Open game expected at Stade Louis-Dugauguez: Sedan vs Villefranche preview

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Competition: France National
Competition: Fri 26.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Louis-Dugauguez (27670 seats)

National: Sedan welcome Villefranche in what is nearly guaranteed to be an engrossing football match. Here's a thorough preview!

Insights:
  • Sedan have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in National
  • Villefranche have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Sedan are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Villefranche is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

Sedan 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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Sedan form and stats

6-4-6 (win-draw-lost) are the National numbers at home for Sedan so far this season.

Sedan faced defeat in their previous match, away at Stade Briochin (1-2).

Ahead of that match, Sedan won a home game hosting Châteauroux (3-2).

Both teams to score: YES! That has occurred in 5 league fixtures in a row for this team. Could it happen again?

The Sedan fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 16 matches. Sedan's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Villefranche form and stats

Villefranche have only collected 15 points from their away games in the National, after 3-6-7 (16 played).

Villefranche had fun at their own home (Stade Louis-Dugauguez) last time out, beating Le Mans 1-0. Gromat scored.

A home win before that, celebrating 5-1 vs Stade Briochin.

Villefranche are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 21 away goals from 16 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Villefranche have conceded 24 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have battled previously this season: Villefranche - Sedan 1-1. Statistics for the previous three meetings involving these two participants are: one win for Sedan, one draw and one win for Villefranche. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

SedanA. Ramalingom
A. Ramalingom
13 goals
VillefrancheM. Ba
M. Ba
12 goals
VillefrancheR. Sergio
R. Sergio
8 goals

Sedan missing players

Villefranche missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sedan Villefranche
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 5 16 33
12 6 4 Won W 0 3 10
10 4 0 Drew D 1 6 13
11 6 1 Lost L 4 7 10
41 18 9 Scored S 5 21 46
44 19 5 Conceded C 11 24 40
85% 81% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
73% 69% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 69% 79%
52% 50% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 44% 33%
30% 25% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 38% 27%
12% 6% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 31% 21%
64% 56% 60% BTTS BTTS 60% 69% 64%
24% 25% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 21%
27% 38% 20% Failed to Score F T 40% 25% 21%
 
4.3 5.1 3.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 4.9 4.4
4.5 4.4 5.6 Corners against (avg) C A 4.6 3.6 3.6
2.1 1.9 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1.6 1.7
5 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
9.9 11.8 10.6 Shots (avg) S ( 11.6 11.5 11.5
4.2 4.9 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 4.1 4.4
30% 23% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 32% 32%
 
10 9.3 10.8 Shots against (avg) S A 11.6 10.2 10.5
4.2 3.8 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.4 4.6 4.3
Key stats in National this season:
  • Sedan have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in National
  • Villefranche have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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 33 18 6 9 58 36 17 10 3 4 27 14 16 8 3 5 31 22 22 59
2 Dunkerque 33 18 5 10 47 30 17 10 2 5 25 14 16 8 3 5 22 16 17 59
3 Red Star 33 16 9 8 49 30 16 7 3 6 21 20 17 9 6 2 28 10 19 57
4 Martigues 33 14 15 4 50 37 16 9 6 1 27 15 17 5 9 3 23 22 13 57
5 Versailles 33 14 9 10 38 37 17 9 3 5 21 18 16 5 6 5 17 19 1 51
6 Sedan 33 12 10 11 41 44 16 6 4 6 18 19 17 6 6 5 23 25 -3 46
7 Cholet 33 11 12 10 37 39 17 7 7 3 21 15 16 4 5 7 16 24 -2 45
8 Orléans 33 10 14 9 37 35 16 4 8 4 15 15 17 6 6 5 22 20 2 44
9 Le Mans 33 10 13 10 48 39 16 7 8 1 32 12 17 3 5 9 16 27 9 43
10 Villefranche 33 10 13 10 46 40 17 7 7 3 25 16 16 3 6 7 21 24 6 43
11 Avranches 33 13 4 16 42 45 16 7 2 7 25 21 17 6 2 9 17 24 -3 42
12 Châteauroux 33 11 8 14 38 44 17 6 4 7 23 25 16 5 4 7 15 19 -6 41
13 Nancy 33 10 11 12 34 39 17 7 2 8 20 22 16 3 9 4 14 17 -5 40
14 Bourg-en-Bresse 33 9 12 12 39 43 16 4 7 5 21 23 17 5 5 7 18 20 -4 39
15 Stade Briochin 33 8 14 11 36 44 17 4 8 5 16 19 16 4 6 6 20 25 -8 38
16 Le Puy F.43 Auvergne 33 7 13 13 32 48 16 3 7 6 17 22 17 4 6 7 15 26 -16 34
17 Gobelins 33 6 13 14 26 39 16 3 9 4 16 16 17 3 4 10 10 23 -13 31
18 Bastia-Borgo 33 6 7 20 30 59 17 5 4 8 21 31 16 1 3 12 9 28 -29 25

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 33 18 6 9 58 36 17 10 3 4 27 14 16 8 3 5 31 22 22 59
2 Dunkerque 33 18 5 10 47 30 17 10 2 5 25 14 16 8 3 5 22 16 17 59
3 Red Star 33 16 9 8 49 30 16 7 3 6 21 20 17 9 6 2 28 10 19 57
4 Martigues 33 14 15 4 50 37 16 9 6 1 27 15 17 5 9 3 23 22 13 57
5 Versailles 33 14 9 10 38 37 17 9 3 5 21 18 16 5 6 5 17 19 1 51
6 Sedan 33 12 10 11 41 44 16 6 4 6 18 19 17 6 6 5 23 25 -3 46
7 Cholet 33 11 12 10 37 39 17 7 7 3 21 15 16 4 5 7 16 24 -2 45
8 Orléans 33 10 14 9 37 35 16 4 8 4 15 15 17 6 6 5 22 20 2 44
9 Le Mans 33 10 13 10 48 39 16 7 8 1 32 12 17 3 5 9 16 27 9 43
10 Villefranche 33 10 13 10 46 40 17 7 7 3 25 16 16 3 6 7 21 24 6 43
11 Avranches 33 13 4 16 42 45 16 7 2 7 25 21 17 6 2 9 17 24 -3 42
12 Châteauroux 33 11 8 14 38 44 17 6 4 7 23 25 16 5 4 7 15 19 -6 41
13 Nancy 33 10 11 12 34 39 17 7 2 8 20 22 16 3 9 4 14 17 -5 40
14 Bourg-en-Bresse 33 9 12 12 39 43 16 4 7 5 21 23 17 5 5 7 18 20 -4 39
15 Stade Briochin 33 8 14 11 36 44 17 4 8 5 16 19 16 4 6 6 20 25 -8 38
16 Le Puy F.43 Auvergne 33 7 13 13 32 48 16 3 7 6 17 22 17 4 6 7 15 26 -16 34
17 Gobelins 33 6 13 14 26 39 16 3 9 4 16 16 17 3 4 10 10 23 -13 31
18 Bastia-Borgo 33 6 7 20 30 59 17 5 4 8 21 31 16 1 3 12 9 28 -29 25

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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.