Football match preview: Auxerre vs Guingamp

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Mon 23.August
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps (23467 seats)

Guingamp have come here for an absorbing battle versus the home team Auxerre. Get smart on the match with this full Ligue 2 preview!

Insights:
  • Auxerre have the most points from losing position (4) in Ligue 2

Both parties have had a decent time to rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's look for an energetic fixture!

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Auxerre form and stats

Only two Ligue 2 home games for Auxerre so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.

Auxerre drew their last game, 1-1 away at Paris (placed 1st). Midfielder Hamza Sakhi was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.84 (out of ten) in that game. Sakhi hit two key passes and had 65 successful passes (of 74 total).

Before that, Auxerre drew at home versus Ajaccio.

Early season league goal statistics from Auxerre's 2 home games: 3 goals, 0 conceded.

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Guingamp form and stats

Guingamp are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Ligue 2, having played 2 games and collected 2 points (0 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses). Two points from the last two away games for Guingamp, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Guingamp are looking to quickly end their 180 minutes long goal drought in the Ligue 2.

The manager S. Dumont was unhappy after their last game, a Ligue 2 match played at their home ground Stade du Roudourou. Guingamp suffered a 0-2 loss to Amiens SC (placed 15th). Youssouf M'Changama got a match rating of 7.65 in that game, top player of the team. M'Changama hit five key passes.

Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Grenoble Foot 38.

0 goals so far away for Guingamp, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Auxerre two wins, two draws and Guingamp three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

AuxerreG. Hein
G. Hein
2 goals
AuxerreH. Sakhi
H. Sakhi
2 goals
AuxerreM. Autret
M. Autret
2 goals

Auxerre missing players

Guingamp missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Auxerre Guingamp
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 2 1 Played P 0 2 4
2 1 1 Won W 0 0 0
2 1 0 Drew D 0 2 3
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
6 3 3 Scored S 0 0 1
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 3
75% 50% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 50%
75% 50% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 50%
50% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 25%
50% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 50%
25% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 75%
 
4.5 3.5 1 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4 7.2
5.2 2.5 3 Corners against (avg) C A 0 3.5 3.5
2 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 3.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
9.5 11 16 Shots (avg) S ( 0 8.5 7.8
4.2 4.5 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2 2
35% 33% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 12%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Auxerre have the most points from losing position (4) in Ligue 2
Auxerre Last season Guingamp
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
16 10   Won W   6 10
14 6   Drew D   7 17
8 3   Lost L   6 11
64 38   Scored S   22 41
43 18   Conceded C   20 43
92% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 84%
79% 84%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   63% 63%
55% 53%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   37% 37%
37% 32%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   21% 26%
13% 21%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 11%
61% 68%   BTTS BTTS   42% 45%
24% 16%   Clean Sheets C S   37% 39%
24% 21%   Failed to Score F T   32% 32%
 
5.2 5.1   Corners for (avg) C F   3.8 4.1
4.9 5   Corners against (avg) C A   5.2 4.7
1.7 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.7
5 3   Red cards R C   0 1
 
10.2 10.6   Shots (avg) S (   7.8 8.6
4.5 5.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.2 3.5
37% 39%   Goal Efficiency G E   37% 31%

  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 4 3 1 0 9 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 6 1 6 10
2 Toulouse 4 3 1 0 8 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 6 10
3 Sochaux 4 3 0 1 6 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 9
4 Auxerre 4 2 2 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 8
5 Nimes 4 2 2 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 4 1 4 8
6 Quevilly Rouen 3 2 1 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 3 7
7 Niort 4 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 7
8 Caen 3 2 0 1 6 2 2 1 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 6
9 Ajaccio 3 1 2 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 5
10 Le Havre 4 1 2 1 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 5
11 Valenciennes 4 1 2 1 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 -2 5
12 Rodez 4 1 2 1 2 5 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 5 -3 5
13 Pau 4 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 4
14 Guingamp 4 0 3 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 -2 3
15 Amiens SC 4 1 0 3 5 8 2 0 0 2 2 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 -3 3
16 Bastia 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 2
17 Dunkerque 4 0 1 3 3 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 -3 1
18 Dijon 4 0 1 3 4 8 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 2 4 -4 1
19 Nancy 4 0 1 3 2 8 2 0 0 2 0 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 -6 1
20 Grenoble Foot 38 4 0 1 3 0 8 2 0 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 4 -8 1
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Troyes 38 23 8 7 60 36 19 15 3 1 32 15 19 8 5 6 28 21 24 77
2 Clermont 38 21 9 8 61 25 19 13 5 1 37 9 19 8 4 7 24 16 36 72
3 Toulouse 38 20 10 8 71 42 19 13 4 2 44 18 19 7 6 6 27 24 29 70
4 Grenoble Foot 38 38 18 11 9 51 35 19 12 6 1 35 14 19 6 5 8 16 21 16 65
5 Paris 38 17 13 8 53 37 19 11 5 3 31 18 19 6 8 5 22 19 16 64
6 Auxerre 38 16 14 8 64 43 19 10 6 3 38 18 19 6 8 5 26 25 21 62
7 Sochaux 38 12 15 11 45 37 19 6 7 6 24 22 19 6 8 5 21 15 8 51
8 Nancy 38 11 14 13 53 53 19 6 8 5 28 28 19 5 6 8 25 25 0 47
9 Guingamp 38 10 17 11 41 43 19 4 10 5 19 23 19 6 7 6 22 20 -2 47
10 Amiens SC 38 11 14 13 34 40 19 7 8 4 15 12 19 4 6 9 19 28 -6 47
11 Valenciennes 38 12 11 15 50 59 19 7 6 6 24 23 19 5 5 9 26 36 -9 47
12 Le Havre 38 11 14 13 38 48 19 4 8 7 16 23 19 7 6 6 22 25 -10 47
13 Ajaccio 38 11 13 14 34 43 19 8 6 5 21 17 19 3 7 9 13 26 -9 46
14 Pau 38 11 11 16 42 49 19 9 5 5 26 19 19 2 6 11 16 30 -7 44
15 Rodez 38 8 19 11 38 44 19 6 9 4 23 20 19 2 10 7 15 24 -6 43
16 Dunkerque 38 10 11 17 34 47 19 6 8 5 22 18 19 4 3 12 12 29 -13 41
17 Caen 38 9 14 15 34 49 19 6 9 4 17 19 19 3 5 11 17 30 -15 41
18 Niort 38 9 14 15 34 58 19 6 6 7 17 25 19 3 8 8 17 33 -24 41
19 Chambly 38 9 11 18 41 64 19 7 3 9 21 27 19 2 8 9 20 37 -23 38
20 Chateauroux 38 4 11 23 32 58 19 3 5 11 21 31 19 1 6 12 11 27 -26 23

Table
  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 4 3 1 0 9 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 6 1 6 10
2 Toulouse 4 3 1 0 8 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 6 10
3 Sochaux 4 3 0 1 6 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 9
4 Auxerre 4 2 2 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 8
5 Nimes 4 2 2 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 4 1 4 8
6 Quevilly Rouen 3 2 1 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 3 7
7 Niort 4 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 7
8 Caen 3 2 0 1 6 2 2 1 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 6
9 Ajaccio 3 1 2 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 5
10 Le Havre 4 1 2 1 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 5
11 Valenciennes 4 1 2 1 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 -2 5
12 Rodez 4 1 2 1 2 5 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 5 -3 5
13 Pau 4 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 4
14 Guingamp 4 0 3 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 -2 3
15 Amiens SC 4 1 0 3 5 8 2 0 0 2 2 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 -3 3
16 Bastia 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 2
17 Dunkerque 4 0 1 3 3 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 -3 1
18 Dijon 4 0 1 3 4 8 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 2 4 -4 1
19 Nancy 4 0 1 3 2 8 2 0 0 2 0 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 -6 1
20 Grenoble Foot 38 4 0 1 3 0 8 2 0 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 4 -8 1

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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.