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Ligue 2 · 3 seasons
| Season | Matches played. | Goals scored (actual). | Expected goals for: goals our model (TrueGoals) says this team's performances typically produce. | Expected goals against: same, for goals conceded. | Expected goal difference (xGF minus xGA). | Actual league points. | Expected points: points the team “should” have won based on xG, via match simulation. | Actual points minus expected points. Positive = over-performing its underlying numbers (may regress); negative = under-performing. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 28 | 39 | 32.9 | 26.4 | +6.5 | 53 | 42.3 | +10.7 |
| 2018/19 | 38 | 49 | 45.4 | 29.0 | +16.4 | 63 | 62.5 | +0.5 |
| 2017/18 | 38 | 48 | 55.5 | 51.8 | +3.7 | 43 | 53.6 | -10.6 |
| 2019/20 | 14 | 19 | 17.2 | 12.4 | +4.8 | 30 | 22.5 | +7.5 |
| 2018/19 | 19 | 30 | 26.4 | 9.5 | +16.9 | 38 | 37.9 | +0.1 |
| 2017/18 | 19 | 26 | 31.3 | 21.5 | +9.7 | 27 | 31.6 | -4.6 |
| 2019/20 | 14 | 20 | 15.6 | 14.0 | +1.7 | 23 | 19.7 | +3.3 |
| 2018/19 | 19 | 19 | 19.0 | 19.5 | -0.5 | 25 | 24.7 | +0.3 |
| 2017/18 | 19 | 22 | 24.2 | 30.2 | -6.0 | 16 | 21.9 | -5.9 |
Recent form
- 2019/20
- Wvs Orleans1–09 Mar 2020xG 1.0–0.7
- W@ Paris FC2–02 Mar 2020xG 1.5–0.0
- Lvs Caen1–422 Feb 2020xG 0.3–2.2
- L@ Chateauroux2–317 Feb 2020xG 2.1–1.6
- Dvs Grenoble0–010 Feb 2020xG 0.6–0.6
- Wvs Troyes1–04 Feb 2020xG 0.5–0.7
- D@ Le Havre0–031 Jan 2020xG 0.5–0.7
- Dvs Clermont1–125 Jan 2020xG 1.3–1.7
- D@ Guingamp1–118 Jan 2020xG 0.7–1.0
- Wvs Niort1–021 Dec 2019xG 1.7–0.3
First half / second half
Half-time position → full-time result (2019/20)
- Led at HT55W 0D 0Lleads held 100%
- Level at HT167W 8D 1L
- Behind at HT73W 0D 4Lcomeback rate 43%
| Season | Pld | Goals scored in the first half. | Goals scored in the second half (full-time minus half-time). | Goals conceded in the first half. | Goals conceded in the second half. | Share of the team's goals scored in the second half. Shown only when there are enough goals to be meaningful. | Comebacks: matches the team was trailing at half-time but ended up winning or drawing. | Leads lost: matches the team was leading at half-time but ended up drawing or losing. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 28 | 10 | 29 | 10 | 14 | 74% | 3 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 38 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 45% | 2 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 38 | 20 | 28 | 23 | 26 | 58% | 6 | 2 |
| 2016/17 | 38 | 22 | 37 | 19 | 21 | 63% | 2 | 3 |
| 2015/16 | 38 | 13 | 26 | 16 | 19 | 67% | 3 | 4 |
| 2013/14 | 38 | 23 | 35 | 23 | 17 | 60% | 4 | 1 |
| 2012/13 | 38 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 51% | 3 | 5 |
| 2011/12 | 38 | 12 | 30 | 21 | 27 | 71% | 3 | 2 |
| 2008/09 | 38 | 22 | 25 | 10 | 25 | 53% | 2 | 3 |
Home advantage
Home edge (PPG) by season — home vs away results, descriptive.
This season (2019/20)
- Home149W 3D 2L2.14 PPG
- Away146W 5D 3L1.64 PPG
| Season | HP | Home win percentage. | Home points per game (3 for a win, 1 for a draw). | Away points per game. | Home edge: home points per game minus away points per game — the size of the team's home advantage. Caveated when either home or away matches are few. | Home goal difference per game. | Away goal difference per game. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 14 | 64% | 2.14 | 1.64 | +0.50 | +0.71 | +0.36 |
| 2018/19 | 19 | 58% | 2.00 | 1.32 | +0.68 | +1.11 | 0.00 |
| 2017/18 | 19 | 42% | 1.42 | 0.84 | +0.58 | +0.21 | -0.26 |
| 2016/17 | 19 | 47% | 1.74 | 1.68 | +0.05 | +0.47 | +0.53 |
| 2015/16 | 19 | 47% | 1.79 | 1.26 | +0.53 | +0.42 | -0.21 |
| 2013/14 | 19 | 47% | 1.84 | 1.58 | +0.26 | +0.68 | +0.26 |
| 2012/13 | 19 | 32% | 1.42 | 0.95 | +0.47 | -0.05 | -0.68 |
| 2011/12 | 19 | 42% | 1.53 | 1.00 | +0.53 | +0.11 | -0.42 |
| 2008/09 | 19 | 63% | 2.00 | 1.58 | +0.42 | +0.63 | 0.00 |
Corners
Corners per game by season — actual counts, shown where available.
This season (2019/20)
- Home1463 for / 45 against4.5 CF/g
- Away1468 for / 62 against4.9 CF/g
| Season | Pld | Corners won (total). | Corners conceded (total). | Corners won per game. | Corners conceded per game. | Home corners won per game. | Away corners won per game. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 28 | 131 | 107 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| 2018/19 | 38 | 222 | 159 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 6.1 |
| 2017/18 | 38 | 218 | 150 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 5.8 |