Balanced ball game between Bourg-en-Bresse and Orléans expected

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Competition: France National
Competition: Fri 16.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Marcel-Verchère (11400 seats)

Bourg-en-Bresse will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 3 points behind Orléans.

Insights:
  • Bourg-en-Bresse have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in National
  • Orléans have the most points from losing position (16) in National

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Bourg-en-Bresse form and stats

Bourg-en-Bresse have played 14 National games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-5-4 (wins-draws-losses).

Bourg-en-Bresse manager A. Pochat and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Creteil (placed 15th) in the National. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Laval in a game that was won 1-0.

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 16 matches with the results: Won eight, drawn five and lost three.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Bourg-en-Bresse here at Stade Marcel-Verchère in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (11 from 14 games). From these home matches, Bourg-en-Bresse have conceded only 13 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Orléans form and stats

The visitors are W3-D6-L5 on the road this term. That's in the National.

Orléans has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Boulogne for a National game that ended a draw (2-2). That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Bastia.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Orléans playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were two Orléans wins, six draws and four defeats.

Orléans find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 14 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Orléans have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Orléans - Bourg-en-Bresse 1-3. Bourg-en-Bresse-Orléans H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Bourg-en-Bresse four wins, Orléans four wins, one draw. three of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

OrléansG. Perrin
G. Perrin
11 goals
OrléansC. Antoine
C. Antoine
9 goals
OrléansI. Soumaré
I. Soumaré
8 goals

Bourg-en-Bresse missing players

Orléans missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bourg-en-Bresse Orléans
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 14 3 Played P 4 14 28
8 5 1 Won W 2 3 10
13 5 0 Drew D 2 6 10
8 4 2 Lost L 0 5 8
23 11 2 Scored S 6 16 42
27 13 4 Conceded C 3 18 33
79% 79% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 86% 89%
45% 36% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 71% 71%
21% 21% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 50%
21% 21% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 36% 36%
3% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
34% 21% 33% BTTS BTTS 75% 64% 61%
45% 57% 33% Clean Sheets C S 25% 14% 25%
41% 43% 33% Failed to Score F T 25% 36% 25%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 2.1 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.1 1.9
5 3 0 Red cards R C 1 3 5
 
8.4 11.4 9.3 Shots (avg) S ( 5.8 7.8 10.5
3 4.2 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.2 4.4
25% 19% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 55% 33% 34%
Key stats in National this season:
  • Bourg-en-Bresse have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bourg-en-Bresse have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in National
  • Bourg-en-Bresse have the most matches under the total-line (19) in National
  • Orléans have the most points from losing position (16) 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 Quevilly Rouen 29 16 7 6 46 27 15 8 3 4 23 11 14 8 4 2 23 16 19 55
2 Bastia 29 15 9 5 48 25 14 8 4 2 25 9 15 7 5 3 23 16 23 54
3 Orléans 28 10 10 8 42 33 14 7 4 3 26 15 14 3 6 5 16 18 9 40
4 Stade Briochin 29 9 13 7 28 26 15 7 6 2 14 10 14 2 7 5 14 16 2 40
5 Villefranche 29 10 10 9 24 24 14 4 6 4 9 11 15 6 4 5 15 13 0 40
6 Cholet 29 10 9 10 30 34 15 7 4 4 24 19 14 3 5 6 6 15 -4 39
7 Red Star 28 9 11 8 32 28 14 5 6 3 12 11 14 4 5 5 20 17 4 38
8 Concarneau 28 8 14 6 28 25 13 2 8 3 10 11 15 6 6 3 18 14 3 38
9 Bourg-en-Bresse 29 8 13 8 23 27 14 5 5 4 11 13 15 3 8 4 12 14 -4 37
10 Avranches 29 10 6 13 30 35 15 6 2 7 19 20 14 4 4 6 11 15 -5 36
11 Laval 28 8 11 9 29 27 14 4 4 6 17 18 14 4 7 3 12 9 2 35
12 Le Mans 27 8 11 8 29 29 13 5 6 2 16 11 14 3 5 6 13 18 0 35
13 Sete 28 7 12 9 25 25 14 5 7 2 15 7 14 2 5 7 10 18 0 33
14 Annecy 29 7 11 11 34 43 15 4 7 4 20 21 14 3 4 7 14 22 -9 32
15 Creteil 27 7 10 10 25 31 14 6 4 4 16 14 13 1 6 6 9 17 -6 31
16 Bastia-Borgo 29 6 13 10 30 41 15 4 8 3 19 17 14 2 5 7 11 24 -11 31
17 Lyon Duchere 29 4 15 10 27 40 15 2 7 6 12 21 14 2 8 4 15 19 -13 27
18 Boulogne 26 3 15 8 18 28 12 0 9 3 9 12 14 3 6 5 9 16 -10 24

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 Quevilly Rouen 29 16 7 6 46 27 15 8 3 4 23 11 14 8 4 2 23 16 19 55
2 Bastia 29 15 9 5 48 25 14 8 4 2 25 9 15 7 5 3 23 16 23 54
3 Orléans 28 10 10 8 42 33 14 7 4 3 26 15 14 3 6 5 16 18 9 40
4 Stade Briochin 29 9 13 7 28 26 15 7 6 2 14 10 14 2 7 5 14 16 2 40
5 Villefranche 29 10 10 9 24 24 14 4 6 4 9 11 15 6 4 5 15 13 0 40
6 Cholet 29 10 9 10 30 34 15 7 4 4 24 19 14 3 5 6 6 15 -4 39
7 Red Star 28 9 11 8 32 28 14 5 6 3 12 11 14 4 5 5 20 17 4 38
8 Concarneau 28 8 14 6 28 25 13 2 8 3 10 11 15 6 6 3 18 14 3 38
9 Bourg-en-Bresse 29 8 13 8 23 27 14 5 5 4 11 13 15 3 8 4 12 14 -4 37
10 Avranches 29 10 6 13 30 35 15 6 2 7 19 20 14 4 4 6 11 15 -5 36
11 Laval 28 8 11 9 29 27 14 4 4 6 17 18 14 4 7 3 12 9 2 35
12 Le Mans 27 8 11 8 29 29 13 5 6 2 16 11 14 3 5 6 13 18 0 35
13 Sete 28 7 12 9 25 25 14 5 7 2 15 7 14 2 5 7 10 18 0 33
14 Annecy 29 7 11 11 34 43 15 4 7 4 20 21 14 3 4 7 14 22 -9 32
15 Creteil 27 7 10 10 25 31 14 6 4 4 16 14 13 1 6 6 9 17 -6 31
16 Bastia-Borgo 29 6 13 10 30 41 15 4 8 3 19 17 14 2 5 7 11 24 -11 31
17 Lyon Duchere 29 4 15 10 27 40 15 2 7 6 12 21 14 2 8 4 15 19 -13 27
18 Boulogne 26 3 15 8 18 28 12 0 9 3 9 12 14 3 6 5 9 16 -10 24

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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.