National match prediction: Little separates Bourg-en-Bresse and Châteauroux in quality

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Competition: France National
Competition: Fri 17.February
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Marcel-Verchère (11400 seats)

National: What this game might not have in glitz it should pay back in guts and commitment. Get set for Bourg-en-Bresse - Châteauroux!

Insights:
  • Bourg-en-Bresse have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in National

This should be an exciting match with lots of spark and bustle as both participants are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Bring it on!

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Bourg-en-Bresse form and stats

Overall National results at home this season for Bourg-en-Bresse are 2-4-3 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for Bourg-en-Bresse bring valid hopes of a third.

The supporters are hoping that Bourg-en-Bresse will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 2-3 away loss in the match against Cholet (placed 4th).

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Versailles in a game that was won 3-1.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Bourg-en-Bresse have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 4 and lost 5.

Bourg-en-Bresse have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Marcel-Verchère with 14 goals in 9 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Bourg-en-Bresse defense is not exactly impregnable. 16 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Châteauroux form and stats

There's been little loot from Châteauroux's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 9 away games in the National. Châteauroux only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 3 draws. Châteauroux has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Youssouf, Ahoussou, Sangante and Bianchini scored in Châteauroux's previous match, the home game against Le Puy F.43 Auvergne that ended 4-1.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Martigues wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Châteauroux playing away and similar expectations, we found 12 relevant matches. Results were 2 Châteauroux wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats.

The visitors have scored 7 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Châteauroux have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Châteauroux - Bourg-en-Bresse 0-2 was the result in these squads' last H2H match, earlier this season. Numbers for the previous five meetings featuring these two contenders are: three wins for Bourg-en-Bresse, one draw and one win for Châteauroux. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: three games. The matches between these clubs have sometimes been a bit wild, having seen 4 red cards from the last five encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Bourg-en-BresseM. Ezikian
M. Ezikian
4 goals
Bourg-en-BresseM. Lopy
M. Lopy
3 goals
Bourg-en-BresseA. Mille
A. Mille
3 goals

Bourg-en-Bresse missing players

Châteauroux missing players

Bourg-en-Bresse Châteauroux
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
20 9 3 Played P 3 9 20
7 2 0 Won W 1 2 6
6 4 2 Drew D 2 3 6
7 3 1 Lost L 0 4 8
28 14 4 Scored S 4 7 22
29 16 6 Conceded C 3 12 27
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 90%
90% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 78% 70%
40% 56% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 44% 50%
30% 44% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 25%
20% 22% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 10%
65% 89% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 56% 50%
20% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 20%
15% 11% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 44% 40%
 
4.8 5.5 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 6 6.1
4.3 3.4 3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 3.3 3.3
2.3 2.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.8 1.9
6 3 2 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
11.2 11.9 15.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10 11 12.7
4.8 4.6 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 5.3 6
30% 35% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 15% 18%
 
10.9 10.1 7.7 Shots against (avg) S A 8.7 8.7 8
5.4 5.2 4.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 4.7 4
Key stats in National this season:
  • All of Bourg-en-Bresse's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Bourg-en-Bresse have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Bourg-en-Bresse have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bourg-en-Bresse have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in National
  • Bourg-en-Bresse 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 Martigues 20 9 9 2 29 21 9 6 3 0 16 8 11 3 6 2 13 13 8 36
2 Versailles 20 10 6 4 29 22 11 7 3 1 19 10 9 3 3 3 10 12 7 36
3 Red Star 20 9 8 3 29 15 10 5 3 2 13 8 10 4 5 1 16 7 14 35
4 Cholet 20 8 8 4 29 24 11 6 4 1 17 10 9 2 4 3 12 14 5 32
5 Concarneau 19 9 4 6 31 23 10 5 2 3 15 9 9 4 2 3 16 14 8 30
6 Dunkerque 20 9 3 8 26 22 10 4 2 4 13 9 10 5 1 4 13 13 4 30
7 Sedan 20 8 6 6 26 27 10 5 2 3 13 11 10 3 4 3 13 16 -1 30
8 Le Mans 20 7 7 6 34 22 10 6 4 0 26 7 10 1 3 6 8 15 12 28
9 Bourg-en-Bresse 20 7 6 7 28 29 9 2 4 3 14 16 11 5 2 4 14 13 -1 27
10 Orléans 20 5 11 4 22 17 9 2 6 1 8 5 11 3 5 3 14 12 5 26
11 Villefranche 20 5 9 6 23 25 10 4 4 2 14 11 10 1 5 4 9 14 -2 24
12 Avranches 20 7 4 9 22 26 9 3 2 4 11 13 11 4 2 5 11 13 -4 24
13 Châteauroux 20 6 6 8 22 27 11 4 3 4 15 15 9 2 3 4 7 12 -5 24
14 Nancy 19 6 5 8 19 22 10 4 2 4 10 9 9 2 3 4 9 13 -3 23
15 Stade Briochin 20 3 9 8 20 26 11 2 5 4 10 12 9 1 4 4 10 14 -6 18
16 Le Puy F.43 Auvergne 20 3 9 8 15 27 9 1 4 4 7 11 11 2 5 4 8 16 -12 18
17 Gobelins 20 3 8 9 16 23 9 1 6 2 9 8 11 2 2 7 7 15 -7 17
18 Bastia-Borgo 20 4 4 12 19 41 11 4 2 5 14 23 9 0 2 7 5 18 -22 16

Read more about National

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.