Villefranche (home)
- Villefranche’s strategy under Fabien Pujo has been to set up in a compact, structured formation, such as the 3-4-1-2, look to be solid at the back and pick their moments to press, while looking to exploit their attacking talent on the counter and from set pieces.
- Pujo’s men have lost four, drawn one and won just one of their last six competitive matches, conceding more goals than they have scored.
- Raouf Mroivili leads the scoring charts with three goals in the league, but Villefranche have been wasteful in front of goal this season.
- Kenny Mixtur and Babacar Leye have also chipped in with a few apiece, but they have yet to find a consistent goalscorer.
Aubagne (away)
- Aubagne can hold their own against any team in France’s National division and should have enough quality to beat Villefranche Beaujolais on Friday.
- Gabriel Santos has transformed Aubagne into a hard-to-beat outfit that presses with intensity, plays with width from their wing-backs and looks to attack the opponents with directness and speed.
- It is an approach that is working well and the team are riding a wave of momentum that has seen them lose just one of their last six with two wins and three draws.
- Aubagne are more than a one-trick pony in the attacking third, with striker Mohamed Hamek currently among the leading scorers in the division.
- But they get goals from all over the team with creative midfielder Karim Chaban contributing plenty of assists, while the energetic duo of Enzo Mayilla and Mokrane Bentoumi also chip in with regularity.
Head-to-Head
Aubagne have won 2 of the last 3 head-to-head meetings in National (2024-25 and 2025-26) with two away wins.
Aubagne
- Aubagne are more than a one-trick pony in the attacking third, with striker Mohamed Hamek currently among the leading scorers in the division.
- Karim Chaban contributes plenty of assists.
- Enzo Mayilla and Mokrane Bentoumi chip in with regularity.
Villefranche
- Raouf Mroivili leads the scoring charts with three goals in the league, but Villefranche have been wasteful in front of goal this season.
- Kenny Mixtur and Babacar Leye have also chipped in with a few apiece.
Betting Insights
- The odds are a little against the visitors, but the value is on the road team at 2.64, with Villefranche priced at 2.53 and the draw at 2.97.
- The game will likely be won in the wings and transitions, where Aubagne will try to press Villefranche into mistakes.
- The two teams have averaged 2.67 goals per game in their three recent head-to-head encounters, but with both teams prioritising discipline and compactness, we’ll take the Under 2.5 goals bet at 1.66.
Prediction
- Aubagne can hold their own against any team in France’s National division and should have enough quality to beat Villefranche Beaujolais on Friday.
- We’ll take the Under 2.5 goals bet at 1.66.
