Villefranche perform at a high level so far being 3rd in the table. Bastia-Borgo can look both up and down from their 12th position.
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.
It's quite the trip for Bastia-Borgo when visiting Villefranche as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.
Villefranche form and stats
The story so far in the National for Villefranche at their home stadium (Stade Armand Chouffet) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat. Two draws in a row at home now for Villefranche.
Villefranche are confident in defense, having played 240 minutes without conceding a goal.
The fans are hoping that Villefranche will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Coupe de France game against Limonest. In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Avranches.
The Villefranche fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 8 matches. Villefranche have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Bastia-Borgo form and stats
Bastia-Borgo have only collected 6 points from their away games in the National, after 0-6-2 (8 played). Bastia-Borgo has built quite a streak of draws from their away games now, as four in a row has ended all square. Will this streak be broken in today's game?
Two travels in a row for Bastia-Borgo, whose manager J. Ottaviani could celebrate last time after the Coupe de France win against Nanterre. Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Pau.
The attacking power of Bastia-Borgo when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 8 league matches away. Bastia-Borgo have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  T. Robinet 5 goals |  T. Taufflieb 4 goals |  O. Dadoune 3 goals |
Villefranche missing players
Bastia-Borgo missing players
| Villefranche | Bastia-Borgo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 20 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 18 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 23 |
| 87% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 62% | 80% |
| 73% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 50% | 67% |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 38% | 53% |
| 13% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 33% |
| 7% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 40% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 60% |
| 47% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 38% | 27% |
| 27% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 33% |
| 4.7 | 4.5 | 2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 171 | 105 | 16 | Total Shots | T S | 23 | 60 | 158 |
| 68 | 40 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 21 | 57 |
| 29% | 28% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 29% | 32% |
- Bastia-Borgo have yet to win a game away.
- Villefranche has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5)
- Villefranche have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Pau | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 32 |
| 2 | Dunkerque | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 29 |
| 3 | Villefranche | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 27 |
| 4 | Lyon Duchere | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 27 |
| 5 | Red Star | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 26 |
| 6 | Avranches | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 24 |
| 7 | Bourg-en-Bresse | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 23 |
| 8 | Laval | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| 9 | Boulogne | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Creteil | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| 11 | Cholet | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 22 |
| 12 | Bastia-Borgo | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 15 |
| 13 | Beziers | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 15 |
| 14 | Concarneau | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 14 |
| 15 | Quevilly Rouen | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 14 |
| 16 | Gazelec Ajaccio | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -13 | 11 |
| 17 | Toulon | 15 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -8 | 8 |
| 18 | Le Puy F.43 Auvergne | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 7 |