Delightful dogfight as daring Laval duel with determined Cholet

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Competition: France National
Competition: Fri 03.September
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Francis Le Basser (18467 seats)

Laval are ready to contest Cholet in this National match. Everything you need to learn about the fixture is located right here!

Insights:
  • Laval have the most dropped points from leading position (5) in National
  • Cholet have the most conceded goals (6) away in National

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Laval form and stats

Laval are yet to win a home game, having collected 1 point from their first two National games here at Stade Francis Le Basser.

The home team returns to Stade Francis Le Basser after being equal after 90 minutes with Bastia-Borgo (placed 18th) on their last time out; the National game ended 2-2.

In the match before that, Laval hosted Villefranche and drew the game 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 Laval have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 15 games) they have won eleven times, drawn two and lost two.

At Stade Francis Le Basser, Laval has the goal stats of 1-2 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Cholet form and stats

It's not happening yet for Cholet on their National travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different? Cholet has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

There were no winners in Cholet's previous match, a National home game that ended 1-1 vs Sedan (placed 11th).

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Bourg-en-Bresse wasn't a success with a 0-4 loss.

Cholet are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is four wins, six draws and eleven defeats. From a total of 21 matches.

Cholet have the goal stats of 0-6 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: five - four - zero (Laval wins - draws - Cholet wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

LavalG. Durbant
G. Durbant
2 goals
CholetF. Mattoir
F. Mattoir
2 goals
LavalS. Da Silva
S. Da Silva
1 goals

Laval missing players

Cholet missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Laval Cholet
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 0 2 4
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
2 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
2 1 0 Lost L 0 2 2
3 1 0 Scored S 0 0 4
5 2 0 Conceded C 0 6 8
75% 50% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 50%
25% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 50%
25% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
50% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 50%
 
6.8 7.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 7.5 5.8
4.5 5.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 6 5.8
2.2 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.5 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
8.8 9 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9 9.5
3 2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4 4.5
25% 25% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 22%
Key stats in National this season:
  • Cholet have the most conceded goals (6) away in National
  • Cholet have the the worst goal difference (-6) away in National
  • Laval have the most dropped points from leading position (5) in National
Laval Last season Cholet
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
10 6   Won W   4 11
12 5   Drew D   5 10
12 6   Lost L   8 13
33 20   Scored S   9 36
32 19   Conceded C   23 48
76% 76%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   71% 79%
56% 59%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   47% 62%
38% 59%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   35% 47%
15% 24%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   18% 26%
3% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   12% 15%
47% 59%   BTTS BTTS   29% 50%
35% 29%   Clean Sheets C S   41% 29%
41% 35%   Failed to Score F T   59% 41%
 
2.1 1.3   Corners for (avg) C F   2 3.3
3 1.6   Corners against (avg) C A   2 2.9
1.4 0.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.1 1.4
0 0   Red cards R C   2 3
 
4.9 4.3   Shots (avg) S (   4.9 6.7
1.8 1.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   1.9 2.7
46% 64%   Goal Efficiency G E   30% 41%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bourg-en-Bresse 4 2 2 0 10 3 2 1 1 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 5 2 7 8
2 Concarneau 4 2 2 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 8
3 Annecy 4 2 1 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 7
4 Châteauroux 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 7
5 Chambly 4 2 1 1 4 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 3 1 1 7
6 Avranches 4 2 1 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 7
7 Le Mans 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 6
8 Villefranche 4 1 3 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 6
9 Boulogne 4 1 2 1 5 5 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 5
10 Orleans 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 5
11 Sedan 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 5
12 Stade Briochin 4 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 4
13 Cholet 4 1 1 2 4 8 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 6 -4 4
14 Sete 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 -1 3
15 Creteil 4 0 3 1 2 3 3 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 3
16 Red Star 4 1 0 3 4 8 1 0 0 1 1 3 3 1 0 2 3 5 -4 3
17 Laval 4 0 2 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 -2 2
18 Bastia-Borgo 4 0 2 2 4 7 2 0 2 0 4 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 -3 2
Last season 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 34 19 9 6 57 28 17 10 4 3 29 11 17 9 5 3 28 17 29 66
2 Quevilly Rouen 34 16 10 8 48 31 17 8 4 5 24 13 17 8 6 3 24 18 17 58
3 Villefranche 34 15 10 9 40 29 17 7 6 4 19 13 17 8 4 5 21 16 11 55
4 Le Mans 34 13 13 8 46 36 17 8 7 2 27 15 17 5 6 6 19 21 10 52
5 Concarneau 34 11 15 8 38 32 17 5 9 3 19 14 17 6 6 5 19 18 6 48
6 Orleans 34 12 11 11 49 41 17 8 4 5 31 22 17 4 7 6 18 19 8 47
7 Red Star 34 11 14 9 39 33 17 7 7 3 17 12 17 4 7 6 22 21 6 47
8 Stade Briochin 34 10 13 11 32 33 17 7 6 4 16 14 17 3 7 7 16 19 -1 43
9 Sete 34 10 13 11 31 32 17 7 7 3 17 8 17 3 6 8 14 24 -1 43
10 Bourg-en-Bresse 34 10 13 11 29 33 17 7 5 5 16 16 17 3 8 6 13 17 -4 43
11 Cholet 34 11 10 13 36 48 17 7 5 5 27 25 17 4 5 8 9 23 -12 43
12 Laval 34 10 12 12 33 32 17 6 5 6 20 19 17 4 7 6 13 13 1 42
13 Avranches 34 11 8 15 36 42 17 7 3 7 22 22 17 4 5 8 14 20 -6 41
14 Annecy 34 9 13 12 42 47 17 5 8 4 24 21 17 4 5 8 18 26 -5 40
15 Boulogne 34 7 17 10 29 38 17 4 9 4 17 15 17 3 8 6 12 23 -9 38
16 Bastia-Borgo 34 7 14 13 37 49 17 5 9 3 23 18 17 2 5 10 14 31 -12 35
17 Creteil 34 8 11 15 29 48 17 7 5 5 20 18 17 1 6 10 9 30 -19 35
18 Lyon Duchere 34 5 16 13 33 52 17 3 8 6 16 24 17 2 8 7 17 28 -19 31

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 Bourg-en-Bresse 4 2 2 0 10 3 2 1 1 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 5 2 7 8
2 Concarneau 4 2 2 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 8
3 Annecy 4 2 1 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 7
4 Châteauroux 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 7
5 Chambly 4 2 1 1 4 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 3 1 1 7
6 Avranches 4 2 1 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 7
7 Le Mans 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 6
8 Villefranche 4 1 3 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 6
9 Boulogne 4 1 2 1 5 5 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 5
10 Orleans 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 5
11 Sedan 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 5
12 Stade Briochin 4 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 4
13 Cholet 4 1 1 2 4 8 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 6 -4 4
14 Sete 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 -1 3
15 Creteil 4 0 3 1 2 3 3 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 3
16 Red Star 4 1 0 3 4 8 1 0 0 1 1 3 3 1 0 2 3 5 -4 3
17 Laval 4 0 2 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 -2 2
18 Bastia-Borgo 4 0 2 2 4 7 2 0 2 0 4 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 -3 2

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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.