The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Cholet are in the 12th position while the guesting Bastia-Borgo worry at 13th.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Cholet form and stats
When playing at home in the National, Cholet have managed 5 wins, 3 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 10 games. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 274 minutes without scoring a league goal. B. Gomel was the last player to find the net.
No payout for Cholet in their previous match, an away game at Avranches that ended in defeat 0-1. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Concarneau that ended 0-0.
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 Cholet have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won two times, drawn two and lost three.
The Cholet fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 10 matches. Cholet's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Bastia-Borgo form and stats
There's been little loot from Bastia-Borgo's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 11 away games in the National. Bastia-Borgo only have 0 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 7 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 1-0 against Boulogne in their previous game. Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Le Puy F.43 Auvergne's place.
We have checked recent matches where Bastia-Borgo have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those four games were zero victories, three draws and one defeat.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Bastia-Borgo as they have only managed to score 7 times from 11 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Bastia-Borgo have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Bastia-Borgo - Cholet 3-2.Top Goalscorers
  K. Rocheteau 7 goals |  B. Ketkeophomphone 5 goals |  S. Keita 4 goals |
Cholet missing players
Bastia-Borgo missing players
| Cholet | Bastia-Borgo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 21 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 26 | 14 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 22 |
| 35 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 15 | 31 |
| 95% | 90% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 64% | 76% |
| 86% | 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 55% | 62% |
| 59% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 45% | 52% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 29% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 19% |
| 59% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 45% | 52% |
| 18% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 36% | 33% |
| 27% | 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 55% | 38% |
| 5.4 | 5.1 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 4.3 | 3.3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| 2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 205 | 86 | 41 | Total Shots | T S | 20 | 86 | 202 |
| 95 | 40 | 20 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 28 | 73 |
| 27% | 35% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 30% |
- Bastia-Borgo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Bastia-Borgo have yet to win a game away.
- Cholet have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | Pau | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 40 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 44 |
| 2 | Dunkerque | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 43 |
| 3 | Villefranche | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 40 |
| 4 | Red Star | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 38 |
| 5 | Lyon Duchère | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 37 |
| 6 | Boulogne | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 37 |
| 7 | Avranches | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 36 |
| 8 | Bourg-en-Bresse | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 35 |
| 9 | Laval | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 32 |
| 10 | Créteil | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 28 |
| 11 | Quevilly Rouen | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 24 |
| 12 | Cholet | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | -9 | 24 |
| 13 | Bastia-Borgo | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 23 |
| 14 | Concarneau | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 22 |
| 15 | Le Puy F.43 Auvergne | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -9 | 20 |
| 16 | Béziers | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25 | -17 | 20 |
| 17 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 21 | -16 | 16 |
| 18 | Toulon | 22 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -16 | 10 |