With their 9 point advantage in the league table, Laval fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Béziers.
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 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Laval form and stats
Overall National stats at home this season for Laval are 4-3-4 (wins-draw-losses).
In their previous game, the manager O. Frapolli led his Laval to a defeat in the National match away at Quevilly Rouen. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade Francis Le Basser. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Lyon Duchere that ended 1-1.
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 Laval have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won nine times, drawn three and lost one.
Laval have scored 10 league goals here from 11 matches, not a lot. Laval are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade Francis Le Basser in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 11 matches.
Béziers form and stats
Béziers, who have the most conceded goals (38) in National, have only collected 8 points from their away games in the National, after 1-5-5 (11 played).
D. Osei Yaw was the last player to score for the away team. Béziers haven't scored a league goal in the last 197 minutes.
Béziers's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Villefranche that finished 0-0. Preceding that game, the 0-7 loss visiting Pau's place.
Béziers are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, three draws and seven defeats. From a total of 13 matches.
Béziers have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. For Béziers, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Béziers - Laval 2-2 played earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Laval won zero games, two matches ended with a draw and Béziers has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / zeroTop Goalscorers
  K. Testud 9 goals |   A. Robic 6 goals |  G. Gendrey 3 goals |
Laval missing players
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| Laval | Béziers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 5 | 11 | 21 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 22 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 7 | 11 | 22 |
| 20 | 9 | 0 | Conceded | C | 10 | 24 | 38 |
| 90% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 86% |
| 67% | 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 71% |
| 33% | 18% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 64% | 57% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 45% | 38% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 14% |
| 43% | 18% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 64% | 62% |
| 38% | 45% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 29% |
| 29% | 45% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 24% |
| 5.1 | 6.2 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| 4.6 | 4.5 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4 | 4.3 |
| 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 191 | 109 | 23 | Total Shots | T S | 38 | 75 | 173 |
| 76 | 32 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 16 | 30 | 78 |
| 29% | 31% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 37% | 28% |
- Béziers has the most conceded goals (24) away
- Béziers has the most conceded goals (38)
- Béziers has the most conceded goals in the second half (24)
- Béziers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Béziers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Laval have won significantly more corners at 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 | Dunkerque | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 43 |
| 2 | Pau | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 41 |
| 3 | Villefranche | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 39 |
| 4 | Lyon Duchere | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 37 |
| 5 | Boulogne | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 37 |
| 6 | Red Star | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 37 |
| 7 | Avranches | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 33 |
| 8 | Bourg-en-Bresse | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 32 |
| 9 | Laval | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 29 |
| 10 | Créteil | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 28 |
| 11 | Cholet | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -8 | 24 |
| 12 | Quevilly Rouen | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 21 |
| 13 | Bastia-Borgo | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -10 | 20 |
| 14 | Béziers | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | -16 | 20 |
| 15 | Concarneau | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 19 |
| 16 | Le Puy F.43 Auvergne | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -10 | 17 |
| 17 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 20 | -17 | 13 |
| 18 | Toulon | 21 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -13 | 10 |