Laval v Boulogne

18th1–012th

19:00 UTC

Match statistics

Full-time statistics
Laval		Boulogne
10	Shots	9
2	Shots on target	2
3	Corners	4
26	Fouls	16
3	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	1
6	Offsides	1
484	Passes	280
62%	Possession %	38%
1.02	xG	0.54

Over 1.5: 70%
Over 2.5: 44%
Over 3.5: 23%
Both score: 50%

Model pick: Boulogne 38%
Likely score: 1-1 14%
Expected goals: 1.16 – 1.27

Advised bets

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Boulogne

3.30Dafabet · fair 3.06 · qualifies at 3.15+ · 0.86u

Why this price?

Back Boulogne to win at 3.30 with Dafabet.

Our model puts the chance at 38% and the bookmakers' own consensus, margin removed, at 29%; we judge it at 33%, weighting the market more than the model, which is a fair price of 3.06. The offered 3.30 implies only 30%, so the price is 7.9% better than our estimate says it should be. That gap is the edge.

Stake 0.86 units of a 100-unit bank: the size follows the edge (a quarter-Kelly fraction), never more than 2 units.

Projected goals: Laval 1.16, Boulogne 1.27.

The edge is an estimate and carries model error; it can be wrong, and a losing run is normal.

Our probabilities against the market

Our probability and fair price for every market we publish, next to the best price we last captured and the probability it implies (bookmaker margin included).
Market	Selection	Ours	Fair	Best price	Implied	Gap
Match result	Laval	33.0%	3.03	2.57 Betano	38.9%	-5.9
Match result	Draw	28.7%	3.48	3.30 Betfair	30.3%	-1.6
Match result	Boulogne	38.3%	2.61	3.05 Betano	32.8%	+5.5
Total goals	Over 1.5	70.4%	1.42	1.44 Bet365	69.4%	+0.9
Total goals	Under 1.5	29.6%	3.38	3.25 Bet365	30.8%	-1.2
Total goals	Over 2.5	43.7%	2.29	2.38 Betfair	42.0%	+1.7
Total goals	Under 2.5	56.3%	1.78	1.73 Bet365	57.8%	-1.5
Total goals	Over 3.5	22.7%	4.41	4.50 Bet365	22.2%	+0.5
Total goals	Under 3.5	77.3%	1.29	1.29 Betfair	77.5%	-0.2
Both teams to score	Both teams to score — Yes	50.0%	2.00	2.00 Bet365	50.0%	-0.0
Both teams to score	Both teams to score — No	50.0%	2.00	1.91 William Hill	52.4%	-2.3

A positive gap means our probability is higher than the price implies. That is information, not a recommendation: a pick is only published where the gap clears our bar after allowing for model error, and those appear above.

Laval v Boulogne: too close to call

Our model makes Laval 33% to win this Ligue 2 fixture, with the draw at 29% and Boulogne at 38%. The goal projection is 1.16 for Laval against 1.27 for Boulogne — a slight edge to Boulogne on expected output. A combined 2.43 goals points to a cagey game with few clear chances, which puts over 2.5 at 44% and both teams to score at 50%. The single most likely scoreline is 1-1 at 14%, though no individual scoreline is ever likely in absolute terms — that is the nature of a low-scoring sport. Note that even our favoured side is under 45% to win outright, so this is a fixture where the draw does a lot of work and confident calls are not warranted. All figures come from a Dixon–Coles adjusted Poisson model fitted on recent results and expected goals. They are estimates, not forecasts of fact.

Most likely scores: 1-1 14%; 0-1 11%; 1-0 10%; 0-0 9%; 1-2 8%

This season

Season records for Laval and Boulogne
Laval		Boulogne
12	Played	12
2-3-7	W-D-L	2-7-3
0.75	Pts / game	1.08
1.17	Goals for / game	0.83
1.92	Goals against / game	0.67
58%	Over 2.5	17%
67%	BTTS	42%
8%	Clean sheets	42%
25%	Failed to score	42%
2-2-2	Home record	1-4-1
0-1-5	Away record	1-3-2
L1	Streak	W1

2026/27 league matches only, computed from results on record. Laval · Boulogne

Full-match statistics, per game this season

Produced

Season per-match averages, produced
10.2	Shots	12.0
3.8	Shots on target	4.2
4.2	Corners	4.4
2.40	Cards	2.00
18.8	Fouls	18.0
55	Possession %	45
1.52	xG	1.16
5 matches	sample	5 matches

Conceded

Season per-match averages, conceded
11.8	Shots	9.8
4.2	Shots on target	2.6
4.2	Corners	5.4
1.80	Cards	2.60
15.6	Fouls	16.6
45	Possession %	55
1.45	xG	0.71
5 matches	sample	5 matches

Form comparison

Per-match averages over the last 5 matches (5 in sample), captured when this prediction was published and never recomputed since.
Laval	Metric	Boulogne
1.80 (better)	Goals scored	1.00
2.00	Goals conceded	1.80 (better)
	Expected goals (xG)
	Big chances
6.50 (better)	Shots on target	3.75
17.75 (better)	Total shots	11.00
	Touches in opp. box
6.50 (better)	Corners	4.00
59.5 (better)	Possession %	47.5
514 (better)	Passes	418
	Tackles
15.75 (better)	Fouls	18.75
3.00	Offsides	3.00
	Throw-ins
2.00 (better)	Yellow cards	2.75
1.00	Red cards	1.00

Big chances, Touches in opp. box, Throw-ins are not supplied by our current data provider (api-football). Rather than estimate them and present the estimate as a measurement, we show nothing.

Head to head

Full record →

Laval wins: 3
Draws: 0
Boulogne wins: 0
Goals / game: 2.33
Over 2.5: 67%
Both score: 67%

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Ligue 2 table

League table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts	Form
1	Saint Etienne	12	9	1	2	+14	28	Saint Etienne won 4 of the last 5
2	Nancy	12	8	1	3	+8	25	Nancy won 5 of the last 5
3	Montpellier	12	7	3	2	+9	24	Montpellier won 4 of the last 5
4	Reims	12	5	6	1	+9	21	Reims won 2 of the last 5
5	PAU	12	6	2	4	+3	20	PAU won 4 of the last 5
6	Dijon	12	5	3	4	+2	18	Dijon won 3 of the last 5
7	Metz	12	4	5	3	+1	17	Metz won 2 of the last 5
8	RED Star FC 93	12	5	2	5	-3	17	RED Star FC 93 won 1 of the last 5
9	Annecy	12	5	1	6	-4	16	Annecy won 2 of the last 5
10	Dunkerque	12	4	3	5	0	15	Dunkerque won 2 of the last 5
11	Guingamp	12	4	2	6	-2	14	Guingamp won 2 of the last 5
12	Boulogne	12	2	7	3	+2	13	Boulogne won 2 of the last 5
13	Rodez	12	4	1	7	-6	13	Rodez won 2 of the last 5
14	Nantes	12	3	3	6	-4	12	Nantes won 1 of the last 5
15	Clermont Foot	12	1	8	3	-4	11	Clermont Foot won 1 of the last 5
16	Sochaux	12	2	5	5	-7	11	Sochaux won 0 of the last 5
17	Grenoble	12	3	2	7	-9	11	Grenoble won 1 of the last 5
18	Laval	12	2	3	7	-9	9	Laval won 1 of the last 5