Betting guide: Red Star expected to overcome Cholet at Stade de Paris

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Competition: France National
Competition: Fri 12.May
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de Paris (10178 seats)

Red Star have played better than Cholet this season, but every fixture starts at 0-0. Here's all the data you require ahead of kickoff:

Insights:
  • Red Star have the fewest points from losing position (1) in National
  • Cholet have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Red Star form and stats

When playing at home in the National, Red Star have managed 7 wins, 3 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 15 games.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Red Star, as their goalkeeper Ludovic Butelle has completely shut out the opponents for 187 minutes in the National.

It's back home for Red Star, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Versailles away with the result 3-0. Macalou, Benali and Cissé found the net in that victory.

Ahead of that match, Star won a home game hosting Bastia-Borgo (1-0).

The Red Star fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 15 matches. Star have conceded 18 in these home matches.

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Cholet form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Cholet so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 3-5-7 (win-draw-lose).

Cholet might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Sedan proved too strong as Cholet slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Stade Omnisports Jean Bouin.

Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Villefranche.

A tale of few goals? 9 of this club's last 11 league rounds have contained two goals or less.

The visitors have scored 14 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Cholet rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 23 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The 8 latest matches involving these sides have all ended as Red Star victories. Surely both teams are aware of this.

The newest logged meeting featuring both these squads is the Cholet - Star 1-4 played previously this season.

Top Goalscorers

CholetY. Jarju
Y. Jarju
9 goals
Red StarJ. Ikanga
J. Ikanga
8 goals
Red StarH. Benali
H. Benali
7 goals

Red Star missing players

Cholet missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Red Star Cholet
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 15 5 Played P 5 15 30
15 7 3 Won W 0 3 8
9 3 1 Drew D 1 5 12
7 5 1 Lost L 4 7 10
47 20 6 Scored S 3 14 31
28 18 2 Conceded C 11 23 38
84% 87% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 87%
65% 60% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 93% 83%
45% 53% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 47% 40%
29% 27% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 13% 13%
16% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
42% 47% 20% BTTS BTTS 40% 60% 60%
48% 40% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 20%
26% 27% 40% Failed to Score F T 60% 40% 33%
 
4.6 5.1 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.6 5 4.4
3.9 3.3 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.1 4.1
1.6 1.5 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.4 1.8
6 5 1 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
11.3 10.9 9.4 Shots (avg) S ( 6 6.6 6.6
5.4 5.3 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2.2 2.7
28% 25% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 60% 42% 37%
 
8.8 8.7 7.6 Shots against (avg) S A 15.2 12.3 10.1
3.3 3.9 3.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7.6 5.5 4.6
Key stats in National this season:
  • Cholet have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Red Star have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Red Star have the fewest points from losing position (1) 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 Concarneau 31 17 6 8 54 32 16 9 3 4 24 12 15 8 3 4 30 20 22 56
2 Martigues 31 14 14 3 49 33 15 9 5 1 26 14 16 5 9 2 23 19 16 56
3 Dunkerque 31 17 4 10 43 28 16 9 2 5 22 13 15 8 2 5 21 15 15 55
4 Red Star 31 15 9 7 47 28 15 7 3 5 20 18 16 8 6 2 27 10 19 54
5 Versailles 31 14 9 8 38 33 16 9 3 4 21 15 15 5 6 4 17 18 5 51
6 Orleans 32 10 14 8 36 32 16 4 8 4 15 15 16 6 6 4 21 17 4 44
7 Le Mans 32 10 13 9 48 38 16 7 8 1 32 12 16 3 5 8 16 26 10 43
8 Sedan 31 11 10 10 37 40 15 5 4 6 15 17 16 6 6 4 22 23 -3 43
9 Châteauroux 31 11 8 12 36 40 16 6 4 6 23 24 15 5 4 6 13 16 -4 41
10 Cholet 31 9 12 10 34 38 16 6 7 3 20 15 15 3 5 7 14 23 -4 39
11 Nancy 31 10 10 11 32 36 16 7 2 7 19 20 15 3 8 4 13 16 -4 39
12 Bourg-en-Bresse 31 9 11 11 36 39 15 4 6 5 20 22 16 5 5 6 16 17 -3 38
13 Villefranche 31 8 13 10 40 39 15 5 7 3 19 15 16 3 6 7 21 24 1 37
14 Avranches 31 11 4 16 36 44 15 6 2 7 22 20 16 5 2 9 14 24 -8 36
15 Stade Briochin 31 7 14 10 33 38 16 3 8 5 14 18 15 4 6 5 19 20 -5 35
16 Gobelins 31 5 13 13 25 38 15 2 9 4 15 16 16 3 4 9 10 22 -13 28
17 Le Puy F.43 Auvergne 31 5 13 13 28 46 15 2 7 6 15 21 16 3 6 7 13 25 -18 28
18 Bastia-Borgo 31 5 7 19 26 56 16 4 4 8 18 31 15 1 3 11 8 25 -30 22

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 Concarneau 31 17 6 8 54 32 16 9 3 4 24 12 15 8 3 4 30 20 22 56
2 Martigues 31 14 14 3 49 33 15 9 5 1 26 14 16 5 9 2 23 19 16 56
3 Dunkerque 31 17 4 10 43 28 16 9 2 5 22 13 15 8 2 5 21 15 15 55
4 Red Star 31 15 9 7 47 28 15 7 3 5 20 18 16 8 6 2 27 10 19 54
5 Versailles 31 14 9 8 38 33 16 9 3 4 21 15 15 5 6 4 17 18 5 51
6 Orleans 32 10 14 8 36 32 16 4 8 4 15 15 16 6 6 4 21 17 4 44
7 Le Mans 32 10 13 9 48 38 16 7 8 1 32 12 16 3 5 8 16 26 10 43
8 Sedan 31 11 10 10 37 40 15 5 4 6 15 17 16 6 6 4 22 23 -3 43
9 Châteauroux 31 11 8 12 36 40 16 6 4 6 23 24 15 5 4 6 13 16 -4 41
10 Cholet 31 9 12 10 34 38 16 6 7 3 20 15 15 3 5 7 14 23 -4 39
11 Nancy 31 10 10 11 32 36 16 7 2 7 19 20 15 3 8 4 13 16 -4 39
12 Bourg-en-Bresse 31 9 11 11 36 39 15 4 6 5 20 22 16 5 5 6 16 17 -3 38
13 Villefranche 31 8 13 10 40 39 15 5 7 3 19 15 16 3 6 7 21 24 1 37
14 Avranches 31 11 4 16 36 44 15 6 2 7 22 20 16 5 2 9 14 24 -8 36
15 Stade Briochin 31 7 14 10 33 38 16 3 8 5 14 18 15 4 6 5 19 20 -5 35
16 Gobelins 31 5 13 13 25 38 15 2 9 4 15 16 16 3 4 9 10 22 -13 28
17 Le Puy F.43 Auvergne 31 5 13 13 28 46 15 2 7 6 15 21 16 3 6 7 13 25 -18 28
18 Bastia-Borgo 31 5 7 19 26 56 16 4 4 8 18 31 15 1 3 11 8 25 -30 22

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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.