Soccer betting preview: Angers SCO welcomes Bastia in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 23.Sep
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Raymond Kopa (17835 seats)

Who will go home victorious when Bastia go to play Angers SCO? In this match guide you'll find all the relevant information and statistics required to enjoy the game more.

Insights:
  • Angers SCO have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Bastia have yet to win a game away.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Bastia, who are travelling more than 1200 kilometers to play this game.

This promises to be an appealing match with lots of action and excitement as both participants are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Get this show on the road!

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Angers SCO form and stats

Angers SCO have secured 5 points from their first three home games in the Ligue 2. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.

The supporters are hoping that Angers SCO will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-4 away loss in the game against Rodez (placed 7th). The first defeat after going unbeaten in four league fixtures. The striker Niane won the honour of being "man of the match" for Angers with a rating of 7.65/10. Niane hit one key pass.

Ahead of that match, Angers SCO won a home game hosting Paris (2-0).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Angers SCO have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 1 and lost 6.

Angers SCO are traveling soon after this match as the Ligue 2 match at Quevilly Rouen awaits in two days.

Angers has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. From these home matches, Angers SCO have conceded only 2 goals.

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Bastia form and stats

The Ligue 2 season is young and Bastia have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 2 draws and 1 defeat so far.

Bastia have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 190 minutes ago. Conte was the goal scorer.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, the home loss versus Laval with 0-3 on the scoreboard. Defender Yapi was the best team player with a rating of 7.33. Yapi hit one key pass and won 9 of 15 duels.

Before that, Bastia travelled to Grenoble Foot 38 and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Bastia playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were 3 Bastia wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats.

After this away game Bastia return home for a Ligue 2 game against Pau. That game is only two sleeps after this.

Bastia are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {1 goals} from 3 away games. Bastia are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 2 times in 3 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - two - three (Angers wins - draws - Bastia wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Angers SCOL. Diony
L. Diony
3 goals
BastiaB. Santelli
B. Santelli
2 goals
BastiaF. Conte
F. Conte
2 goals

Angers SCO missing players

Bastia missing players

Angers SCO Bastia
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
6 3 0 Played P 0 3 6
2 1 0 Won W 0 0 2
2 2 0 Drew D 0 2 2
2 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
6 4 0 Scored S 0 1 7
7 2 0 Conceded C 0 2 7
83% 67% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 33% 67%
50% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 33% 67%
33% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 67%
33% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 17%
17% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 17%
33% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 33%
50% 67% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 67% 50%
33% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 67% 50%
 
4.7 5.3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.7 4.5
3.2 3.3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 8.3 6.3
2.2 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9.3 11.3 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9.7 12.8
3 3.3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2 3.7
33% 40% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 17% 32%
 
11 9 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 17.7 12.3
4.8 3.3 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4 4
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Angers SCO have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Bastia have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Bastia have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Bastia have yet to win a 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 Laval 6 4 1 1 8 4 3 3 0 0 4 1 3 1 1 1 4 3 4 13
2 Caen 6 4 0 2 11 4 3 2 0 1 6 2 3 2 0 1 5 2 7 12
3 Amiens SC 6 4 0 2 8 7 3 3 0 0 7 2 3 1 0 2 1 5 1 12
4 Grenoble Foot 38 6 2 4 0 3 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 3 1 2 0 1 0 3 10
5 Auxerre 6 2 3 1 12 8 3 0 2 1 2 3 3 2 1 0 10 5 4 9
6 Bordeaux 6 3 1 2 7 8 3 2 0 1 5 4 3 1 1 1 2 4 -1 9
7 Rodez 6 2 2 2 9 7 3 2 0 1 6 3 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 8
8 Bastia 6 2 2 2 7 7 3 2 0 1 6 5 3 0 2 1 1 2 0 8
9 Saint-Étienne 6 2 2 2 6 6 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 8
10 Pau 6 2 2 2 9 10 3 2 1 0 7 2 3 0 1 2 2 8 -1 8
11 Angers SCO 6 2 2 2 6 7 3 1 2 0 4 2 3 1 0 2 2 5 -1 8
12 Guingamp 5 2 1 2 9 6 2 1 0 1 4 1 3 1 1 1 5 5 3 7
13 Troyes 6 1 4 1 9 8 2 1 1 0 5 3 4 0 3 1 4 5 1 7
14 Annecy 6 1 4 1 6 6 4 1 2 1 5 5 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 7
15 Paris 6 2 0 4 6 8 3 2 0 1 6 2 3 0 0 3 0 6 -2 6
16 Ajaccio 5 1 3 1 4 6 3 0 3 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 -2 6
17 Dunkerque 6 1 3 2 5 8 3 0 2 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 3 5 -3 6
18 Concarneau 6 1 2 3 4 9 3 0 2 1 1 3 3 1 0 2 3 6 -5 5
19 Valenciennes 6 1 2 3 3 9 3 0 1 2 2 6 3 1 1 1 1 3 -6 5
20 Quevilly Rouen 6 0 2 4 5 9 3 0 1 2 2 4 3 0 1 2 3 5 -4 2

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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.