National match preview: Lyon Duchère versus Boulogne

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Competition: France National
Competition: Sat 24.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de Balmont (5600 seats)

Lyon Duchère are welcoming Boulogne for another important game after their 0-1 result against 1st-placed Bastia.

Insights:
  • Lyon Duchère have the the worst goal difference (-14) in National
  • Boulogne have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a National game only four days ago.

Relegation threatens Duchère who should definitely be looking for some points here. Boulogne are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Lyon Duchère form and stats

With 2 National wins, 7 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Lyon Duchère, who have the the worst goal difference (-14) in National, are certainly not brimming with confidence.

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Red Star.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Duchère here at Stade de Balmont in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (12 from 15 games). 21 goals have been conceded.

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Boulogne form and stats

3 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Boulogne playing as the away team in the National this season. One point away has become something of a habit for Boulogne who have played out draws in their last three away games.

Before that, Boulogne secured a home win against Stade Briochin with the score 2-1.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The National trip to Creteil.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Boulogne as they have only managed to score 9 times from 14 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Boulogne have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Boulogne - Lyon Duchère 1-1 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Lyon Duchère four wins, two draws and Boulogne two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Lyon DuchèreI. Botella
I. Botella
6 goals
DuchèreN. Dekoke
N. Dekoke
5 goals
BoulogneR. Frikeche
R. Frikeche
4 goals

Lyon Duchère missing players

Boulogne missing players

Lyon Duchère Boulogne
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
30 15 4 Played P 2 14 29
4 2 0 Won W 0 3 6
15 7 2 Drew D 1 6 15
11 6 2 Lost L 1 5 8
27 12 2 Scored S 1 9 24
41 21 6 Conceded C 2 16 29
87% 73% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 71% 76%
77% 73% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 43% 52%
40% 53% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 36% 34%
23% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 14%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 3%
63% 53% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 29% 41%
23% 33% 25% Clean Sheets C S 50% 43% 38%
27% 40% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 57% 45%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 2.1 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.5 1.5 1.9
7 4 2 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
7.1 8.4 7.2 Shots (avg) S ( 5 7.3 8.7
3.2 3.9 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3 3.8
27% 20% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 21% 22%
Key stats in National this season:
  • Boulogne have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Lyon Duchère have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lyon Duchère have the fewest matches under the total-line (10) in National
  • Lyon Duchère have the fewest points (13) at home in National
  • Lyon Duchère have the the worst goal difference (-14) in National
  • Lyon Duchère have the the worst goal difference (-9) at home 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 Bastia 30 16 9 5 49 25 15 9 4 2 26 9 15 7 5 3 23 16 24 57
2 Quevilly Rouen 30 16 8 6 47 28 16 8 4 4 24 12 14 8 4 2 23 16 19 56
3 Orleans 29 11 10 8 44 33 14 7 4 3 26 15 15 4 6 5 18 18 11 43
4 Red Star 30 10 12 8 36 29 15 6 6 3 15 11 15 4 6 5 21 18 7 42
5 Concarneau 30 9 15 6 32 27 15 3 9 3 14 13 15 6 6 3 18 14 5 42
6 Stade Briochin 30 9 13 8 29 28 15 7 6 2 14 10 15 2 7 6 15 18 1 40
7 Villefranche 29 10 10 9 24 24 14 4 6 4 9 11 15 6 4 5 15 13 0 40
8 Cholet 30 10 9 11 30 37 15 7 4 4 24 19 15 3 5 7 6 18 -7 39
9 Avranches 30 10 7 13 31 36 15 6 2 7 19 20 15 4 5 6 12 16 -5 37
10 Bourg-en-Bresse 30 8 13 9 23 29 15 5 5 5 11 15 15 3 8 4 12 14 -6 37
11 Le Mans 28 8 12 8 30 30 14 5 7 2 17 12 14 3 5 6 13 18 0 36
12 Sete 30 8 12 10 26 28 15 6 7 2 16 7 15 2 5 8 10 21 -2 36
13 Laval 30 8 11 11 29 29 14 4 4 6 17 18 16 4 7 5 12 11 0 35
14 Boulogne 29 6 15 8 24 29 15 3 9 3 15 13 14 3 6 5 9 16 -5 33
15 Annecy 30 7 12 11 35 44 15 4 7 4 20 21 15 3 5 7 15 23 -9 33
16 Creteil 27 7 10 10 25 31 14 6 4 4 16 14 13 1 6 6 9 17 -6 31
17 Bastia-Borgo 30 6 13 11 31 44 15 4 8 3 19 17 15 2 5 8 12 27 -13 31
18 Lyon Duchère 30 4 15 11 27 41 15 2 7 6 12 21 15 2 8 5 15 20 -14 27

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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.