Football match preview: Bastia-Borgo vs Villefranche

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Competition: France National
Competition: Fri 25.March
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Complexe Sportif de Borgo 1 (1000 seats)

Bastia-Borgo have not been spoiled with points this league season. Will the gang get some points when Villefranche come to visit Complexe Sportif de Borgo 1?

Insights:
  • Bastia-Borgo have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in National
  • Villefranche have the most clean sheets (7) away in National

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Bastia-Borgo form and stats

Bastia-Borgo have played 12 National games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-5-3 (wins-draws-losses).

The club members are hoping that Bastia-Borgo will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the game against Annecy (placed 3rd).

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Orléans.

A decent goal production from Bastia-Borgo in their home games so far, with 21 goals from 12 league matches. On the other hand, Bastia-Borgo have conceded 17 goals. 10 of these goals were let in after the timer had passed one hour (more than 55 percent).

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Villefranche form and stats

The visitors, who have the most clean sheets (7) away in National, are W6-D4-L3 on the road this term. That's in the National. Momentum is building for Villefranche in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, the home loss versus Stade Briochin with 1-3 on the scoreboard.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Annecy.

Villefranche have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Villefranche as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

These sides played each other before this season: Villefranche - Bastia-Borgo 1-1. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's zero Bastia-Borgo victories, one draw and three Villefranche wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less. The games between these sides have sometimes been a bit wild, having seen 2 red cards from the last four duels.

Top Goalscorers

VillefrancheS. Elisor
S. Elisor
8 goals
Bastia-BorgoA. Cropanese
A. Cropanese
6 goals
Bastia-BorgoM. Bassouamina
M. Bassouamina
6 goals

Bastia-Borgo missing players

Villefranche missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bastia-Borgo Villefranche
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 5 Played P 2 13 26
4 4 1 Won W 2 6 12
8 5 3 Drew D 0 4 7
13 3 1 Lost L 0 3 7
30 21 7 Scored S 3 14 30
47 17 7 Conceded C 0 11 23
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 77% 85%
84% 92% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 62% 65%
68% 75% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 23% 35%
44% 50% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 8%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 4%
56% 67% 80% BTTS BTTS 0% 31% 38%
16% 25% 20% Clean Sheets C S 100% 54% 50%
32% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 38% 27%
 
3.6 3.6 4 Corners for (avg) C F 2 3.6 4.1
4.2 4.2 4.6 Corners against (avg) C A 2.5 4.2 3.8
1.6 1.6 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.2 1.5
6 3 2 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
8.3 9.4 8.4 Shots (avg) S ( 6.5 8.2 10.2
3.7 4.8 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.5 4.2
32% 36% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 30% 28%
 
11.2 9.4 10 Shots against (avg) S A 4.5 8 8.4
5.7 4.8 4.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 2.8 3.2
Key stats in National this season:
  • Bastia-Borgo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bastia-Borgo have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in National
  • Bastia-Borgo have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in National
  • Bastia-Borgo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Villefranche have the most clean sheets (7) away in National

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Laval 26 16 4 6 33 21 14 8 2 4 17 11 12 8 2 2 16 10 12 52
2 Concarneau 26 13 9 4 34 18 14 9 2 3 19 8 12 4 7 1 15 10 16 48
3 Annecy 26 13 8 5 38 23 13 8 4 1 25 8 13 5 4 4 13 15 15 47
4 Bourg-en-Bresse 26 13 7 6 45 25 13 6 5 2 18 9 13 7 2 4 27 16 20 46
5 Villefranche 26 12 7 7 30 23 13 6 3 4 16 12 13 6 4 3 14 11 7 43
6 Le Mans 26 12 7 7 28 22 13 8 2 3 15 8 13 4 5 4 13 14 6 43
7 Châteauroux 26 11 9 6 31 21 13 7 5 1 21 9 13 4 4 5 10 12 10 42
8 Sedan 26 10 9 7 31 27 14 7 3 4 15 12 12 3 6 3 16 15 4 39
9 Stade Briochin 26 10 8 8 30 24 13 8 2 3 20 9 13 2 6 5 10 15 6 38
10 Red Star 26 11 3 12 42 37 13 6 1 6 22 19 13 5 2 6 20 18 5 36
11 Orléans 26 8 10 8 28 27 13 5 5 3 16 10 13 3 5 5 12 17 1 34
12 Cholet 26 9 6 11 38 46 12 6 3 3 25 19 14 3 3 8 13 27 -8 33
13 Avranches 26 9 5 12 25 41 12 6 1 5 13 19 14 3 4 7 12 22 -16 32
14 Sète 26 7 5 14 27 34 13 4 4 5 15 13 13 3 1 9 12 21 -7 26
15 Chambly 26 5 7 14 31 48 13 2 6 5 21 24 13 3 1 9 10 24 -17 22
16 Créteil 26 5 6 15 27 45 13 4 4 5 17 19 13 1 2 10 10 26 -18 21
17 Bastia-Borgo 25 4 8 13 30 47 12 4 5 3 21 17 13 0 3 10 9 30 -17 20
18 Boulogne 25 2 8 15 21 40 12 0 6 6 9 18 13 2 2 9 12 22 -19 13

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 Laval 26 16 4 6 33 21 14 8 2 4 17 11 12 8 2 2 16 10 12 52
2 Concarneau 26 13 9 4 34 18 14 9 2 3 19 8 12 4 7 1 15 10 16 48
3 Annecy 26 13 8 5 38 23 13 8 4 1 25 8 13 5 4 4 13 15 15 47
4 Bourg-en-Bresse 26 13 7 6 45 25 13 6 5 2 18 9 13 7 2 4 27 16 20 46
5 Villefranche 26 12 7 7 30 23 13 6 3 4 16 12 13 6 4 3 14 11 7 43
6 Le Mans 26 12 7 7 28 22 13 8 2 3 15 8 13 4 5 4 13 14 6 43
7 Châteauroux 26 11 9 6 31 21 13 7 5 1 21 9 13 4 4 5 10 12 10 42
8 Sedan 26 10 9 7 31 27 14 7 3 4 15 12 12 3 6 3 16 15 4 39
9 Stade Briochin 26 10 8 8 30 24 13 8 2 3 20 9 13 2 6 5 10 15 6 38
10 Red Star 26 11 3 12 42 37 13 6 1 6 22 19 13 5 2 6 20 18 5 36
11 Orléans 26 8 10 8 28 27 13 5 5 3 16 10 13 3 5 5 12 17 1 34
12 Cholet 26 9 6 11 38 46 12 6 3 3 25 19 14 3 3 8 13 27 -8 33
13 Avranches 26 9 5 12 25 41 12 6 1 5 13 19 14 3 4 7 12 22 -16 32
14 Sète 26 7 5 14 27 34 13 4 4 5 15 13 13 3 1 9 12 21 -7 26
15 Chambly 26 5 7 14 31 48 13 2 6 5 21 24 13 3 1 9 10 24 -17 22
16 Créteil 26 5 6 15 27 45 13 4 4 5 17 19 13 1 2 10 10 26 -18 21
17 Bastia-Borgo 25 4 8 13 30 47 12 4 5 3 21 17 13 0 3 10 9 30 -17 20
18 Boulogne 25 2 8 15 21 40 12 0 6 6 9 18 13 2 2 9 12 22 -19 13

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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.