National duel: Close contest expected between Cholet and Concarneau

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Competition: France National
Competition: Fri 05.February
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Omnisports Jean Bouin (20000 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Cholet in 7th and Concarneau in 10th place.

Insights:
  • Cholet have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Concarneau have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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.

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Cholet form and stats

Cholet have collected 17 points from their National home games so far after 5-2-3. Cholet are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Stade Omnisports Jean Bouin, having lost their two previous games here.

Cholet shared the glory with Sete in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Preceding that match was the home game against Villefranche that was lost 1-2.

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 Cholet have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won seven, drawn five and lost three.

Cholet can score goals in their home matches. After 10 league matches they have found the net 20 times. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 16 goals have been conceded.

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Concarneau form and stats

The visitors are W3-D5-L2 on the road this term. That's in the National. Concarneau has drawn their two previous away games.

Concarneau delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Lyon Duchere (placed 18th) in their previous match; a National game. Before that, Concarneau travelled to Stade Briochin and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 17 similar matches played by Concarneau in our archives, and the results are: eight wins for Concarneau, six draws and three defeats.

The visiting Concarneau have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 13 goals from 10 games. 12 goals have been conceded by Concarneau in these games.

Head 2 Head

Concarneau - Cholet 0-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Cholet three wins, four draws and Concarneau two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

CholetY. N'Chobi
Y. N'Chobi
7 goals
ConcarneauH. Benali
H. Benali
6 goals
CholetA. Konaté
A. Konaté
4 goals

Cholet missing players

Concarneau missing players

Cholet Concarneau
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
19 10 4 Played P 1 10 19
7 5 2 Won W 0 3 5
5 2 1 Drew D 1 5 10
7 3 1 Lost L 0 2 4
25 20 9 Scored S 0 13 22
28 16 8 Conceded C 0 12 21
79% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 90% 89%
68% 90% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 90% 79%
53% 70% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 30% 26%
32% 40% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 21%
16% 20% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 5%
58% 80% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 60% 63%
26% 10% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 20% 21%
37% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 30% 26%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 1.7 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.3 1.1
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
7.9 9.9 10 Shots (avg) S ( 6 3.4 5.7
3.3 4.3 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 0.9 2.3
40% 47% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 144% 51%
Key stats in National this season:
  • Cholet have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Concarneau have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bastia 19 11 5 3 35 17 9 6 2 1 18 5 10 5 3 2 17 12 18 38
2 Quevilly Rouen 19 11 4 4 33 18 10 6 2 2 18 7 9 5 2 2 15 11 15 37
3 Red Star 19 8 6 5 25 20 9 5 2 2 10 8 10 3 4 3 15 12 5 30
4 Le Mans 19 6 10 3 22 19 9 3 5 1 10 8 10 3 5 2 12 11 3 28
5 Creteil 19 6 9 4 17 16 10 5 3 2 11 8 9 1 6 2 6 8 1 27
6 Avranches 19 8 3 8 23 23 11 5 0 6 16 17 8 3 3 2 7 6 0 27
7 Cholet 19 7 5 7 25 28 10 5 2 3 20 16 9 2 3 4 5 12 -3 26
8 Orleans 19 6 7 6 28 21 10 5 3 2 20 10 9 1 4 4 8 11 7 25
9 Laval 19 6 7 6 21 19 9 3 2 4 12 12 10 3 5 2 9 7 2 25
10 Concarneau 19 5 10 4 22 21 9 2 5 2 9 9 10 3 5 2 13 12 1 25
11 Stade Briochin 19 5 8 6 17 19 10 5 4 1 9 6 9 0 4 5 8 13 -2 23
12 Villefranche 19 6 5 8 12 15 9 2 3 4 3 7 10 4 2 4 9 8 -3 23
13 Sete 19 5 7 7 17 18 9 4 5 0 11 2 10 1 2 7 6 16 -1 22
14 Bastia-Borgo 19 5 7 7 20 30 10 3 5 2 13 12 9 2 2 5 7 18 -10 22
15 Bourg-en-Bresse 19 4 8 7 15 22 9 2 4 3 6 10 10 2 4 4 9 12 -7 20
16 Boulogne 19 3 9 7 14 21 9 0 6 3 6 9 10 3 3 4 8 12 -7 18
17 Annecy 19 3 8 8 22 32 9 1 6 2 12 14 10 2 2 6 10 18 -10 17
18 Lyon Duchere 19 2 10 7 15 24 10 1 5 4 7 12 9 1 5 3 8 12 -9 16

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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.