National preview and news: Villefranche - Bourg-en-Bresse at Stade Armand Chouffet

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Competition: France National
Competition: Fri 13.May
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Armand Chouffet (3200 seats)

What a game, with Villefranche at 3rd and Bourg-en-Bresse in 5th. Read our preview!

Insights:
  • Villefranche is in the best form (5-1-0) in National
  • Bourg-en-Bresse have the most scored goals (54) in National

Bourg-en-Bresse is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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 have collected 30 points from their National home games so far after 9-3-4. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Villefranche has won four games in a row. The Avranches match was the last time out without a victory.

A strong away win for Villefranche against Sète the last match, as Nirlo were on target.

Ahead of that match, Villefranche won a home game hosting Châteauroux (2-1).

Villefranche has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. Villefranche have only conceded 15 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Bourg-en-Bresse form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their National travels is 7 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.

Bourg-en-Bresse have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Charly Jan. It's been 227 minutes since they last conceded in National.

The regulars enjoyed Bourg-en-Bresse's previous game versus Annecy (placed 2nd), a 3-0 win played at home.

A 0-0 draw at Orléans's stadium before that.

The travelling fans enjoy Bourg-en-Bresse's attacking play in away games, having scored 29 goals in 16 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 19 goals have been conceded by Bourg-en-Bresse in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met earlier this season: Bourg-en-Bresse - Villefranche 1-1. Numbers for the prior ten meetings involving these two participants are: two wins for Villefranche, three draws and five wins for Bourg-en-Bresse. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games. The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be "violent", having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

VillefrancheS. Elisor
S. Elisor
15 goals
Bourg-en-BresseJ. Quarshie
J. Quarshie
10 goals
Bourg-en-BresseA. Garita
A. Garita
9 goals

Villefranche missing players

Bourg-en-Bresse missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Villefranche Bourg-en-Bresse
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 4 Played P 4 16 33
18 9 1 Won W 1 7 15
8 3 1 Drew D 2 4 9
7 4 2 Lost L 1 5 9
43 22 5 Scored S 4 29 54
28 15 6 Conceded C 5 19 33
88% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 91%
67% 69% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 82%
36% 50% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 62% 48%
12% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 19% 21%
6% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 9%
42% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 75% 69% 55%
48% 44% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 19% 30%
21% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 19% 24%
 
4.2 4.5 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.4 4.6
4.1 3.8 5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 3.4 3.8
1.4 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.1 2
4 3 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
10.6 12.9 10.2 Shots (avg) S ( 5.5 8.1 10
4.5 5.3 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.8 4.2
29% 26% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 48% 39%
 
8.6 9.2 11 Shots against (avg) S A 13.2 7.9 7.7
3.2 3.8 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.5 3.8 3.4
Key stats in National this season:
  • Bourg-en-Bresse have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Bourg-en-Bresse have the most scored goals (29) away in National
  • Bourg-en-Bresse have the most scored goals (54) in National
  • Bourg-en-Bresse have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Villefranche have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Villefranche have the most clean sheets (16) in National
  • Villefranche is in the best form (5-1-0) 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 Laval 33 20 7 6 48 28 17 10 3 4 23 13 16 10 4 2 25 15 20 67
2 Annecy 33 18 9 6 53 30 16 11 4 1 33 9 17 7 5 5 20 21 23 63
3 Villefranche 33 18 8 7 43 28 16 9 3 4 22 15 17 9 5 3 21 13 15 62
4 Concarneau 33 15 13 5 47 26 17 10 4 3 26 11 16 5 9 2 21 15 21 58
5 Bourg-en-Bresse 33 15 9 9 54 33 17 8 5 4 25 14 16 7 4 5 29 19 21 54
6 Châteauroux 33 14 10 9 40 28 17 8 6 3 25 13 16 6 4 6 15 15 12 52
7 Stade Briochin 33 14 9 10 45 33 16 9 3 4 25 14 17 5 6 6 20 19 12 51
8 Sedan 33 13 11 9 37 35 17 9 4 4 19 14 16 4 7 5 18 21 2 50
9 Le Mans 33 12 9 12 33 33 17 8 4 5 19 15 16 4 5 7 14 18 0 45
10 Orléans 33 11 11 11 34 33 16 6 6 4 19 13 17 5 5 7 15 20 1 44
11 Red Star 33 12 6 15 50 49 16 6 2 8 23 24 17 6 4 7 27 25 1 42
12 Cholet 33 11 8 14 49 61 16 7 4 5 28 27 17 4 4 9 21 34 -12 41
13 Avranches 33 11 6 16 35 57 16 6 2 8 17 29 17 5 4 8 18 28 -22 39
14 Sète 33 9 7 17 33 41 17 5 6 6 18 16 16 4 1 11 15 25 -8 34
15 Bastia-Borgo 33 7 10 16 39 56 16 6 5 5 27 23 17 1 5 11 12 33 -17 31
16 Boulogne 33 6 9 18 28 47 17 3 7 7 14 21 16 3 2 11 14 26 -19 26
17 Créteil 33 6 8 19 34 56 17 5 5 7 23 26 16 1 3 12 11 30 -22 26
18 Chambly 33 6 8 19 34 62 16 3 6 7 23 30 17 3 2 12 11 32 -28 26

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 Laval 33 20 7 6 48 28 17 10 3 4 23 13 16 10 4 2 25 15 20 67
2 Annecy 33 18 9 6 53 30 16 11 4 1 33 9 17 7 5 5 20 21 23 63
3 Villefranche 33 18 8 7 43 28 16 9 3 4 22 15 17 9 5 3 21 13 15 62
4 Concarneau 33 15 13 5 47 26 17 10 4 3 26 11 16 5 9 2 21 15 21 58
5 Bourg-en-Bresse 33 15 9 9 54 33 17 8 5 4 25 14 16 7 4 5 29 19 21 54
6 Châteauroux 33 14 10 9 40 28 17 8 6 3 25 13 16 6 4 6 15 15 12 52
7 Stade Briochin 33 14 9 10 45 33 16 9 3 4 25 14 17 5 6 6 20 19 12 51
8 Sedan 33 13 11 9 37 35 17 9 4 4 19 14 16 4 7 5 18 21 2 50
9 Le Mans 33 12 9 12 33 33 17 8 4 5 19 15 16 4 5 7 14 18 0 45
10 Orléans 33 11 11 11 34 33 16 6 6 4 19 13 17 5 5 7 15 20 1 44
11 Red Star 33 12 6 15 50 49 16 6 2 8 23 24 17 6 4 7 27 25 1 42
12 Cholet 33 11 8 14 49 61 16 7 4 5 28 27 17 4 4 9 21 34 -12 41
13 Avranches 33 11 6 16 35 57 16 6 2 8 17 29 17 5 4 8 18 28 -22 39
14 Sète 33 9 7 17 33 41 17 5 6 6 18 16 16 4 1 11 15 25 -8 34
15 Bastia-Borgo 33 7 10 16 39 56 16 6 5 5 27 23 17 1 5 11 12 33 -17 31
16 Boulogne 33 6 9 18 28 47 17 3 7 7 14 21 16 3 2 11 14 26 -19 26
17 Créteil 33 6 8 19 34 56 17 5 5 7 23 26 16 1 3 12 11 30 -22 26
18 Chambly 33 6 8 19 34 62 16 3 6 7 23 30 17 3 2 12 11 32 -28 26

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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.