Le Mans will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 2 points behind Laval.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Le Mans form and stats
Le Mans have played 4 National games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Mans faced defeat in their previous match, away at Concarneau (1-3). Before that, Mans drew at home versus Sete.
Mans has scored 5 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches. Mans have conceded 6 from these games.
Laval form and stats
Playing away, Laval, who have the fewest conceded goals (1) away in National, have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 0 defeats in the National this season. Two points from the last two away games for Laval, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a National home defeat versus Red Star with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Quevilly Rouen that ended 0-0.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Laval manager O. Frapolli as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Bastia.
Laval have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 4 league away games 4 goals have been scored. Laval's manager O. Frapolli has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 1 conceded goal. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Mans victories, one draw and six Laval wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Brahimi 4 goals |   M. Ouadah 4 goals | J. Donisa 3 goals |
Le Mans missing players
Laval missing players
| Le Mans | Laval | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 13 | 6 | 5 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 60% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 40% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 40% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 62% |
| 40% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 75% | 38% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | 52 | 32 | Total Shots | T S | 4 | 23 | 57 |
| 47 | 27 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 10 | 26 |
| 23% | 19% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 40% | 42% |
- Laval has the fewest conceded goals (1) away in National
- Laval have not yet lost a game away.
- Laval have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Le Mans have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Le Mans have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Le Mans haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Avranches | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
| 2 | Creteil | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 3 | Bastia | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Quevilly Rouen | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | Cholet | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
| 6 | Laval | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | Concarneau | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | Orleans | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 9 | Red Star | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Le Mans | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 11 | Boulogne | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 12 | Sete | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| 13 | Stade Briochin | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 11 |
| 14 | Bourg-en-Bresse | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 15 | Bastia-Borgo | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 16 | Villefranche | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -3 | 9 |
| 17 | Annecy | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 6 |
| 18 | Lyon Duchere | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 5 |