National match information: Red Star versus Laval

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Competition: France National
Competition: Fri 07.January
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de Paris (10178 seats)

We have to say that both contenders are capable of winning this one, Laval holding a 10 point lead on Red Star in the tables. Bring it on!

Insights:
  • Red Star have the most conceded goals in the first half (16) in National
  • Laval have the fewest conceded goals (4) away in National

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Red Star form and stats

Red Star have played 7 National games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-0-4 (wins-draws-losses).

The Star fans got no joy from their last match, a Coupe de France game also here at Stade de Paris: A 0-2 defeat against Monaco. Hriti was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.14 out of 10. The defender Hriti hit one key pass and won 5 of 6 duels.

Before that match, a National win away at Sedan.

This is expected to be a close game, with Red Star perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Red Star as a small favourite), we find 15 games. Red Star has won five of these, drawn four and lost six.

The Red Star fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 7 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Star defense is not exactly impregnable. 11 goals conceded from 7 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Laval form and stats

Laval's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Laval collect 16 points from their 7 away matches in the National. 5 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 1 defeat). A great winning streak in away games for Laval as they have managed to win five matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Bastia-Borgo have they travelled home without three points.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Quevilly Rouen (after extra-time, 4-2 on penalties) in their previous outing. The Coupe de France match ended in a draw 1-1.

That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Chambly in the National.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 17 similar matches played by Laval in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Laval, seven draws and six defeats.

Laval find the net regularly in their away games. 8 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Red Star victories, three draws and two Laval wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

LavalG. Durbant
G. Durbant
11 goals
Red StarP. Ba
P. Ba
7 goals
Red StarD. Durand
D. Durand
6 goals

Red Star missing players

Laval missing players

Red Star Laval
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
16 7 3 Played P 3 7 16
6 3 1 Won W 3 5 9
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 2
9 4 2 Lost L 0 1 5
24 9 2 Scored S 3 8 19
28 11 4 Conceded C 0 4 14
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
81% 71% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 29% 56%
69% 57% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 29% 50%
38% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 6%
19% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
56% 57% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 29% 50%
12% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 57% 38%
31% 29% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 19%
 
4.8 5.6 4 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 4.6 5.4
3.8 3.7 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 3 3 3.8
1.9 1.9 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
11.4 12.1 10.3 Shots (avg) S ( 8.7 7.1 9.2
5.3 5.9 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 3.3 3.6
28% 22% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 35% 33%
 
8.6 6.7 8.7 Shots against (avg) S A 8.7 6.3 6.8
3.7 3.3 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 2.4 2.7
Key stats in National this season:
  • Laval have the fewest conceded goals (4) away in National
  • Laval haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Red Star have the most conceded goals in the first half (16) in National
  • Red Star haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 16 10 4 2 24 12 9 7 1 1 15 6 7 3 3 1 9 6 12 34
2 Villefranche 16 9 6 1 20 8 7 5 2 0 11 2 9 4 4 1 9 6 12 33
3 Annecy 16 9 5 2 25 10 7 5 2 0 15 1 9 4 3 2 10 9 15 32
4 Bourg-en-Bresse 16 9 4 3 33 15 9 4 3 2 12 6 7 5 1 1 21 9 18 31
5 Laval 16 9 2 5 19 14 9 4 1 4 11 10 7 5 1 1 8 4 5 29
6 Châteauroux 16 7 6 3 19 13 9 5 3 1 12 6 7 2 3 2 7 7 6 27
7 Sedan 16 5 8 3 15 12 9 4 3 2 8 6 7 1 5 1 7 6 3 23
8 Cholet 15 6 3 6 26 29 7 4 2 1 17 10 8 2 1 5 9 19 -3 21
9 Avranches 16 6 3 7 18 27 7 4 0 3 9 13 9 2 3 4 9 14 -9 21
10 Le Mans 15 5 5 5 15 14 8 4 2 2 9 6 7 1 3 3 6 8 1 20
11 Sète 16 6 2 8 20 21 9 4 2 3 14 10 7 2 0 5 6 11 -1 20
12 Red Star 16 6 1 9 24 28 7 3 0 4 9 11 9 3 1 5 15 17 -4 19
13 Orléans 16 4 5 7 15 18 7 2 3 2 8 5 9 2 2 5 7 13 -3 17
14 Stade Briochin 16 4 5 7 12 17 8 4 2 2 11 7 8 0 3 5 1 10 -5 17
15 Chambly 16 4 3 9 20 28 7 2 2 3 14 13 9 2 1 6 6 15 -8 15
16 Creteil 16 3 4 9 12 24 9 3 3 3 9 11 7 0 1 6 3 13 -12 13
17 Boulogne 16 2 5 9 15 23 8 0 4 4 7 11 8 2 1 5 8 12 -8 11
18 Bastia-Borgo 16 1 5 10 15 34 7 1 3 3 9 13 9 0 2 7 6 21 -19 8

Read more about National

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.