Ligue 2 forecast and guide: Bastia odds-on thought to overwhelm Dunkerque

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Tue 15.March
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Armand-Césari (16078 seats)

Bastia - Dunkerque: Ligue 2 basement sides desperate for points and praise. Read all the relevant numbers and news before the game!

Insights:
  • Bastia have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Dunkerque have the most conceded goals in the second half (26) in Ligue 2

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1400 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

It's no vacation for neither Bastia nor Dunkerque as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Bastia form and stats

Bastia have played 14 Ligue 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-11-0 (wins-draws-losses). The Bastia fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Stade Armand-Césari and will expect new points from this game. Bastia has played 15 games in a row here without a defeat.

Bastia enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Ajaccio's place. The match ended 1-0 with Roncagua scoring. Defender Guidi got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.63/10. Guidi won 6 of 10 duels.

In the match before that, Bastia hosted Valenciennes and drew the game 1-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Bastia handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, six draws and two defeats.

The manager Brouard will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Grenoble Foot 38 in only four days.

Bastia are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade Armand-Césari in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 14 matches. Bastia has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.

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Dunkerque form and stats

There's been little loot from Dunkerque's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 13 away games in the Ligue 2. Dunkerque only have 3 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 1 draw. Dunkerque seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Dunkerque won their last game, 1-0 versus Pau played at home. Attacker Tchokounte got a player rating of 7.62 in the game. "Man of the match" Tchokounte scored one goal and hit one key pass.

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Toulouse's place.

Dunkerque are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, three draws and ten defeats. From a total of 16 matches.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Valenciennes in just four days.

The attacking power of Dunkerque when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 13 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Dunkerque have conceded 21 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The two combatants have fought previously this season: Dunkerque - Bastia 2-0. One of the stars has been Tchokounte with 2 goals scored against Bastia in these 1 games.

Top Goalscorers

BastiaB. Santelli
B. Santelli
8 goals
DunkerqueM. Tchokounté
M. Tchokounté
8 goals
DunkerqueK. Rocheteau
K. Rocheteau
5 goals

Bastia missing players

Dunkerque missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bastia Dunkerque
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
28 14 4 Played P 4 13 28
7 3 1 Won W 1 3 8
12 11 3 Drew D 1 1 6
9 0 0 Lost L 2 9 14
28 14 5 Scored S 5 10 22
27 7 2 Conceded C 6 21 34
79% 64% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
64% 64% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 77% 71%
32% 14% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 46% 29%
11% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 15% 7%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
46% 43% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 38% 36%
36% 57% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 25%
39% 36% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 54% 46%
 
4.2 4.6 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 1.8 3.6 3.8
4.3 3.4 2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 6.2 4.7
2.2 2.1 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.7 2.1
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 3 3
 
7.9 8.6 10.2 Shots (avg) S ( 5.5 6.5 7.3
3.3 3.6 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 2.5 2.9
30% 27% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 56% 30% 27%
 
8.4 7.4 7.8 Shots against (avg) S A 10.8 11.1 9.9
3.2 2.8 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.5 5.6 4.6
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Bastia have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Dunkerque have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Dunkerque have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Dunkerque have the most conceded goals in the second half (26) in Ligue 2
  • Dunkerque 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 Toulouse 28 16 9 3 61 25 14 9 4 1 38 12 14 7 5 2 23 13 36 57
2 Paris 28 16 7 5 42 23 14 9 4 1 23 9 14 7 3 4 19 14 19 55
3 Auxerre 28 14 9 5 44 30 14 7 4 3 26 15 14 7 5 2 18 15 14 51
4 Ajaccio 28 15 6 7 25 15 14 8 3 3 13 5 14 7 3 4 12 10 10 51
5 Sochaux 28 13 8 7 32 27 14 7 4 3 14 10 14 6 4 4 18 17 5 47
6 Le Havre 28 10 11 7 27 25 15 5 5 5 12 12 13 5 6 2 15 13 2 41
7 Nîmes 28 11 6 11 34 36 14 5 4 5 17 17 14 6 2 6 17 19 -2 39
8 Pau 28 11 5 12 29 31 14 9 1 4 20 11 14 2 4 8 9 20 -2 38
9 Amiens SC 28 8 12 8 36 26 15 7 4 4 24 11 13 1 8 4 12 15 10 36
10 Caen 28 9 8 11 37 31 15 7 1 7 24 15 13 2 7 4 13 16 6 35
11 Niort 28 10 5 13 28 30 13 6 2 5 15 10 15 4 3 8 13 20 -2 35
12 Guingamp 28 8 11 9 29 35 14 5 6 3 19 17 14 3 5 6 10 18 -6 35
13 Dijon 28 10 4 14 31 36 14 6 2 6 17 17 14 4 2 8 14 19 -5 34
14 Bastia 28 7 12 9 28 27 14 3 11 0 14 7 14 4 1 9 14 20 1 33
15 Valenciennes 28 7 11 10 27 36 14 4 3 7 17 24 14 3 8 3 10 12 -9 32
16 Rodez 28 7 10 11 23 31 13 3 6 4 10 12 15 4 4 7 13 19 -8 31
17 Dunkerque 28 8 6 14 22 34 15 5 5 5 12 13 13 3 1 9 10 21 -12 30
18 Quevilly Rouen 28 7 9 12 24 38 13 3 6 4 12 16 15 4 3 8 12 22 -14 30
19 Grenoble Foot 38 28 8 5 15 21 36 14 6 2 6 15 16 14 2 3 9 6 20 -15 29
20 Nancy 28 4 8 16 21 49 13 3 4 6 10 20 15 1 4 10 11 29 -28 20

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 Toulouse 28 16 9 3 61 25 14 9 4 1 38 12 14 7 5 2 23 13 36 57
2 Paris 28 16 7 5 42 23 14 9 4 1 23 9 14 7 3 4 19 14 19 55
3 Auxerre 28 14 9 5 44 30 14 7 4 3 26 15 14 7 5 2 18 15 14 51
4 Ajaccio 28 15 6 7 25 15 14 8 3 3 13 5 14 7 3 4 12 10 10 51
5 Sochaux 28 13 8 7 32 27 14 7 4 3 14 10 14 6 4 4 18 17 5 47
6 Le Havre 28 10 11 7 27 25 15 5 5 5 12 12 13 5 6 2 15 13 2 41
7 Nîmes 28 11 6 11 34 36 14 5 4 5 17 17 14 6 2 6 17 19 -2 39
8 Pau 28 11 5 12 29 31 14 9 1 4 20 11 14 2 4 8 9 20 -2 38
9 Amiens SC 28 8 12 8 36 26 15 7 4 4 24 11 13 1 8 4 12 15 10 36
10 Caen 28 9 8 11 37 31 15 7 1 7 24 15 13 2 7 4 13 16 6 35
11 Niort 28 10 5 13 28 30 13 6 2 5 15 10 15 4 3 8 13 20 -2 35
12 Guingamp 28 8 11 9 29 35 14 5 6 3 19 17 14 3 5 6 10 18 -6 35
13 Dijon 28 10 4 14 31 36 14 6 2 6 17 17 14 4 2 8 14 19 -5 34
14 Bastia 28 7 12 9 28 27 14 3 11 0 14 7 14 4 1 9 14 20 1 33
15 Valenciennes 28 7 11 10 27 36 14 4 3 7 17 24 14 3 8 3 10 12 -9 32
16 Rodez 28 7 10 11 23 31 13 3 6 4 10 12 15 4 4 7 13 19 -8 31
17 Dunkerque 28 8 6 14 22 34 15 5 5 5 12 13 13 3 1 9 10 21 -12 30
18 Quevilly Rouen 28 7 9 12 24 38 13 3 6 4 12 16 15 4 3 8 12 22 -14 30
19 Grenoble Foot 38 28 8 5 15 21 36 14 6 2 6 15 16 14 2 3 9 6 20 -15 29
20 Nancy 28 4 8 16 21 49 13 3 4 6 10 20 15 1 4 10 11 29 -28 20

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