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

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 01.October
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Parc des Sports (16109 seats)

Ligue 2: Annecy are 4 points behind Bastia, but are psyched to go all in. Bring it on!

Insights:
  • Annecy have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bastia have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Ligue 2

Both sides have had plenty of rest since their previous competitive action. Let's hope for an in-your-face fixture!

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Annecy form and stats

The story so far in the Ligue 2 for Annecy at their home stadium (Parc des Sports) is 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

Annecy lost their last game at Le Havre (placed 2nd) after a 0-2 scoreline. The first defeat after going undefeated through five league matches. The versatile forward Bosetti edged out all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 7.1 out of 10. Bosetti hit two key passes.

Before that, Annecy had a home game versus Quevilly Rouen which ended with a victory 1-0.

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 Annecy have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 17 matches with the results: Won 7, drawn 7 and lost 3.

Some information for those who like to bet on "both teams to score yes/no: This side have finished 5 league rounds in a row with only one (or none) club scoring.

Annecy aren't scoring a lot here at Parc des Sports in the league, with only 2 goals from 4 games. Annecy are not conceding a lot of goals here at Parc des Sports in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.

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Bastia form and stats

1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses. That’s the product of Bastia playing as the away team in the Ligue 2 this season.

299 minutes! That's how long the Bastia goalkeeper Zacharie Boucher and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Salles-Lamonge scored in Bastia's previous match, the home game against Metz that ended 1-0. The attacker Salles-Lamonge got a match rating of 7.85 in that game. Salles-Lamonge scored one goal and hit four key passes.

Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Nîmes.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 12 similar matches played by Bastia in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Bastia, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

Something to take note of for sports bettors looking to bet on only one (or no) team scoring in this match: This club have played 5 consecutive league games with just one or no side finding the net.

Bastia are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 5 away goals from 4 games (in the league). The Bastia manager Brouard has some worries about the defense as 9 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

Previous three meetings involving these teams: Annecy won one, Bastia were winners in one and we saw one draw. one game with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

BastiaF. Magri
F. Magri
3 goals
AnnecyA. Bosetti
A. Bosetti
2 goals
AnnecyD. Sahi
D. Sahi
2 goals

Annecy missing players

Bastia missing players

Annecy Bastia
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
9 4 2 Played P 3 4 9
2 1 0 Won W 1 1 4
3 1 1 Drew D 1 1 1
4 2 1 Lost L 1 2 4
6 2 0 Scored S 4 5 10
8 3 1 Conceded C 6 9 13
78% 75% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 75% 89%
44% 25% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 75% 67%
22% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 75% 44%
11% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 75% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 50% 22%
22% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 22%
44% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 33% 25% 44%
56% 50% 100% Failed to Score F T 67% 50% 44%
 
3.9 5 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4 4.7
2.7 1.5 1.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 5.5 4.4
3.3 1.5 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.5 2.8
5 0 0 Red cards R C 2 2 3
 
5.8 8.5 8.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8.3 8.8 10
2.1 3.5 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 4 4.3
32% 14% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 31% 26%
 
8 6 5 Shots against (avg) S A 10.7 10.8 8.4
3.4 2.5 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 5.8 4.2
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Annecy have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Annecy have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Annecy have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Bastia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Bastia have scored at least twice as many goals away as Annecy have scored home.
  • Bastia have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Ligue 2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sochaux 9 6 1 2 17 5 5 3 1 1 10 3 4 3 0 1 7 2 12 19
2 Le Havre 9 5 3 1 16 5 5 2 3 0 6 3 4 3 0 1 10 2 11 18
3 Bordeaux 9 5 2 2 13 5 5 3 1 1 7 2 4 2 1 1 6 3 8 17
4 Amiens SC 9 5 2 2 12 9 5 4 1 0 9 2 4 1 1 2 3 7 3 17
5 Guingamp 8 5 1 2 17 11 4 2 1 1 7 3 4 3 0 1 10 8 6 16
6 Caen 9 4 3 2 14 9 4 3 1 0 9 3 5 1 2 2 5 6 5 15
7 Valenciennes 9 3 4 2 8 8 4 2 2 0 6 4 5 1 2 2 2 4 0 13
8 Bastia 9 4 1 4 10 13 5 3 0 2 5 4 4 1 1 2 5 9 -3 13
9 Grenoble Foot 38 9 3 3 3 6 8 5 3 1 1 6 4 4 0 2 2 0 4 -2 12
10 Metz 9 3 2 4 16 14 5 2 1 2 9 8 4 1 1 2 7 6 2 11
11 Dijon 9 3 2 4 9 12 5 2 1 2 6 8 4 1 1 2 3 4 -3 11
12 Paris 9 2 4 3 9 11 4 1 1 2 5 7 5 1 3 1 4 4 -2 10
13 Laval 9 3 1 5 12 15 4 0 1 3 5 9 5 3 0 2 7 6 -3 10
14 Pau 9 2 4 3 7 13 4 1 2 1 3 5 5 1 2 2 4 8 -6 10
15 Annecy 9 2 3 4 6 8 4 1 1 2 2 3 5 1 2 2 4 5 -2 9
16 Rodez 8 2 3 3 8 12 4 0 2 2 4 10 4 2 1 1 4 2 -4 9
17 Nîmes 9 2 2 5 9 13 4 2 1 1 2 1 5 0 1 4 7 12 -4 8
18 Saint-Étienne 9 2 4 3 16 17 4 2 1 1 8 7 5 0 3 2 8 10 -1 7
19 Quevilly Rouen 9 1 4 4 9 16 5 1 3 1 8 9 4 0 1 3 1 7 -7 7
20 Niort 9 2 1 6 8 18 4 1 0 3 3 7 5 1 1 3 5 11 -10 7

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.