With their 5 point advantage in the league table, Le Mans fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Créteil.
- Le Mans have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Créteil have the fewest points (9) away in National
Le Mans and Créteil should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
This pitch has artifical turf, which is not Créteil's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artifical turf Créteil have performed like this: Played one match resulting in 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats with the goal stats 1-0 (scored/conceded).
Le Mans form and stats
Le Mans have played 13 National games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-6-2 (wins-draws-losses). Le Mans has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager D. Ollé-Nicolle and the players.
Le Mans faced defeat in their previous match, away at Laval (1-2). Ahead of that match, Mans lost 0-2 at home to Concarneau.
Mans has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Mans have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Créteil form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Créteil, who have the fewest points (9) away in National, so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 1-6-6 (win-draw-lose). It's looking increasingly bleak for Créteil who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Annecy was the last time a defeat was avoided. Bitter travels for Créteil as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Orleans match.
There might be some fixture complaints from Créteil as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the National match against Bastia (1-4). The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Red Star.
The attacking power of Créteil when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 13 league matches away. Créteil have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Créteil - Mans 1-1 played earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  B. Brahimi 8 goals |   I. Sangaré 6 goals | A. Mokdad 5 goals |
Le Mans missing players
Créteil missing players
| Le Mans | Créteil | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 29 | 16 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 24 |
| 29 | 11 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 30 |
| 85% | 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 69% | 81% |
| 74% | 77% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 54% | 62% |
| 30% | 31% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 46% | 38% |
| 19% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 23% | 19% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 44% | 46% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 46% | 46% |
| 37% | 46% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 31% | 35% |
| 33% | 23% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 54% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8.5 | 10.4 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0.7 | 7.2 | 7.5 |
| 3.7 | 5 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| 30% | 25% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 22% | 28% |
- Créteil have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Créteil have the fewest points (9) away in National
- Le Mans have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 | Quevilly Rouen | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 51 |
| 2 | Bastia | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 45 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 24 | 50 |
| 3 | Cholet | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -2 | 38 |
| 4 | Red Star | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 37 |
| 5 | Orleans | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 36 |
| 6 | Concarneau | 24 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 36 |
| 7 | Stade Briochin | 27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 36 |
| 8 | Le Mans | 27 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 35 |
| 9 | Villefranche | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 11 | -1 | 35 |
| 10 | Laval | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 34 |
| 11 | Avranches | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 32 |
| 12 | Sète | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 31 |
| 13 | Créteil | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -6 | 30 |
| 14 | Bourg-en-Bresse | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -6 | 30 |
| 15 | Bastia-Borgo | 27 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 28 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -11 | 29 |
| 16 | Annecy | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -11 | 28 |
| 17 | Lyon Duchère | 27 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 36 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 16 | -12 | 24 |
| 18 | Boulogne | 23 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -10 | 21 |