Avranches favourites for feisty fight facing Gazélec Ajaccio

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Competition: France National
Date: Fri 10.January
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade René Fenouillère (4600 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Avranches are in the 7th position while the guests worry at 17th.

Gazélec Ajaccio have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1400 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Avranches form and stats

Avranches have performed here at Stade René Fenouillère this season with 5 wins from 8 National matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2.

The Avranches supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Creteil in National and win 2-1. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Laval (0-3).

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 Avranches have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found three games) they have won 2 times, drawn 1 and lost 0.

Avranches has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Avranches have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Gazélec Ajaccio form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Gazélec Ajaccio so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-5 (win-draw-lose). A depressing four defeats in a row for Gazélec Ajaccio in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Dunkerque.

The attacking players of Gazélec Ajaccio have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 354 minutes.

Two away games in a row for Gazélec Ajaccio, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Creteil in the National. Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Quevilly Rouen.

We have checked recent matches where Gazélec Ajaccio have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 16 games were W2-D2-L12.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Gazélec Ajaccio's away games in the league this season with only 4 goals from 8 matches. Gazélec Ajaccio have conceded 16 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Gazélec Ajaccio - Avranches 0-1.

Top Goalscorers

Gazélec AjaccioD. Pollet
D. Pollet
5 goals
AvranchesM. Nilor
M. Nilor
4 goals
AvranchesC. Boateng
C. Boateng
2 goals

Avranches missing players

Gazélec Ajaccio missing players

Avranches Gazélec Ajaccio
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
17 8 3 Played P 2 8 15
8 5 2 Won W 0 1 2
3 1 1 Drew D 1 2 6
6 2 0 Lost L 1 5 7
16 10 4 Scored S 2 4 8
17 6 2 Conceded C 4 16 21
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 80%
65% 62% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 67%
29% 38% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 38% 27%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 25% 20%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
41% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 25% 27%
24% 25% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 33%
35% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 62% 60%
 
3.5 2.9 2.7 Corners For (avg) C F 3 3.7 3.9
4.1 4 3 Corners Against (avg) C A 5 4.4 2.9
1.7 1.1 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 2.1 1.9
2 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 3 5
 
107 40 17 Total Shots T S 12 52 119
53 22 8 Shots on Target S O 5 15 44
26% 36% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 27% 18%
Key stats in National this season:
  • Avranches have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Avranches have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Gazélec Ajaccio have scored away.
  • Avranches have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Avranches haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Gazélec Ajaccio has the fewest scored goals (4) away
  • Gazélec Ajaccio has the fewest scored goals (8)
  • Gazélec Ajaccio has the fewest scored goals in the first half (5)
  • Gazélec Ajaccio has the fewest scored goals in the second half (3)
  • Gazélec Ajaccio has the the worst goal difference (-12) away
  • Gazélec Ajaccio has the the worst goal difference (-13)
  • Gazélec Ajaccio have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Gazélec Ajaccio have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Gazélec Ajaccio haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Dunkerque 17 10 3 4 29 15 9 5 2 2 17 9 8 5 1 2 12 6 14 33
2 Pau 17 9 6 2 27 16 9 5 3 1 21 11 8 4 3 1 6 5 11 33
3 Red Star 17 10 2 5 24 16 9 5 2 2 11 6 8 5 0 3 13 10 8 32
4 Villefranche 17 8 7 2 25 14 9 5 3 1 15 7 8 3 4 1 10 7 11 31
5 Lyon Duchere 17 9 4 4 28 18 8 4 3 1 14 6 9 5 1 3 14 12 10 31
6 Laval 17 7 6 4 18 12 9 4 2 3 9 5 8 3 4 1 9 7 6 27
7 Avranches 17 8 3 6 16 17 8 5 1 2 10 6 9 3 2 4 6 11 -1 27
8 Bourg-en-Bresse 17 7 5 5 23 21 9 4 4 1 14 8 8 3 1 4 9 13 2 26
9 Creteil 17 6 7 4 23 16 9 4 3 2 13 8 8 2 4 2 10 8 7 25
10 Boulogne 17 7 4 6 15 14 8 4 2 2 9 6 9 3 2 4 6 8 1 25
11 Cholet 17 6 4 7 22 26 8 5 1 2 12 9 9 1 3 5 10 17 -4 22
12 Quevilly Rouen 17 4 5 8 17 23 8 3 1 4 10 11 9 1 4 4 7 12 -6 17
13 Bastia-Borgo 17 3 7 7 19 27 8 3 1 4 12 15 9 0 6 3 7 12 -8 16
14 Beziers 16 3 6 7 18 27 8 3 2 3 10 12 8 0 4 4 8 15 -9 15
15 Concarneau 16 3 5 8 12 19 8 2 3 3 7 7 8 1 2 5 5 12 -7 14
16 Le Puy F.43 Auvergne 17 2 5 10 17 29 8 0 4 4 6 11 9 2 1 6 11 18 -12 11
17 Gazélec Ajaccio 15 2 6 7 8 21 7 1 4 2 4 5 8 1 2 5 4 16 -13 11
18 Toulon 17 0 9 8 12 22 9 0 6 3 7 10 8 0 3 5 5 12 -10 9

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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.