Boulogne 1-1 Red Star result, stats and report

Red Star came from a man-down situation to hold on for a 2-1 victory at Laval in Ligue 2, with Samuel Renel and Damien Durand scoring before the break to hand the visitors three points they deserved.

Boulogne and Dijon shared the spoils in a 1-1 Ligue 2 draw on Friday evening, with Théo Epailly's first-half goal cancelled out by Tyris Dong's header after the break. For Boulogne, it is another dropped result from a side that has not won in five Ligue 2 matches.

Boulogne controlled large portions of this Ligue 2 Friday night fixture but Red Star's early goal and a resilient second-half display earned the visitors a point their shot count did not deserve.

Boulogne host Nantes at the foot of Ligue 2 on Saturday, with neither side having won a single match this season. Something has to give, but the structural problems on both sides suggest the answer may not be straightforward.

Guingamp have quietly built something solid at home in Ligue 2 this season, but Red Star travel to Brittany having won three of their last five away fixtures and carrying the confidence of a side that knows how to take points on the road.

Red Star host Metz on Monday evening with both sides sitting level on five points, but the patterns behind those numbers tell very different stories about how this match is likely to unfold.

Neither Clermont nor Boulogne have won a Ligue 2 match this season, and Friday night at Clermont brings together two sides who badly need three points. The patterns in the data tell a clearer story than the raw results suggest.

Laval have been a different beast on their own patch this season, but Red Star travel to Mayenne on Friday night in decent nick away from home. Something has to give.