- Home form: Bourg-Peronnas have won 4, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 6 home games in all competitions.
- Away form: FC Villefranche Beaujolais have won 1, drawn 3 and lost 2 of their last 6 away games in all competitions.
- Head-to-head: Bourg-Peronnas have kept Villefranche in a stranglehold in their 5 previous encounters, averaging 0.3 goals against and 0.3 goals for the visitors at home.
Bourg-Peronnas can keep Beaujolais in a headlock
Match outlook
Bourg-Peronnas are a solid bet to keep the pressure on FC Villefranche Beaujolais in a tight Ligue 3 matchup this Friday as the derby battle between these two Rhône-Alpes clubs promises to be another tense affair. David Le Frapper has had over a year to get the structures right and mould this group of players into a team as he has since July 2024.
Form & recent results
But Le Frapper's side are usually a bit more pragmatic and solid than that, with a solid back four and a compact style that keeps the ball and keeps the shape.
- His side have been in decent form lately, winning two and losing three of their last five games, but they are now on a two-match winning streak that could be extended here.
- Bourg-Peronnas have won four, drawn one and lost one of their last six home games in all competitions and have scored seven times during that sequence, suggesting they can provide enough punch to force a win here.
- Malick Assef, with two goals in their last five, has been their danger man in recent weeks and can certainly be a threat to the home defence again here, but his team have looked blunt on their travels of late.
Tactics and management
Fabien Pujo has been at the helm of Villefranche for a shorter period, having taken over in July 2025, but his influence has already been felt as his team are more forward-thinking, quicker in transition, willing to press and attack wide when possible. Pujo's side have averaged just 0.50 goals per game away from home in Ligue 3, scoring just three times, although they do have a much higher scoring average overall.
Strangers to score and Under 2.5 goals looks good
The visitors' overall form has been patchy, winning three, drawing three and losing four of their last ten in all competitions. One of those losses was to Bourg-Peronnas, the 1-0 away defeat in this fixture back in October, and they also drew 2-2 away at US Concarneau last Saturday.
There is a derby aspect to this game that makes Bourg-Peronnas' odds of 2.15 look a bit tight, but we think this will be a tight game in which the home team are the more likely winners rather than a walkover. But the market makes more sense in the goals markets where Under 2.5 goals at 1.62 and Both Teams to Score – No at 1.8 are the selections.
