The Le Mans & Red Star managers D. Ollé-Nicolle and V. Bordot are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the National league table.
- Red Star have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Le Mans and Red Star 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.
Le Mans form and stats
2-5-1 (win-draw-lost) are the National numbers at home for Le Mans so far this season.
The fans are hoping that Le Mans will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the National game against Quevilly Rouen (placed 2nd). 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 Mans have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found nine matches with the results: Won three, drawn five and lost one.
Mans are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 8 games. Mans have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Red Star form and stats
3-4-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Red Star in their National matches away.
Star's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Boulogne that finished 0-0. Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Bastia-Borgo's place.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Star in our archives, and the results are: six wins for Red Star, four draws and zero defeats.
The travelling fans enjoy Star's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 9 league matches away. 10 goals have been conceded by Star in these games. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Red Star - Mans 0-0. Last two meetings between the teams: Mans won zero, Red Star won zero and two draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Durand 8 goals |   B. Brahimi 6 goals | J. Donisa 3 goals |
Le Mans missing players
Red Star missing players
| Le Mans | Red Star | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 20 | 8 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 24 |
| 18 | 7 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 18 |
| 78% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 67% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 67% |
| 28% | 25% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | 33% |
| 28% | 25% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 22% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 50% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 44% |
| 44% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 22% | 44% |
| 28% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 22% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 10.4 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 8.2 | 8.1 |
| 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
| 29% | 21% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 38% | 38% |
- Red Star have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Red Star haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Bastia | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 35 |
| 2 | Quevilly Rouen | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 34 |
| 3 | Red Star | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 30 |
| 4 | Creteil | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 27 |
| 5 | Le Mans | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 25 |
| 6 | Cholet | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -3 | 25 |
| 7 | Orleans | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 8 | Laval | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | Concarneau | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 24 |
| 10 | Avranches | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 24 |
| 11 | Stade Briochin | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 22 |
| 12 | Villefranche | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | -3 | 22 |
| 13 | Sete | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 | Bastia-Borgo | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -10 | 21 |
| 15 | Bourg-en-Bresse | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 19 |
| 16 | Boulogne | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 18 |
| 17 | Lyon Duchere | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -9 | 15 |
| 18 | Annecy | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 15 |