Pre-match info: 5 points divide the contenders so far this season, Caen on top. Will Bastia pull off a surprise?
- Bastia have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Caen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
These teams have little in common geographically as Caen have to travel 1300 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Bastia form and stats
When playing at home in the Ligue 2, Bastia have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 7 games. When Bastia hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Valenciennes, Bordeaux, Sochaux, Grenoble Foot 38 and Le Havre), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 192 minutes without scoring a league goal. Talal was the last player to find the net.
Bastia are returning here after guesting Marnaval in a Coupe de France game and winning with a 3-0 scoreline.
Prior to that, an away loss at Sochaux in the Ligue 2.It should be noted that a peek at the 11 most recent league games reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Valenciennes are coming to town in four days.
Bastia aren't scoring a lot here at Stade Armand-Césari in the league, with only {6 goals} from 7 games. From these home matches, Bastia have conceded only 6 goals.
Caen form and stats
There's been little loot from Caen's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 7 away games in the Ligue 2. Caen only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 3 draws.
Caen's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Annecy that finished 0-0. Thomas was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.63. The defender Thomas won 1 of 1 duels.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Valenciennes.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Ligue 2 trip to Saint-Etienne.
The attacking power of Caen when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 7 league matches away. Caen have conceded 11 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Caen have avoided a loss in the last 6 matches (2-4-0) versus Bastia.Top Goalscorers
  A. Mendy 5 goals |   F. Magri 3 goals |  G. Kyeremeh 3 goals |
Bastia missing players
Caen missing players
| Bastia | Caen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | 6 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| 20 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 15 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 67% | 57% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 71% | 60% |
| 33% | 14% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 33% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 29% | 27% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 27% | 14% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 47% |
| 33% | 43% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 14% | 33% |
| 47% | 43% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 27% |
| 4.7 | 5.7 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
| 4.4 | 3.7 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 10.3 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 9.1 | 10.4 |
| 3.8 | 4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.7 | 3.7 |
| 25% | 21% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 32% | 32% |
| 8.6 | 6 | 3.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| 4 | 3 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
- Bastia have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Bastia haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Caen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Caen 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 | Le Havre | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 32 |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 27 |
| 4 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 26 |
| 5 | Caen | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 23 |
| 6 | Valenciennes | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 23 |
| 7 | Amiens SC | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 23 |
| 8 | Metz | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 21 |
| 9 | Pau | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 21 |
| 10 | Laval | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| 11 | Guingamp | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | Paris | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | -2 | 20 |
| 13 | Quevilly Rouen | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 18 |
| 14 | Bastia | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 18 |
| 15 | Annecy | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | -2 | 16 |
| 16 | Nîmes | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -5 | 15 |
| 17 | Dijon | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 15 |
| 18 | Rodez | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | -6 | 15 |
| 19 | Niort | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -14 | 12 |
| 20 | Saint-Etienne | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -6 | 11 |
