Soccer betting preview: Niort welcomes Villefranche in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: France National
Competition: Fri 25.Aug
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade René Gaillard (10406 seats)

Villefranche have journeyed here for an engaging fight against the hosts Niort. Prepare for the fixture with this full National preview!

Niort and Villefranche 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.

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Niort form and stats

Niort have only played one National game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 5 wins, 4 draws and 10 defeats from 19 matches.

No payout for Niort in their previous match, an away game at Châteauroux that ended in defeat 0-2.

Before that, Niort had a home game versus Avranches which ended with a victory 3-2.

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 Niort have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 12 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 2 and lost 7.

At Stade René Gaillard, Niort has the goal stats of 3-2 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Villefranche form and stats

One match played away so far in the National for Villefranche and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 4 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses from 17 games.

Villefranche won their last game, 2-1 versus Cholet played at home. Late drama in the previous game, when Louzif scored the winning goal four minutes into stoppage time to defeat Cholet.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Nancy that ended 1-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 7 similar matches played by Villefranche in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Villefranche, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

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

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head numbers (for the former two meetings): Niort won one game, zero matches ended with a tie and Villefranche have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / one.

Top Goalscorers

NiortK. Gasnier
K. Gasnier
1 goals

Niort missing players

Villefranche missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Niort Villefranche
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
2 1 1 Played P 0 1 2
1 1 1 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
3 3 3 Scored S 0 1 3
4 2 2 Conceded C 0 1 2
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 50%
50% 100% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
2.5 4 4 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2 4
5 4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 0 2 4
1.5 1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.5 14 14 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10 11.5
5 8 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 3.5
30% 38% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 43%
 
13.5 17 17 Shots against (avg) S A 0 9 9.5
5.5 7 7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3 2.5
Niort Last season Villefranche
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   17 34
7 5   Won W   4 11
8 4   Drew D   6 13
23 10   Lost L   7 10
35 24   Scored S   24 49
67 36   Conceded C   24 40
92% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 94%
71% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 79%
58% 74%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   47% 35%
26% 42%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   35% 26%
16% 21%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   29% 21%
50% 68%   BTTS BTTS   65% 62%
11% 5%   Clean Sheets C S   18% 24%
47% 32%   Failed to Score F T   24% 21%
 
3.9 4.3   Corners for (avg) C F   5.1 4.4
4.6 4.8   Corners against (avg) C A   3.8 3.7
1.5 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.7
4 3   Red cards R C   0 3
 
9.3 10.4   Shots (avg) S (   11.6 11.5
3.3 3.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.3 4.4
28% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 32%
 
12.7 12.3   Shots against (avg) S A   10.3 10.5
4.9 4.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.5 4.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Le Mans 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 4
2 Martigues 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
3 Villefranche 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
4 Avranches 2 1 0 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 3
5 Chasselay MDA 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3
6 Cholet 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3
7 Orléans 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Châteauroux 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3
9 Red Star 2 1 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 -1 3
10 Niort 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
11 Nîmes 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
12 Dijon 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
13 Rouen 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
14 Nancy 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Épinal 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 -1 1
16 Sochaux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Versailles 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
18 Marignane Gignac CB 2 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -5 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Le Havre 38 20 15 3 46 19 19 11 7 1 23 9 19 9 8 2 23 10 27 75
2 Metz 38 20 12 6 61 33 19 10 7 2 28 15 19 10 5 4 33 18 28 72
3 Bordeaux 38 20 9 8 51 27 19 12 4 2 28 9 19 8 5 6 23 18 24 69
4 Bastia 38 17 9 12 52 45 19 11 4 4 26 15 19 6 5 8 26 30 7 60
5 Caen 38 16 11 11 52 43 19 11 6 2 33 17 19 5 5 9 19 26 9 59
6 Guingamp 38 15 10 13 51 46 19 7 4 8 26 24 19 8 6 5 25 22 5 55
7 Paris 38 15 10 13 45 43 19 8 3 8 24 22 19 7 7 5 21 21 2 55
8 Saint-Etienne 38 15 11 12 63 57 19 10 4 5 34 27 19 5 7 7 29 30 6 53
9 Sochaux 38 15 7 16 54 41 19 9 4 6 31 18 19 6 3 10 23 23 13 52
10 Grenoble Foot 38 38 14 9 15 33 36 19 9 5 5 19 16 19 5 4 10 14 20 -3 51
11 Quevilly Rouen 38 12 14 12 47 49 19 6 9 4 28 24 19 6 5 8 19 25 -2 50
12 Pau 38 12 11 15 40 52 19 6 6 7 20 27 19 6 5 8 20 25 -12 47
13 Amiens SC 38 13 8 17 40 52 19 8 3 8 20 22 19 5 5 9 20 30 -12 47
14 Rodez 38 10 13 14 38 44 19 4 7 8 18 27 19 6 6 6 20 17 -6 46
15 Laval 38 14 4 20 44 56 19 9 2 8 27 24 19 5 2 12 17 32 -12 46
16 Valenciennes 38 10 15 13 42 49 19 6 11 2 27 23 19 4 4 11 15 26 -7 45
17 Annecy 38 11 12 15 39 51 19 9 4 6 18 18 19 2 8 9 21 33 -12 45
18 Dijon 38 10 12 16 38 43 19 7 7 5 21 17 19 3 5 11 17 26 -5 42
19 Nîmes 38 10 6 22 44 62 19 9 2 8 27 23 19 1 4 14 17 39 -18 36
20 Niort 38 7 8 23 35 67 19 5 4 10 24 36 19 2 4 13 11 31 -32 29
Last season 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 34 19 5 10 50 32 17 10 2 5 25 14 17 9 3 5 25 18 18 62
2 Red Star 34 17 9 8 51 30 17 8 3 6 23 20 17 9 6 2 28 10 21 60
3 Concarneau 34 18 7 9 57 37 17 10 3 4 27 14 17 8 4 5 30 23 20 60
4 Martigues 34 15 15 4 54 40 17 10 6 1 31 18 17 5 9 3 23 22 14 60
5 Versailles 34 14 9 11 41 41 17 9 3 5 21 18 17 5 6 6 20 23 0 51
6 Avranches 34 15 4 15 47 44 17 8 2 7 27 22 17 7 2 8 20 22 3 48
7 Villefranche 34 11 13 10 49 40 17 7 7 3 25 16 17 4 6 7 24 24 9 46
8 Sedan 34 12 10 12 41 47 17 6 4 7 18 22 17 6 6 5 23 25 -6 46
9 Orléans 34 10 14 10 38 37 17 4 8 5 16 17 17 6 6 5 22 20 1 44
10 Châteauroux 34 12 8 14 41 46 17 6 4 7 23 25 17 6 4 7 18 21 -5 44
11 Le Mans 34 10 13 11 50 42 17 7 8 2 34 15 17 3 5 9 16 27 8 43
12 Nancy 34 10 13 11 37 39 17 7 3 7 20 19 17 3 10 4 17 20 -2 42
13 Cholet 34 10 12 12 36 44 17 6 7 4 19 18 17 4 5 8 17 26 -8 42
14 Bourg-en-Bresse 34 9 13 12 42 46 17 4 8 5 24 26 17 5 5 7 18 20 -4 40
15 Stade Briochin 34 8 14 12 36 46 17 4 8 5 16 19 17 4 6 7 20 27 -10 38
16 Le Puy F.43 Auvergne 34 7 14 13 34 50 17 3 8 6 19 24 17 4 6 7 15 26 -16 35
17 Gobelins 34 6 13 15 28 42 17 3 9 5 18 19 17 3 4 10 10 23 -14 31
18 Bastia-Borgo 34 6 8 20 32 61 17 5 4 8 21 31 17 1 4 12 11 30 -29 26

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Le Mans 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 4
2 Martigues 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
3 Villefranche 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
4 Avranches 2 1 0 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 3
5 Chasselay MDA 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3
6 Cholet 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3
7 Orléans 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Châteauroux 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3
9 Red Star 2 1 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 -1 3
10 Niort 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
11 Nîmes 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
12 Dijon 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
13 Rouen 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
14 Nancy 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Épinal 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 -1 1
16 Sochaux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Versailles 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
18 Marignane Gignac CB 2 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -5 0

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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.