Le Mans vs Châteauroux match preview

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Competition: France National
Competition: Fri 14.April
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de La Pincenardière (25000 seats)

This is shaping out to be an engrossing match as Le Mans have their supposed home advantage, while Châteauroux are ahead 3 points in the National table.

Insights:
  • Le Mans have the most scored goals in the first half (21) in National
  • Le Mans have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Châteauroux have scored away.

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!

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Le Mans form and stats

7-6-1 (win-draw-lost) are the National numbers at home for Le Mans so far this season.

A strong away win for Le Mans against Le Puy F.43 Auvergne the last match, as Aiko, Cervantes, Voyer and Quarshie were on target. A goal frenzy last time out for Mans, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Le Puy F.43 Auvergne. Fun stuff to watch!

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Cholet in a game that was won 2-0.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Le Mans have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 5 and lost 1.

Goals decide football matches and Le Mans are scoring many of them at home; 29 on target from 14 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Le Mans have conceded only 9 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Châteauroux form and stats

As the visiting team in National matches, Châteauroux have produced an overall stat of 5-3-5 so far. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Châteauroux, as they have won on their previous two travels.

The Châteauroux goalkeeper Paul Delecroix is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 250 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Châteauroux go into this game after a win, the home game against Cholet that ended 2-0.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Versailles.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Châteauroux in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Châteauroux, 5 draws and 4 defeats.

Few goals the story here? 9 of this team's most recent 11 league matches have seen two or less goals.

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.

Head 2 Head

The latest head-to-head encounter ended Châteauroux - Mans 0-3, earlier this season. Head-to-head data (for the preceeding ten meetings): Le Mans won four games, zero matches ended with a tie and Châteauroux have six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.

Top Goalscorers

Le MansA. Gnanduillet
A. Gnanduillet
12 goals

Le Mans missing players

Châteauroux missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Le Mans Châteauroux
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 14 4 Played P 4 13 28
9 7 1 Won W 2 5 11
10 6 3 Drew D 2 3 7
9 1 0 Lost L 0 5 10
43 29 4 Scored S 5 11 33
34 9 3 Conceded C 2 13 32
89% 86% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 92% 93%
82% 79% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 62% 64%
46% 36% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 31% 39%
29% 29% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 21%
14% 21% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
50% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 38% 43%
29% 43% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 31% 29%
32% 21% 50% Failed to Score F T 25% 38% 36%
 
4.6 4.5 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 5.2 5.6
3.7 3.6 4 Corners against (avg) C A 3.8 4.1 3.6
1.6 1.2 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.6 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
11.6 13.4 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10.2 9.6 11.3
5.1 6.1 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 4.9 5.3
30% 34% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 17% 22%
 
8 5.4 5.2 Shots against (avg) S A 8 8.2 7.5
3.9 2.4 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 3.8 3.6
Key stats in National this season:
  • Le Mans have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Le Mans have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Châteauroux have scored away.
  • Le Mans have the fewest conceded goals (9) at home in National
  • Le Mans have the most scored goals (29) at home in National
  • Le Mans have the most scored goals in the first half (21) in National
  • Le Mans have the the best goal difference (+20) 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 28 15 5 8 47 31 14 8 2 4 20 11 14 7 3 4 27 20 16 49
2 Dunkerque 28 15 4 9 40 27 14 7 2 5 19 13 14 8 2 4 21 14 13 49
3 Martigues 28 12 13 3 43 31 14 8 5 1 25 14 14 4 8 2 18 17 12 49
4 Red Star 28 12 9 7 39 27 14 6 3 5 19 18 14 6 6 2 20 9 12 45
5 Versailles 28 12 9 7 35 29 14 8 3 3 20 12 14 4 6 4 15 17 6 45
6 Châteauroux 28 11 7 10 33 32 15 6 4 5 22 19 13 5 3 5 11 13 1 40
7 Sedan 28 10 9 9 33 36 14 5 4 5 14 15 14 5 5 4 19 21 -3 39
8 Orleans 28 8 14 6 33 27 13 3 8 2 13 10 15 5 6 4 20 17 6 38
9 Cholet 28 9 11 8 33 35 14 6 7 1 19 12 14 3 4 7 14 23 -2 38
10 Le Mans 28 9 10 9 43 34 14 7 6 1 29 9 14 2 4 8 14 25 9 37
11 Avranches 28 11 4 13 36 36 14 6 2 6 22 17 14 5 2 7 14 19 0 36
12 Bourg-en-Bresse 28 8 10 10 33 37 13 3 5 5 17 21 15 5 5 5 16 16 -4 34
13 Nancy 27 9 8 10 26 30 14 6 2 6 15 16 13 3 6 4 11 14 -4 34
14 Villefranche 28 7 12 9 35 37 14 5 6 3 19 15 14 2 6 6 16 22 -2 33
15 Le Puy F.43 Auvergne 28 5 13 10 28 42 14 2 7 5 15 20 14 3 6 5 13 22 -14 28
16 Stade Briochin 27 5 12 10 28 35 14 2 7 5 12 17 13 3 5 5 16 18 -7 27
17 Gobelins 28 4 12 12 21 33 14 2 8 4 13 14 14 2 4 8 8 19 -12 24
18 Bastia-Borgo 28 5 6 17 25 52 14 4 3 7 17 28 14 1 3 10 8 24 -27 21

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 Concarneau 28 15 5 8 47 31 14 8 2 4 20 11 14 7 3 4 27 20 16 49
2 Dunkerque 28 15 4 9 40 27 14 7 2 5 19 13 14 8 2 4 21 14 13 49
3 Martigues 28 12 13 3 43 31 14 8 5 1 25 14 14 4 8 2 18 17 12 49
4 Red Star 28 12 9 7 39 27 14 6 3 5 19 18 14 6 6 2 20 9 12 45
5 Versailles 28 12 9 7 35 29 14 8 3 3 20 12 14 4 6 4 15 17 6 45
6 Châteauroux 28 11 7 10 33 32 15 6 4 5 22 19 13 5 3 5 11 13 1 40
7 Sedan 28 10 9 9 33 36 14 5 4 5 14 15 14 5 5 4 19 21 -3 39
8 Orleans 28 8 14 6 33 27 13 3 8 2 13 10 15 5 6 4 20 17 6 38
9 Cholet 28 9 11 8 33 35 14 6 7 1 19 12 14 3 4 7 14 23 -2 38
10 Le Mans 28 9 10 9 43 34 14 7 6 1 29 9 14 2 4 8 14 25 9 37
11 Avranches 28 11 4 13 36 36 14 6 2 6 22 17 14 5 2 7 14 19 0 36
12 Bourg-en-Bresse 28 8 10 10 33 37 13 3 5 5 17 21 15 5 5 5 16 16 -4 34
13 Nancy 27 9 8 10 26 30 14 6 2 6 15 16 13 3 6 4 11 14 -4 34
14 Villefranche 28 7 12 9 35 37 14 5 6 3 19 15 14 2 6 6 16 22 -2 33
15 Le Puy F.43 Auvergne 28 5 13 10 28 42 14 2 7 5 15 20 14 3 6 5 13 22 -14 28
16 Stade Briochin 27 5 12 10 28 35 14 2 7 5 12 17 13 3 5 5 16 18 -7 27
17 Gobelins 28 4 12 12 21 33 14 2 8 4 13 14 14 2 4 8 8 19 -12 24
18 Bastia-Borgo 28 5 6 17 25 52 14 4 3 7 17 28 14 1 3 10 8 24 -27 21

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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.