Laval vs Villefranche match preview: Even contest expected at Stade Francis Le Basser

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Competition: France National
Competition: Sat 10.April
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Francis Le Basser (18467 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Laval have their presumed home advantage while Villefranche are ahead 5 points in the National table.

Insights:
  • Laval have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in National
  • Villefranche have the fewest conceded goals (22) in National

Laval have less rest than Villefranche in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a National game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Bastia, was also a home game here at Stade Francis Le Basser. The away team is better rested.

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Laval form and stats

4-3-6 (win-draw-lost) are the National numbers at home for Laval so far this season.

Y. Brun was the last player to score a league goal for Laval and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Laval haven't scored in 205 minutes.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Bourg-en-Bresse (0-1).

This is expected to be a close game, with Laval perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Laval as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Laval has won three of these, drawn three and lost five.

Laval are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 13 games. 16 goals have been conceded.

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Villefranche form and stats

6 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Villefranche, who have the fewest conceded goals (22) in National, playing as the away team in the National this season.

Villefranche had fun at their own home (Stade Francis Le Basser) last time out, beating Concarneau 1-0. M. Guilavogui scored. Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Red Star.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Villefranche playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were two Villefranche wins, four draws and four defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Villefranche as they have only managed to score 13 times from 14 away games in the league. Villefranche are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 14 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Villefranche - Laval 0-0. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: one - two - one (Laval wins - draws - Villefranche wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

LavalT. Robinet
T. Robinet
11 goals
LavalM. Ouadah
M. Ouadah
7 goals
VillefrancheA. Garita
A. Garita
5 goals

Laval missing players

Villefranche missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Laval Villefranche
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 5 14 28
8 4 0 Won W 2 6 10
10 3 1 Drew D 0 3 9
9 6 3 Lost L 3 5 9
27 15 2 Scored S 4 13 22
25 16 5 Conceded C 6 11 22
74% 77% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 89%
59% 62% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 50% 43%
37% 62% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 21% 18%
15% 23% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 7%
4% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
48% 62% 50% BTTS BTTS 40% 29% 29%
37% 23% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 36% 39%
41% 38% 50% Failed to Score F T 60% 43% 43%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.1 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.8 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
5.9 5.5 13.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 7.5 8.6
2.1 2.1 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.1 3.7
39% 48% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 30% 21%
Key stats in National this season:
  • Laval have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Laval have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in National
  • Villefranche have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Villefranche have the fewest conceded goals (22) in National
  • Villefranche have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in National

  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 28 16 6 6 46 27 15 8 3 4 23 11 13 8 3 2 23 16 19 54
2 Bastia 28 15 8 5 47 24 14 8 4 2 25 9 14 7 4 3 22 15 23 53
3 Orleans 28 10 10 8 42 33 14 7 4 3 26 15 14 3 6 5 16 18 9 40
4 Stade Briochin 28 9 12 7 27 25 14 7 5 2 13 9 14 2 7 5 14 16 2 39
5 Villefranche 28 10 9 9 22 22 14 4 6 4 9 11 14 6 3 5 13 11 0 39
6 Red Star 27 9 11 7 31 26 14 5 6 3 12 11 13 4 5 4 19 15 5 38
7 Cholet 28 10 8 10 30 34 14 7 3 4 24 19 14 3 5 6 6 15 -4 38
8 Concarneau 27 8 13 6 27 24 12 2 7 3 9 10 15 6 6 3 18 14 3 37
9 Bourg-en-Bresse 28 8 12 8 22 26 14 5 5 4 11 13 14 3 7 4 11 13 -4 36
10 Le Mans 27 8 11 8 29 29 13 5 6 2 16 11 14 3 5 6 13 18 0 35
11 Avranches 28 10 5 13 30 35 14 6 1 7 19 20 14 4 4 6 11 15 -5 35
12 Laval 27 8 10 9 27 25 13 4 3 6 15 16 14 4 7 3 12 9 2 34
13 Sete 27 7 11 9 24 24 14 5 7 2 15 7 13 2 4 7 9 17 0 32
14 Annecy 28 7 10 11 34 43 15 4 7 4 20 21 13 3 3 7 14 22 -9 31
15 Creteil 26 7 9 10 24 30 13 6 3 4 15 13 13 1 6 6 9 17 -6 30
16 Bastia-Borgo 28 6 12 10 30 41 14 4 7 3 19 17 14 2 5 7 11 24 -11 30
17 Lyon Duchere 28 3 15 10 25 39 14 1 7 6 10 20 14 2 8 4 15 19 -14 24
18 Boulogne 25 3 14 8 18 28 12 0 9 3 9 12 13 3 5 5 9 16 -10 23

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 Quevilly Rouen 28 16 6 6 46 27 15 8 3 4 23 11 13 8 3 2 23 16 19 54
2 Bastia 28 15 8 5 47 24 14 8 4 2 25 9 14 7 4 3 22 15 23 53
3 Orleans 28 10 10 8 42 33 14 7 4 3 26 15 14 3 6 5 16 18 9 40
4 Stade Briochin 28 9 12 7 27 25 14 7 5 2 13 9 14 2 7 5 14 16 2 39
5 Villefranche 28 10 9 9 22 22 14 4 6 4 9 11 14 6 3 5 13 11 0 39
6 Red Star 27 9 11 7 31 26 14 5 6 3 12 11 13 4 5 4 19 15 5 38
7 Cholet 28 10 8 10 30 34 14 7 3 4 24 19 14 3 5 6 6 15 -4 38
8 Concarneau 27 8 13 6 27 24 12 2 7 3 9 10 15 6 6 3 18 14 3 37
9 Bourg-en-Bresse 28 8 12 8 22 26 14 5 5 4 11 13 14 3 7 4 11 13 -4 36
10 Le Mans 27 8 11 8 29 29 13 5 6 2 16 11 14 3 5 6 13 18 0 35
11 Avranches 28 10 5 13 30 35 14 6 1 7 19 20 14 4 4 6 11 15 -5 35
12 Laval 27 8 10 9 27 25 13 4 3 6 15 16 14 4 7 3 12 9 2 34
13 Sete 27 7 11 9 24 24 14 5 7 2 15 7 13 2 4 7 9 17 0 32
14 Annecy 28 7 10 11 34 43 15 4 7 4 20 21 13 3 3 7 14 22 -9 31
15 Creteil 26 7 9 10 24 30 13 6 3 4 15 13 13 1 6 6 9 17 -6 30
16 Bastia-Borgo 28 6 12 10 30 41 14 4 7 3 19 17 14 2 5 7 11 24 -11 30
17 Lyon Duchere 28 3 15 10 25 39 14 1 7 6 10 20 14 2 8 4 15 19 -14 24
18 Boulogne 25 3 14 8 18 28 12 0 9 3 9 12 13 3 5 5 9 16 -10 23

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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.