Boulogne vs Concarneau pre-match guide

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Competition: France National
Competition: Fri 29.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de la Libération (15034 seats)

Boulogne come from a 0-1 score against Laval last game, a fixture to learn from. The next assignment is this fit Concarneau side.

Insights:
  • Boulogne have the fewest scored goals (27) in National
  • Concarneau have the fewest conceded goals (25) in National

These are hectic days for the hosts, as they were in action only four days ago in the National. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Laval.

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Boulogne form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the National this season. Boulogne have only managed 2 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Stade de la Libération.

The club members are hoping that Boulogne will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the game against Laval (placed 1st).

In the match before that, Boulogne hosted Sedan and drew the game 1-1.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Boulogne here at Stade de la Libération in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (13 from 15 games). Boulogne's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Concarneau form and stats

The visitors, who have the fewest conceded goals (25) in National, are W5-D9-L1 on the road this term. That's in the National. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Cholet game have they lost an away game, meaning Concarneau has taken points from twelve away matches in a row.

It's the second away game in a row for Concarneau, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Stade Briochin (placed 7th) last time out.

Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Laval.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Concarneau have scored 21 goals in 15 league games away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (14 so far).

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have battled earlier this season: Concarneau - Boulogne 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Boulogne three wins, four draws and Concarneau three victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less. The matches between these teams have sometimes been hostile, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

ConcarneauF. El Khoumisti
F. El Khoumisti
18 goals
BoulogneC. N'Sikulu
C. N'Sikulu
6 goals
BoulogneB. Gomel
B. Gomel
4 goals

Boulogne missing players

Concarneau missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Boulogne Concarneau
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
31 15 5 Played P 5 15 31
5 2 0 Won W 1 5 14
9 7 2 Drew D 4 9 13
17 6 3 Lost L 0 1 4
27 13 4 Scored S 7 21 43
46 20 7 Conceded C 5 14 25
90% 87% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 87% 90%
68% 73% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 74%
48% 40% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 27% 29%
23% 13% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 27% 19%
6% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 3%
52% 67% 80% BTTS BTTS 80% 60% 48%
19% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 40% 45%
39% 27% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 13% 16%
 
3.3 2.8 1.2 Corners for (avg) C F 7.4 5 5.5
2.9 1.1 0.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 4.8 3.9
1.9 1.5 0.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.8 1.6
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
6.9 6.1 1.2 Shots (avg) S ( 12.6 10.2 10.6
3.2 3 0.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.6 4.1 4.2
28% 29% 400% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 34% 33%
 
8.3 5.1 1.8 Shots against (avg) S A 7.4 8.5 7.5
3.3 2.3 0.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.4 3.4 3
Key stats in National this season:
  • Boulogne have the fewest points (13) at home in National
  • Boulogne have the fewest scored goals (13) at home in National
  • Boulogne have the fewest scored goals (27) in National
  • Boulogne have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Concarneau have the fewest conceded goals (25) in National
  • Concarneau have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) 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 31 19 6 6 43 26 16 10 2 4 21 11 15 9 4 2 22 15 17 63
2 Annecy 31 17 9 5 50 27 15 10 4 1 30 9 16 7 5 4 20 18 23 60
3 Villefranche 31 16 8 7 40 27 15 8 3 4 20 14 16 8 5 3 20 13 13 56
4 Concarneau 31 14 13 4 43 25 16 9 4 3 22 11 15 5 9 1 21 14 18 55
5 Châteauroux 31 14 9 8 39 26 16 8 5 3 25 13 15 6 4 5 14 13 13 51
6 Bourg-en-Bresse 31 14 8 9 51 33 16 7 5 4 22 14 15 7 3 5 29 19 18 50
7 Stade Briochin 31 12 9 10 39 31 16 9 3 4 25 14 15 3 6 6 14 17 8 45
8 Le Mans 31 12 9 10 32 29 16 8 4 4 18 12 15 4 5 6 14 17 3 45
9 Sedan 31 11 11 9 35 35 16 8 4 4 18 14 15 3 7 5 17 21 0 44
10 Orléans 31 11 10 10 34 32 15 6 5 4 19 13 16 5 5 6 15 19 2 43
11 Red Star 30 12 5 13 48 43 14 6 2 6 23 20 16 6 3 7 25 23 5 41
12 Cholet 31 10 7 14 44 57 15 6 4 5 27 27 16 4 3 9 17 30 -13 37
13 Avranches 31 10 6 15 30 51 15 6 2 7 15 24 16 4 4 8 15 27 -21 36
14 Sète 30 8 7 15 30 37 16 5 6 5 18 15 14 3 1 10 12 22 -7 31
15 Bastia-Borgo 31 6 9 16 37 56 15 5 5 5 25 23 16 1 4 11 12 33 -19 27
16 Chambly 31 6 8 17 34 55 15 3 6 6 23 27 16 3 2 11 11 28 -21 26
17 Créteil 31 6 7 18 30 50 16 5 4 7 19 22 15 1 3 11 11 28 -20 25
18 Boulogne 31 5 9 17 27 46 15 2 7 6 13 20 16 3 2 11 14 26 -19 23

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 31 19 6 6 43 26 16 10 2 4 21 11 15 9 4 2 22 15 17 63
2 Annecy 31 17 9 5 50 27 15 10 4 1 30 9 16 7 5 4 20 18 23 60
3 Villefranche 31 16 8 7 40 27 15 8 3 4 20 14 16 8 5 3 20 13 13 56
4 Concarneau 31 14 13 4 43 25 16 9 4 3 22 11 15 5 9 1 21 14 18 55
5 Châteauroux 31 14 9 8 39 26 16 8 5 3 25 13 15 6 4 5 14 13 13 51
6 Bourg-en-Bresse 31 14 8 9 51 33 16 7 5 4 22 14 15 7 3 5 29 19 18 50
7 Stade Briochin 31 12 9 10 39 31 16 9 3 4 25 14 15 3 6 6 14 17 8 45
8 Le Mans 31 12 9 10 32 29 16 8 4 4 18 12 15 4 5 6 14 17 3 45
9 Sedan 31 11 11 9 35 35 16 8 4 4 18 14 15 3 7 5 17 21 0 44
10 Orléans 31 11 10 10 34 32 15 6 5 4 19 13 16 5 5 6 15 19 2 43
11 Red Star 30 12 5 13 48 43 14 6 2 6 23 20 16 6 3 7 25 23 5 41
12 Cholet 31 10 7 14 44 57 15 6 4 5 27 27 16 4 3 9 17 30 -13 37
13 Avranches 31 10 6 15 30 51 15 6 2 7 15 24 16 4 4 8 15 27 -21 36
14 Sète 30 8 7 15 30 37 16 5 6 5 18 15 14 3 1 10 12 22 -7 31
15 Bastia-Borgo 31 6 9 16 37 56 15 5 5 5 25 23 16 1 4 11 12 33 -19 27
16 Chambly 31 6 8 17 34 55 15 3 6 6 23 27 16 3 2 11 11 28 -21 26
17 Créteil 31 6 7 18 30 50 16 5 4 7 19 22 15 1 3 11 11 28 -20 25
18 Boulogne 31 5 9 17 27 46 15 2 7 6 13 20 16 3 2 11 14 26 -19 23

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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.