National match prediction and preview for Villefranche vs Bastia clash

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Competition: France National
Competition: Fri 18.September
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Armand Chouffet (3200 seats)

The season is still fairly new and the National table has to be read with caution. So far Villefranche find themselves in 8th position and Bastia are placed 1st.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Villefranche form and stats

Villefranche are yet to win a home game, having collected 1 point from their first two National games here at Stade Armand Chouffet.

Villefranche enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Red Star's place. The match ended 2-0. Preceding that match was a defeat to Quevilly Rouen (0-1).

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Villefranche at home in the league. 0 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Bastia form and stats

Bastia, who have the most scored goals (11) in National, are happy with their away performances in the National so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels. Bastia are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played nine in a row without losing.

Bastia go into this game after a win, the home game against Bourg-en-Bresse that ended 3-1. Preceding that game was the away victory against Le Mans with the score of 3-1.

Bastia are a potent attacking force on the road with their 8 goals in 3 league games. As opposed to that, Bastia have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

BastiaS. Da Silva
S. Da Silva
3 goals
VillefrancheM. Blanc
M. Blanc
2 goals
BastiaY. Bocognano
Y. Bocognano
2 goals

Villefranche missing players

Bastia missing players

Villefranche Bastia
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
4 2 1 Played P 2 3 5
1 0 0 Won W 1 2 3
2 1 1 Drew D 1 1 1
1 1 0 Lost L 0 0 1
4 0 0 Scored S 3 8 11
3 1 0 Conceded C 1 4 6
75% 50% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 67% 80%
50% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 60%
25% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 67% 60%
25% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 67% 60%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 20%
25% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 60%
50% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 20%
50% 100% 100% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 40%
 
3.5 4 3 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.3 4.8
4.8 4.5 6 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.3 4
3 2.5 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 2.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
38 20 10 Total Shots T S 21 28 60
17 10 5 Shots on Target S O 9 14 25
24% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 57% 44%
Key stats in National this season:
  • Bastia has the most scored goals (11) in National
  • Bastia has the most scored goals (8) away in National
  • Bastia has the most scored goals in the second half (6) in National
  • Bastia has the the best goal difference (+4) away in National
  • Bastia has the the best goal difference (+5) in National
Villefranche Last season Bastia
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   10 21
10 7   Won W   7 17
11 4   Drew D   2 2
4 2   Lost L   1 2
34 21   Scored S   15 37
24 11   Conceded C   8 15
84% 77%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   80% 90%
76% 69%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   70% 67%
32% 38%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   60% 57%
20% 23%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   10% 24%
12% 23%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   10% 10%
48% 46%   BTTS BTTS   60% 57%
40% 46%   Clean Sheets C S   40% 38%
28% 31%   Failed to Score F T   20% 14%
 
4.2 4.3   Corners for (avg) C F   4 4.7
4 3.9   Corners against (avg) C A   2.5 3.2
2.4 2.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 1.9
6 5   Red cards R C   0 0
 
284 164   Total Shots T S   21 118
111 66   Shots on Target S O   10 55
31% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   20% 35%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bastia 5 3 1 1 11 6 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 2 1 0 8 4 5 10
2 Laval 5 3 1 1 8 5 2 1 0 1 4 4 3 2 1 0 4 1 3 10
3 Boulogne 4 2 2 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 8
4 Créteil 5 2 2 1 3 3 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 8
5 Concarneau 3 2 1 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 7
6 Cholet 4 1 3 0 4 2 3 1 2 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 6
7 Avranches 4 2 0 2 5 5 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 6
8 Villefranche 4 1 2 1 4 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 5
9 Bastia-Borgo 4 1 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 3 -1 5
10 Quevilly Rouen 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 4
11 Sete 4 1 1 2 5 6 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 2 5 -1 4
12 Le Mans 5 0 4 1 6 8 2 0 1 1 3 5 3 0 3 0 3 3 -2 4
13 Stade Briochin 4 1 1 2 3 5 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 -2 4
14 Orléans 3 1 0 2 3 2 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3
15 Annecy 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
16 Red Star 4 0 2 2 4 8 3 0 1 2 3 7 1 0 1 0 1 1 -4 2
17 Lyon Duchère 5 0 2 3 5 10 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 0 2 2 6 -5 2
18 Bourg-en-Bresse 2 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 1

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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.