The league table in National tells a story about these teams so far, with Cholet leading Villefranche by 6 points. Match preview to follow:
- Cholet has the most conceded goals in the second half (14) in National
- Villefranche has the fewest scored goals (9) in National
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Cholet form and stats
5-2-2 (win-draw-lost) are the National numbers at home for Cholet, who have the most scored goals (19) at home in National, so far this season.
No payout for Cholet in their previous match, an away game at Le Mans that ended in defeat 0-2. Preceding that match was the home game against Boulogne that was lost 1-2.
The Cholet manager S. Rossi has got the team scoring with 19 from 9 home games in the league. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 14 goals have been conceded.
Villefranche form and stats
The visitors, who have the fewest scored goals (9) in National, are W3-D2-L4 on the road this term. That's in the National.
Villefranche won their last game, 1-0 versus Stade Briochin played at home. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Avranches.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Villefranche are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Villefranche - Cholet 0-0. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's one Cholet victory, three draws and one Villefranche win. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. N'Chobi 7 goals | A. Konaté 4 goals |  M. Larbi 4 goals |
Cholet missing players
Villefranche missing players
| Cholet | Villefranche | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 24 | 19 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 26 | 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 82% | 89% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 82% |
| 71% | 89% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 33% | 24% |
| 53% | 67% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 22% | 18% |
| 35% | 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 18% | 22% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 59% | 78% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 22% | 12% |
| 24% | 11% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 41% |
| 35% | 22% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 56% | 65% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 10.2 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3 | 6 | 7.9 |
| 3.3 | 4.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.4 | 3.3 |
| 43% | 48% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 29% | 14% |
- Cholet has the most conceded goals in the second half (14) in National
- Cholet has the most scored goals (19) at home in National
- Cholet have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cholet have scored more than double the goals of Villefranche.
- Villefranche has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in National
- Villefranche has the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in National
- Villefranche has the fewest scored goals (9) in National
- Villefranche has the most matches under the total-line (14) in National
- Villefranche 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 | Quevilly Rouen | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 31 |
| 2 | Bastia | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 29 |
| 3 | Red Star | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 29 |
| 4 | Créteil | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 26 |
| 5 | Le Mans | 17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 25 |
| 6 | Cholet | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -2 | 25 |
| 7 | Laval | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 24 |
| 8 | Orléans | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 23 |
| 9 | Concarneau | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Avranches | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 21 |
| 11 | Stade Briochin | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 21 |
| 12 | Bastia-Borgo | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 21 |
| 13 | Sète | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -1 | 20 |
| 14 | Villefranche | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | -4 | 19 |
| 15 | Bourg-en-Bresse | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 19 |
| 16 | Boulogne | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 17 |
| 17 | Annecy | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 15 |
| 18 | Lyon Duchère | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -9 | 14 |