Evenly matched teams: Red Star vs Villefranche match preview

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Competition: France National
Competition: Fri 17.September
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de Paris

Red Star saw a 0-6 result facing Annecy in their previous fixture, a fixture to learn from. The next task is this sturdy Villefranche side.

Insights:
  • Red Star have the most conceded goals (14) in National
  • Villefranche have the fewest conceded goals (2) in National

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

Only two National home games for Red Star so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

Red Star lost their last game at Annecy (placed 1st) after a 0-6 scoreline. Star were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

Before that, Star had a home game versus Orléans which ended with a victory 1-0.

At Stade de Paris, Red Star has the goal stats of 2-3 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Villefranche form and stats

Things could have gone better for Villefranche in their National away matches, but 5 points from 3 games is all right.

Villefranche have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 199 minutes since they last conceded in National.

Villefranche are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the National against Chambly (placed 13th).

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Boulogne at their stadium, the result 1-0.

The attacking power of Villefranche when travelling is not overwhelming with 2 goals scored from 3 league matches away. The Villefranche defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (1 goal in 3 games).

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last four meetings: zero - two - two (Red Star wins - draws - Villefranche wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

VillefrancheS. Elisor
S. Elisor
3 goals
StarC. N'Doye
C. N'Doye
2 goals
VillefrancheJ. Nirlo
J. Nirlo
2 goals

Red Star missing players

Villefranche missing players

Red Star Villefranche
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
6 2 0 Played P 0 3 6
2 1 0 Won W 0 1 3
0 0 0 Drew D 0 2 3
4 1 0 Lost L 0 0 0
5 2 0 Scored S 0 2 7
14 3 0 Conceded C 0 1 2
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 67% 83%
83% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 33% 50%
67% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 17%
33% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
17% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 33%
17% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 67% 67%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 17%
 
4.8 6 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4 4.3
4 4.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 5.3
2.3 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.7 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
9.3 10 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 3.7 7.8
3.7 4.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1 2.2
23% 22% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 67% 54%
Key stats in National this season:
  • Red Star have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Red Star have the most conceded goals (14) in National
  • Red Star have the the worst goal difference (-9) in National
  • Red Star have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Red Star haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Villefranche have not yet lost a game.
  • Villefranche have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Villefranche have the fewest conceded goals (2) in National
  • Villefranche have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) 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 Annecy 6 4 1 1 12 3 3 3 0 0 9 0 3 1 1 1 3 3 9 13
2 Bourg-en-Bresse 6 3 3 0 17 5 3 1 2 0 6 2 3 2 1 0 11 3 12 12
3 Villefranche 6 3 3 0 7 2 3 2 1 0 5 1 3 1 2 0 2 1 5 12
4 Concarneau 6 3 2 1 9 7 3 3 0 0 6 2 3 0 2 1 3 5 2 11
5 Châteauroux 6 3 2 1 7 5 4 3 1 0 5 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 11
6 Le Mans 5 3 1 1 8 4 3 3 0 0 6 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 4 10
7 Boulogne 6 2 2 2 8 6 3 0 2 1 2 3 3 2 0 1 6 3 2 8
8 Sedan 5 2 2 1 5 3 3 2 1 0 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 8
9 Laval 6 2 2 2 6 6 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 8
10 Stade Briochin 6 2 2 2 4 4 3 2 0 1 4 3 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 8
11 Cholet 6 2 1 3 9 12 3 2 1 0 8 4 3 0 0 3 1 8 -3 7
12 Avranches 6 2 1 3 5 8 3 1 0 2 3 5 3 1 1 1 2 3 -3 7
13 Chambly 6 2 1 3 4 7 2 0 0 2 1 3 4 2 1 1 3 4 -3 7
14 Sète 6 2 0 4 7 10 3 2 0 1 6 3 3 0 0 3 1 7 -3 6
15 Red Star 6 2 0 4 5 14 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 1 0 3 3 11 -9 6
16 Orléans 6 1 2 3 4 6 2 0 1 1 0 1 4 1 1 2 4 5 -2 5
17 Creteil 6 0 3 3 4 12 4 0 3 1 2 7 2 0 0 2 2 5 -8 3
18 Bastia-Borgo 6 0 2 4 5 12 3 0 2 1 4 7 3 0 0 3 1 5 -7 2

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.