 3 4 10 10 23 -13 31
18 Bastia-Borgo 33 6 7 20 30 59 17 5 4 8 21 31 16 1 3 12 9 28 -29 25

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 Concarneau 33 18 6 9 58 36 17 10 3 4 27 14 16 8 3 5 31 22 22 59
2 Dunkerque 33 18 5 10 47 30 17 10 2 5 25 14 16 8 3 5 22 16 17 59
3 Red Star 33 16 9 8 49 30 16 7 3 6 21 20 17 9 6 2 28 10 19 57
4 Martigues 33 14 15 4 50 37 16 9 6 1 27 15 17 5 9 3 23 22 13 57
5 Versailles 33 14 9 10 38 37 17 9 3 5 21 18 16 5 6 5 17 19 1 51
6 Sedan 33 12 10 11 41 44 16 6 4 6 18 19 17 6 6 5 23 25 -3 46
7 Cholet 33 11 12 10 37 39 17 7 7 3 21 15 16 4 5 7 16 24 -2 45
8 Orléans 33 10 14 9 37 35 16 4 8 4 15 15 17 6 6 5 22 20 2 44
9 Le Mans 33 10 13 10 48 39 16 7 8 1 32 12 17 3 5 9 16 27 9 43
10 Villefranche 33 10 13 10 46 40 17 7 7 3 25 16 16 3 6 7 21 24 6 43
11 Avranches 33 13 4 16 42 45 16 7 2 7 25 21 17 6 2 9 17 24 -3 42
12 Châteauroux 33 11 8 14 38 44 17 6 4 7 23 25 16 5 4 7 15 19 -6 41
13 Nancy 33 10 11 12 34 39 17 7 2 8 20 22 16 3 9 4 14 17 -5 40
14 Bourg-en-Bresse 33 9 12 12 39 43 16 4 7 5 21 23 17 5 5 7 18 20 -4 39
15 Stade Briochin 33 8 14 11 36 44 17 4 8 5 16 19 16 4 6 6 20 25 -8 38
16 Le Puy F.43 Auvergne 33 7 13 13 32 48 16 3 7 6 17 22 17 4 6 7 15 26 -16 34
17 Gobelins 33 6 13 14 26 39 16 3 9 4 16 16 17 3 4 10 10 23 -13 31
18 Bastia-Borgo 33 6 7 20 30 59 17 5 4 8 21 31 16 1 3 12 9 28 -29 25

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The Championnat de France National, often referred to as just National or Division 3, is the third highest division in French football. It has 18 teams, each playing 34 fixtures to decide the champion. The top three teams in the league table in May are promoted, the four lowest placed sides are relegated.