It's looking great for Grenoble Foot 38 so far this season, with the 5th spot in the Ligue 2 table and hosting Bastia (who are in 8th).
- Bastia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Grenoble Foot 38 and Bastia should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Grenoble Foot 38 form and stats
All-inclusive Ligue 2 statistics at home this season for Grenoble Foot 38 are 5-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Grenoble Foot 38 are returning here after visiting Stade Plabennec in a Coupe de France fixture and winning with a 1-0 scoreline.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Guingamp and winning 4-2.This is expected to be a close game, with Grenoble Foot 38 perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Grenoble Foot 38 as a small favourite), we find 9 games. Grenoble Foot 38 has won 6 of these, drawn 3 and lost 0.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Grenoble as they have a new game in only three days, a Ligue 2 match thankfully also at home. Quevilly Rouen are visiting.
Grenoble Foot 38 has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Grenoble are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade des Alpes in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 9 matches.
Bastia form and stats
There's been little loot from Bastia's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 9 away games in the Ligue 2. Bastia only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 3 draws.
Bastia delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Lorient in their previous game; a Coupe de France duel.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Pau in the Ligue 2.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 11 similar matches played by Bastia in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Bastia, 3 draws and 6 defeats.
A tale of few goals? 12 of this side's latest 13 league rounds have contained zero, one or two goals.
After this away game Bastia return home for a Ligue 2 game against Saint-Étienne. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Bastia have conceded 15 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two teams in this fixture also played each other previously this match year: Bastia - Grenoble Foot 38 3-0. Head-to-head statistics (for the prior nine meetings): Grenoble won two games, five matches ended with a tie and Bastia have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / seven.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Sanyang 5 goals |  J. Tell 4 goals |  M. Phaeton 4 goals |
Grenoble Foot 38 missing players
Bastia missing players
| Grenoble Foot 38 | Bastia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 17 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 15 | 21 |
| 74% | 78% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 95% |
| 42% | 33% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 78% | 58% |
| 37% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 44% | 26% |
| 21% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 16% |
| 16% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 11% |
| 26% | 33% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | 26% |
| 53% | 56% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 42% |
| 47% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 44% | 37% |
| 3.9 | 4.2 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.1 | 5.2 |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
| 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 6.9 | 8.1 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 7.8 | 9.3 |
| 3.1 | 3.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| 34% | 31% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 26% | 23% |
| 10.1 | 11.1 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 10.6 | 7.9 |
| 4.1 | 4 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.8 | 3.7 |
- Bastia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Bastia have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Le Havre | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 22 | 42 |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 33 |
| 3 | Metz | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 31 |
| 4 | Sochaux | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 30 |
| 5 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| 6 | Amiens SC | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 29 |
| 7 | Caen | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 28 |
| 8 | Bastia | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -3 | 28 |
| 9 | Paris | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | -2 | 27 |
| 10 | Quevilly Rouen | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 25 |
| 11 | Valenciennes | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | -1 | 25 |
| 12 | Annecy | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 24 |
| 13 | Guingamp | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | -3 | 24 |
| 14 | Laval | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 23 |
| 15 | Pau | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 22 |
| 16 | Dijon | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 21 |
| 17 | Rodez | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -8 | 19 |
| 18 | Saint-Étienne | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -5 | 18 |
| 19 | Niort | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -14 | 17 |
| 20 | Nimes | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -11 | 16 |
