Caen vs Grenoble Foot 38 match preview

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 05.December
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Michel d'Ornano (21215 seats)

Caen and Grenoble Foot 38 are both riding high in the Ligue 2 with their 6th and 2nd positions respectively. Expect a great game!

Insights:
  • Caen has the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in Ligue 2
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Caen and Grenoble Foot 38.

Grenoble Foot 38 have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Caen form and stats

Caen, who have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in Ligue 2, have performed here at Stade Michel d'Ornano this season with 4 wins from 6 Ligue 2 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 0.

Caen lost their last game at Pau (placed 15th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Before that, Caen drew at home versus Châteauroux.

Caen has scored 6 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. Defensively Caen have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 6 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Grenoble Foot 38 form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 2 travels is 3 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats. Momentum is building for Grenoble Foot 38 in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Grenoble goalkeeper Brice Maubleu is eager to challenge this, with his 360 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

It's the second away game in a row for Grenoble Foot 38, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Châteauroux (placed 17th) in the Ligue 2 last time out. Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Paris.

Mamadou Diallo came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Châteauroux last time out, making the manager P. Hinschberger feel like a tactical genius.

The visitors have scored 5 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on Grenoble as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Last eight meetings between the teams: Caen won two, Grenoble Foot 38 won three and three draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

CaenY. Bammou
Y. Bammou
5 goals
CaenN. Gioacchini
N. Gioacchini
3 goals
Grenoble Foot 38J. Benet
J. Benet
3 goals

Caen missing players

Grenoble Foot 38 missing players

Caen Grenoble Foot 38
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
13 6 0 Played P 0 6 12
6 4 0 Won W 0 3 8
3 2 0 Drew D 0 0 1
4 0 0 Lost L 0 3 3
12 6 0 Scored S 0 5 17
11 2 0 Conceded C 0 4 8
85% 83% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 92%
46% 33% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 33% 50%
38% 17% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 17% 25%
8% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 8%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
31% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 17% 25%
46% 67% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 50%
38% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 2.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.8 1.7
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8 8.3 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9.3 8.9
3.2 3.8 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.2 3.6
29% 26% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 26% 40%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Caen has the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in Ligue 2
  • Caen have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Caen have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Grenoble Foot 38 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris 13 8 3 2 18 10 7 4 1 2 8 6 6 4 2 0 10 4 8 27
2 Grenoble Foot 38 12 8 1 3 17 8 6 5 1 0 12 4 6 3 0 3 5 4 9 25
3 Troyes 12 7 3 2 19 9 6 4 2 0 10 4 6 3 1 2 9 5 10 24
4 Toulouse 13 6 4 3 22 16 7 3 2 2 12 8 6 3 2 1 10 8 6 22
5 Auxerre 13 6 3 4 23 16 7 4 1 2 14 7 6 2 2 2 9 9 7 21
6 Caen 13 6 3 4 12 11 6 4 2 0 6 2 7 2 1 4 6 9 1 21
7 Clermont 13 5 5 3 15 8 6 2 3 1 6 3 7 3 2 2 9 5 7 20
8 Niort 12 6 2 4 17 16 6 3 2 1 9 5 6 3 0 3 8 11 1 20
9 Sochaux 13 4 6 3 18 14 6 3 1 2 14 11 7 1 5 1 4 3 4 18
10 Valenciennes 13 4 5 4 15 15 7 3 3 1 8 5 6 1 2 3 7 10 0 17
11 Dunkerque 13 5 2 6 11 12 6 2 2 2 5 5 7 3 0 4 6 7 -1 17
12 Le Havre 13 5 2 6 11 17 6 2 2 2 5 5 7 3 0 4 6 12 -6 17
13 Amiens SC 13 4 3 6 9 10 7 3 2 2 5 4 6 1 1 4 4 6 -1 15
14 Guingamp 13 3 5 5 11 13 7 2 2 3 7 8 6 1 3 2 4 5 -2 14
15 Pau 13 3 4 6 12 15 6 2 2 2 7 6 7 1 2 4 5 9 -3 13
16 Ajaccio 13 3 4 6 9 18 6 1 2 3 2 7 7 2 2 3 7 11 -9 13
17 Châteauroux 13 3 3 7 11 16 7 2 1 4 6 9 6 1 2 3 5 7 -5 12
18 Nancy 12 3 2 7 11 16 5 2 1 2 7 8 7 1 1 5 4 8 -5 11
19 Rodez 13 2 5 6 10 20 7 2 2 3 6 9 6 0 3 3 4 11 -10 11
20 Chambly 13 2 5 6 10 21 7 2 1 4 5 11 6 0 4 2 5 10 -11 11

Read more about Ligue 2

Ligue 2 is the second highest division in French football. Most games are played at Fridays and Mondays, allowing the top league Ligue 1 “ownership” of the weekend days. 20 teams play 380 fixtures in total, creating a league table where the top three teams promote and the bottom three relegate.