Home advantage could prove decisive in Le Mans - Sedan battle

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Competition: France National
Competition: Mon 13.September
Match begins: 16:45 (UTC)
Venue: MMArena (25000 seats)

Le Mans duel Sedan for kudos and football prosperity.

Insights:
  • Le Mans have the most scored goals in the first half (7) in National
  • Sedan have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in National

Le Mans and Sedan 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.

It should be mentioned that Sedan play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Sedan on artifical turf are 0 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat from two games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 1-2. You can compare this with overall results below.

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Le Mans form and stats

Perfect National season at home so far for Le Mans 3 wins from 3 appearances.

Mans shared the glory with Bourg-en-Bresse in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Sete in a game that was won 3-0.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Le Mans matches with similar probabilities have ended with one win, four draws and one defeat (from six games).

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Mans as they are travelling to their away game against Laval in the National. That match is four days after this one.

The Mans manager C. Marques Gomes has got the team scoring with 6 from 3 home games in the league. As for guarding their own goal, Le Mans have only let in 1 goal at home.

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Sedan form and stats

Still no away game victory in the National for Sedan with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.

Sedan won their last game, 2-0 versus Avranches played at home.

Before that, Sedan travelled to Cholet and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Sedan when being an outsider away as they are today, we find one match with the visitors losing one time, drawing zero and winning zero games.

After this away game Sedan return home for a National game against Creteil. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Sedan have the goal stats of 1-2 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the former eight meetings): Mans won five games, one match ended with a tie and Sedan have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / three

Top Goalscorers

Le MansB. Camara
B. Camara
3 goals
MansA. Ndiaye
A. Ndiaye
2 goals
Le MansI. Macalou
I. Macalou
2 goals

Le Mans missing players

Sedan missing players

Le Mans Sedan
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
5 3 0 Played P 1 2 5
3 3 0 Won W 0 0 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 2
1 0 0 Lost L 1 1 1
8 6 0 Scored S 0 1 5
4 1 0 Conceded C 1 2 3
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
80% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 60%
60% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
60% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 40%
40% 67% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 40%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 20%
 
2 1.7 0 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5 3.4
3 2.7 0 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.5 3
2.8 2.3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.5 1.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8.6 10 0 Shots (avg) S ( 8 6.5 5.4
4 5.3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.5 2.4
40% 38% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 20% 42%
Key stats in National this season:
  • Le Mans have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Le Mans have the most scored goals in the first half (7) in National
  • Le Mans have the the best goal difference (+5) at home in National
  • Le Mans have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Le Mans haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sedan have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in National
  • Sedan have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Sedan have yet to win a game away.
  • Sedan haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Le Mans Last season Sedan
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   5 8
13 8   Won W   1 2
13 7   Drew D   3 5
8 2   Lost L   1 1
46 27   Scored S   3 7
36 15   Conceded C   3 6
88% 88%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   40% 62%
76% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   40% 62%
38% 41%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   40% 38%
29% 29%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   0% 0%
6% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 0%
50% 53%   BTTS BTTS   40% 62%
35% 41%   Clean Sheets C S   60% 38%
26% 18%   Failed to Score F T   60% 38%
 
4 4.8   Corners for (avg) C F   3 3.6
3.8 3.7   Corners against (avg) C A   3 2.6
1.5 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3 2.8
2 1   Red cards R C   1 1
 
9.3 11.2   Shots (avg) S (   8.5 12.2
4.4 5.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.5 3.8
32% 28%   Goal Efficiency G E   0% 21%

  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 5 3 2 0 7 3 3 3 0 0 6 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 4 11
2 Le Mans 5 3 1 1 8 4 3 3 0 0 6 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 4 10
3 Annecy 5 3 1 1 6 3 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 10
4 Bourg-en-Bresse 5 2 3 0 11 4 3 1 2 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 5 2 7 9
5 Villefranche 5 2 3 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 9
6 Sedan 5 2 2 1 5 3 3 2 1 0 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 8
7 Chateauroux 5 2 2 1 6 5 3 2 1 0 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 8
8 Chambly 5 2 1 2 4 4 2 0 0 2 1 3 3 2 1 0 3 1 0 7
9 Avranches 5 2 1 2 5 7 2 1 0 1 3 4 3 1 1 1 2 3 -2 7
10 Sete 5 2 0 3 7 9 3 2 0 1 6 3 2 0 0 2 1 6 -2 6
11 Red Star 5 2 0 3 5 8 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 1 0 2 3 5 -3 6
12 Boulogne 5 1 2 2 5 6 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 3 3 -1 5
13 Laval 5 1 2 2 5 6 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 5
14 Orléans 5 1 2 2 3 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 -1 5
15 Stade Briochin 5 1 2 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 0 2 1 0 1 -1 5
16 Cholet 5 1 1 3 5 10 2 1 1 0 4 2 3 0 0 3 1 8 -5 4
17 Creteil 5 0 3 2 3 6 3 0 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 5 -3 3
18 Bastia-Borgo 5 0 2 3 5 9 2 0 2 0 4 4 3 0 0 3 1 5 -4 2

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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.