Preview: Le Mans the probable winner when Le Puy F.43 Auvergne comes to visit

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Competition: France National
Competition: Fri 11.November
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de La Pincenardière (25000 seats)

Le Mans are unlocking their away locker room to Le Puy F.43 Auvergne for another important fixture following their 1-2 result against 5th-placed Cholet.

Insights:
  • Le Mans have the most matches over the total-line (7) in National
  • Le Puy F.43 Auvergne have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in National

Both sides have had plentiful rest since their previous match. Let's aim for an active fixture!

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Le Mans form and stats

Le Mans have played 5 National games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-0 (wins-draws-losses). When Le Mans hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Stade Briochin, Le Mans, Gobelins, Bastia-Borgo and Sedan), they have won 2 of 2 matches!

Le Mans are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Cholet.

In the fixture before, 2-2 away to Drapeau Fougeres (after extra-time, 8-7 on penalties) (Coupe de France).

Mans are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Stade de La Pincenardière in their league games, having scored an impressive 14 goals in 5 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Le Mans have only let in {2 goals} at home.

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Le Puy F.43 Auvergne form and stats

Le Puy F.43 Auvergne have only collected 6 points from their away games in the National, after 1-3-2 (6 played). One point away has become something of a habit for Le Puy F.43 Auvergne who have played out draws in their last three away games.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Martigues (placed 6th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1. Strange, but true: this side has finished three consecutive league matches with the result 1-1!

Before that game, the win at home hosting Andrezieux in the Coupe de France (2-0).

A tale of few goals? 10 of this side's latest 11 league matches have seen zero, one or two goals.

Goals are few and far between in Le Puy F.43 Auvergne's away league games. Only {3 goals} from 6 travels. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Le MansA. Gnanduillet
A. Gnanduillet
7 goals
MansF. El Khoumisti
F. El Khoumisti
3 goals
Le Puy F.43 AuvergneM. Ben Fredj
M. Ben Fredj
3 goals

Le Mans missing players

Le Puy F.43 Auvergne missing players

Le Mans Le Puy F.43 Auvergne
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
11 5 2 Played P 4 6 11
3 3 2 Won W 1 1 2
3 2 0 Drew D 2 3 5
5 0 0 Lost L 1 2 4
18 14 10 Scored S 2 3 8
14 2 1 Conceded C 2 5 11
91% 80% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 83% 91%
82% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 50% 73%
64% 60% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 9%
27% 40% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
9% 20% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
45% 40% 50% BTTS BTTS 25% 33% 45%
27% 60% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 27%
36% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 36%
 
4.7 4.8 4 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 3.7 3.3
3.9 3.8 3 Corners against (avg) C A 8.5 7.8 7.3
1.7 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.3 2.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 6
 
12.3 12.4 14.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7 6.3 7.5
5.1 5.6 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 1.8 3.2
32% 50% 62% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 27% 23%
 
8.2 5.2 5.5 Shots against (avg) S A 14.2 13.5 14.1
3.5 2.4 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 5.5 5.7
Key stats in National this season:
  • 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 scored more than double the goals of Le Puy F.43 Auvergne.
  • Le Mans have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in National
  • Le Mans have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in National
  • Le Mans have the most matches over the total-line (7) in National
  • Le Mans have the most scored goals (14) at home in National
  • Le Mans have the the best goal difference (+12) at home in National
  • Le Puy F.43 Auvergne have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Le Puy F.43 Auvergne have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in National
  • Le Puy F.43 Auvergne have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in National
  • Le Puy F.43 Auvergne have the fewest scored goals (3) away 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 11 8 1 2 23 12 6 4 0 2 12 7 5 4 1 0 11 5 11 24
2 Versailles 11 5 4 2 16 14 6 4 2 0 12 6 5 1 2 2 4 8 2 19
3 Dunkerque 11 6 0 5 16 12 6 4 0 2 10 4 5 2 0 3 6 8 4 18
4 Red Star 11 4 5 2 14 10 5 2 1 2 7 7 6 2 4 0 7 3 4 17
5 Cholet 11 4 5 2 16 13 6 4 2 0 11 4 5 0 3 2 5 9 3 17
6 Martigues 11 3 7 1 18 15 5 3 2 0 10 6 6 0 5 1 8 9 3 16
7 Nancy 11 4 3 4 13 14 6 3 1 2 8 6 5 1 2 2 5 8 -1 15
8 Châteauroux 11 4 3 4 12 13 6 2 2 2 6 6 5 2 1 2 6 7 -1 15
9 Bourg-en-Bresse 11 4 3 4 14 16 5 0 3 2 6 10 6 4 0 2 8 6 -2 15
10 Orléans 11 2 8 1 11 7 5 0 5 0 3 3 6 2 3 1 8 4 4 14
11 Avranches 11 4 3 4 9 13 5 1 2 2 5 6 6 3 1 2 4 7 -4 14
12 Villefranche 11 3 4 4 13 15 6 3 2 1 9 6 5 0 2 3 4 9 -2 13
13 Sedan 11 3 4 4 12 17 5 1 1 3 3 7 6 2 3 1 9 10 -5 13
14 Le Mans 11 3 3 5 18 14 5 3 2 0 14 2 6 0 1 5 4 12 4 12
15 Le Puy F.43 Auvergne 11 2 5 4 8 11 5 1 2 2 5 6 6 1 3 2 3 5 -3 11
16 Gobelins 11 2 5 4 8 12 5 0 4 1 2 3 6 2 1 3 6 9 -4 11
17 Bastia-Borgo 11 2 4 5 12 18 6 2 2 2 8 10 5 0 2 3 4 8 -6 10
18 Stade Briochin 11 0 5 6 12 19 6 0 3 3 6 9 5 0 2 3 6 10 -7 5

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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.