National: The middle-of-the-table positions shows the journey Le Mans and Bourg-en-Bresse have taken uptil now. Both squads are up for it; let's get this boat on the water!
- Le Mans have the most scored goals (26) in National
- Bourg-en-Bresse have the most points (15) away in National
These are hectic days for the hometeam, as they had a match only four days ago in the National. That game was an away game at Châteauroux, so at least Le Mans are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Le Mans form and stats
Le Mans have performed here at Stade de La Pincenardière this season with 4 wins from 6 National matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 0.
A good away victory last time out for Le Mans, who won 3-0 against Châteauroux (placed 13th). The hosts have an in-form goalscorer in Aiko, having bagged a goal in three matches in a row.
Ahead of that match, Mans won a home game hosting Le Puy F.43 Auvergne (5-1).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 Le Mans have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 12 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 3 and lost 2.
It's goals goals goals for Le Mans who have scored 19 goals from 6 league home games. From these home matches, Mans have conceded only 3 goals.
Bourg-en-Bresse form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 0 draws and only 2 losses in the National. Having won their last three away games Bourg-en-Bresse has no reason to fear anyone.
Two travels in a row for Bourg-en-Bresse, whose manager Pochat could celebrate last time after the win against Le Puy F.43 Auvergne.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Martigues.Bourg-en-Bresse are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 6 matches.
Bourg-en-Bresse have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last six meetings: two - one - three (Le Mans wins - draws - Bourg-en-Bresse wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less. The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be hot-tempered, having seen 4 red cards from the last six encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Gnanduillet 7 goals |  J. Quarshie 4 goals |
Le Mans missing players
Bourg-en-Bresse missing players
| Le Mans | Bourg-en-Bresse | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 26 | 19 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 17 |
| 15 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 6 | 18 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 85% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 85% |
| 69% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 29% | 38% |
| 31% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 14% | 23% |
| 15% | 33% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 14% | 15% |
| 46% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 29% | 54% |
| 31% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 57% | 31% |
| 31% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 15% |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 4.7 | 5.2 |
| 3.9 | 4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 6.4 | 5.2 |
| 1.7 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 12.6 | 13.8 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 11.7 | 12.5 |
| 5.4 | 6.3 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| 37% | 50% | 86% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 26% | 25% |
| 9.3 | 6.2 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 11.1 | 10.7 |
| 4.1 | 2.8 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
- Bourg-en-Bresse have the most points (15) away in National
- Bourg-en-Bresse haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Le Mans have not yet lost a game at home.
- Le Mans have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Le Mans have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in National
- Le Mans have the most matches over the total-line (9) in National
- Le Mans have the most scored goals (19) at home in National
- Le Mans have the most scored goals (26) in National
- Le Mans have the the best goal difference (+16) at home 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 | Concarneau | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 26 |
| 2 | Dunkerque | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 22 |
| 3 | Versailles | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 22 |
| 4 | Red Star | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 |
| 5 | Cholet | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 21 |
| 6 | Martigues | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | Le Mans | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 18 |
| 8 | Orléans | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 9 | Bourg-en-Bresse | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | -1 | 18 |
| 10 | Sedan | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -4 | 17 |
| 11 | Nancy | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 16 |
| 12 | Villefranche | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 16 |
| 13 | Châteauroux | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 16 |
| 14 | Avranches | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 14 |
| 15 | Gobelins | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 13 |
| 16 | Le Puy F.43 Auvergne | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 11 |
| 17 | Bastia-Borgo | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -8 | 10 |
| 18 | Stade Briochin | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 8 |
