Arles-Avignon: the season so far

Published on 03 March 2011 at 8:01 AM by R.B

The promoted side from Provence have taken only 11 points from 25 matches...They are bottom of the L1 and seem certainties for relegation...They come into the game on the back of three draws...

20^{th with}11 points. 1 victory, 8 draws including 3 on the road, 16 defeats 9 of which came away from home. 13 goals including 4 away from home and 45 conceded of which 24 were on their travels.

1 victory: Caen 3-2.

8 draws: OL 1-1, Nancy 1-1, Nice 0-0, Montpellier 0-0, Brest 1-1, away to Brest 0-0, Monaco 0-0, away to Auxerre 1-1.

16 defeats: away to Sochaux 2-1, Lens 1-0, away to TFC 2-1, Rennes 1-0, away to PSG 4-0, OM 3-0, away to Montpellier 3-1, AJA 4-0, away to Lorient 2-0, Bordeaux 4-2, away to VAFC 3-0, LOSC 1-0, away to Rennes 4-0, PSG 2-1, away to OM 1-0, away to ASSE 2-0.

13 goals scored from 251 shots: 4 headed goals, 1 penalty (Diawara against Caen), 0 direct free-kicks, 2 goals after free-kicks, 0 after corner, 4 following crosses. Dja Djedje 4 goals, N’Diaye 2, Diawara 2, Ghilas, Bouazza, Kermorgant, Germany, Meriem.

Breakdown of goals scored per 15 minutes: 2, 2, 3, 1, 3, 2.

45 goals conceded from 350 opposition shots: 6 headed goals, 3 penalties (Montpellier, Bordeaux, Rennes), 2 direct free-kicks (PSG, OM), 1 goal following a throw-in (PSG), 2 after free-kicks, 3 following corners, 15 after crosses.

Breakdown of goals conceded per 15 minutes: 1, 9, 8, 15, 3, 9.

31 players used. Nobody has played all 25 matches.

51 yellow cards: Piocelle 4, Aït Ben Idir 4, Kermorgant 4, Soro 3, Fanchone 3, Erbate 3, Baldé 3…

4 red cards: Soro, Laurenti, Aït Ben Idir, Piocelle.

3 managers for the club this season: Estevan 5 matches/0 points, Saez 2 matches/0 point and Hadzibegic 18 matches/11 points.

Arles-Avignon were eliminated from the last 32 of the Coupe de la Ligue by Caen 1-0. They were also knocked out of the last 64 stage of the Coupe de France by Sedan 1-1 (2-4 on penalties) ; the Arles goal came from Kermorgant.

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