Villefranche vs Chateauroux Prediction & Betting Tips (8 November)

Villefranche have been cooking with gas on their own patch of late, delivering six victories as part of a some matches unbeaten run, so confidence should be high coming into this contest. The same cannot be said for Chateauroux, however, as the strugglers are winless in 11 away games at this elite level of the National, suffering a worrying nine defeats along the way.

Six of the last eight Villefranche home games in the National have served up under 2.5 goals, so the Villefranche have not brought much excitement which will end up ending disappointed. For their part, Chateauroux are renowned for keeping things tight, with seven of their previous ten away fixtures in the top-flight producing no more than a couple of goals.

At least one of the two keepers has emerged with a clean sheet from 13 of the previous 17 Villefranche home matches at this level, so thrilling encounters at this venue have been few and far between. What’s more, 14 of the most recent 17 Villefranche away games at the top table of the National have followed suit, including in a success at this ground last term.