Lyon Duchère and Villefranche are both riding high in the National with their 5th and 3rd positions respectively. Expect a great game!
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Lyon Duchère form and stats
4 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Lyon Duchère have to build on here at Stade de Balmont in the National. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stade de Balmont.
Lyon Duchère manager L. Roussey and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Pau (placed 4th) in the National. Before that game, the 5-1 home victory against Bourg-en-Bresse.
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 Lyon Duchère have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won 3 Drawn 5 Lost 3.
The Lyon Duchère fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 8 league matches. Lyon Duchère have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Villefranche form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their National travels is 3 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat. In general it has been a productive period now for Villefranche as they haven't lost any of their last ten games.
Villefranche are travelling after their nice 3-2 home win in the National against Cholet (placed 11th). Before that, Villefranche travelled to Le Puy F.43 Auvergne and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
What a finish in the last match, as Villefranche came back from being down 0-2 and secured a very satisfying victory through M. Guilavogui's goal in the 90th minute. Things did not look good last match, when K. Renaut got a red card in the 54th minute. They were already behind at this time, but a tremendous finish from Villefranche resulted in a win!
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found four similar matches played by Villefranche in our archives, and the results are: 0 wins for Villefranche, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Villefranche have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. Villefranche are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Villefranche - Lyon Duchère 0-2. Lyon Duchère-Villefranche H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Lyon Duchère 6 wins, Villefranche 1 win, 3 draws. 2 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Rivas Marouani 9 goals |   T. Robinet 6 goals |  M. Guilavogui 5 goals |
Lyon Duchère missing players
Villefranche missing players
| Lyon Duchère | Villefranche | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | 14 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 28 |
| 19 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 89% | 75% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 83% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 88% | 78% |
| 56% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 12% | 28% |
| 22% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 22% |
| 11% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 61% | 62% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 50% |
| 28% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 38% | 39% |
| 22% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 22% |
| 2.3 | 3.5 | 3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| 3.4 | 3.6 | 2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 127 | 76 | 20 | Total Shots | T S | 23 | 75 | 211 |
| 61 | 33 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 32 | 86 |
| 48% | 42% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 31% | 33% |
- Lyon Duchère has the most scored goals in the second half (17)
- Lyon Duchère have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Lyon Duchère have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Villefranche 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 | Dunkerque | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 36 |
| 2 | Red Star | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 35 |
| 3 | Villefranche | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 34 |
| 4 | Pau | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 34 |
| 5 | Lyon Duchère | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 32 |
| 6 | Avranches | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 30 |
| 7 | Boulogne | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 28 |
| 8 | Laval | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| 9 | Bourg-en-Bresse | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 27 |
| 10 | Créteil | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 25 |
| 11 | Cholet | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | Quevilly Rouen | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 17 |
| 13 | Bastia-Borgo | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 17 |
| 14 | Beziers | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -9 | 16 |
| 15 | Concarneau | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 | Le Puy F.43 Auvergne | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -10 | 14 |
| 17 | Gazelec Ajaccio | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 18 | -15 | 11 |
| 18 | Toulon | 18 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -11 | 9 |