Ligue 2 match preview and statistics: Bastia fight Nîmes

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 24.July
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Armand-Césari (16078 seats)

Bastia and Nîmes are ready to show off their new players and skills: It's their first game of the Ligue 2 season.

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Bastia form and stats

It's the first season at a new level for Bastia as they were promoted from National last season. Happy days that were secured through 19 wins, 9 draws and 6 losses from 34 games. The team scored 29 goals at home last season and conceded 11. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.

With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Bastia friendly games in pre-season: Bastia played three friendlies, won 3, drew 0 and lost 0. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Bastia scored 5 goals and conceded 2 in these three games.

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Nîmes form and stats

The last season was not a pleasant experience for Nîmes as they could not accumulate enough points to survive. After only 9 victories from 38 games, relegation was a fact. Nîmes's manager P. Plancque are hoping to lead the team right back to Ligue 1 at the first attempt.

It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Nîmes have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats from one fixture.

Head 2 Head

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

Bastia missing players

Nîmes missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bastia Nîmes
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% 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%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Bastia Last season Nîmes
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   19 38
19 10   Won W   6 9
9 4   Drew D   3 8
6 3   Lost L   10 21
57 29   Scored S   18 40
28 11   Conceded C   32 71
91% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 97%
68% 59%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   84% 84%
41% 35%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   63% 53%
26% 29%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   16% 29%
12% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 13%
53% 47%   BTTS BTTS   42% 47%
32% 35%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 21%
24% 24%   Failed to Score F T   37% 34%
 
3.9 2.6   Corners for (avg) C F   3.8 4.2
3.2 2.2   Corners against (avg) C A   5.5 5.3
1.8 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.6
4 2   Red cards R C   1 5
 
7.9 6.3   Shots (avg) S (   9.7 9.7
3.6 2.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 3.3
49% 64%   Goal Efficiency G E   26% 32%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ajaccio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Amiens SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Auxerre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bastia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Caen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Dijon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Dunkerque 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Grenoble Foot 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Guingamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Le Havre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Nancy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Nîmes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Niort 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Paris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Pau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Quevilly Rouen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Rodez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Sochaux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Toulouse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Valenciennes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 Bastia 34 19 9 6 57 28 17 10 4 3 29 11 17 9 5 3 28 17 29 66
2 Quevilly Rouen 34 16 10 8 48 31 17 8 4 5 24 13 17 8 6 3 24 18 17 58
3 Villefranche 34 15 10 9 40 29 17 7 6 4 19 13 17 8 4 5 21 16 11 55
4 Le Mans 34 13 13 8 46 36 17 8 7 2 27 15 17 5 6 6 19 21 10 52
5 Concarneau 34 11 15 8 38 32 17 5 9 3 19 14 17 6 6 5 19 18 6 48
6 Orleans 34 12 11 11 49 41 17 8 4 5 31 22 17 4 7 6 18 19 8 47
7 Red Star 34 11 14 9 39 33 17 7 7 3 17 12 17 4 7 6 22 21 6 47
8 Stade Briochin 34 10 13 11 32 33 17 7 6 4 16 14 17 3 7 7 16 19 -1 43
9 Sete 34 10 13 11 31 32 17 7 7 3 17 8 17 3 6 8 14 24 -1 43
10 Bourg-en-Bresse 34 10 13 11 29 33 17 7 5 5 16 16 17 3 8 6 13 17 -4 43
11 Cholet 34 11 10 13 36 48 17 7 5 5 27 25 17 4 5 8 9 23 -12 43
12 Laval 34 10 12 12 33 32 17 6 5 6 20 19 17 4 7 6 13 13 1 42
13 Avranches 34 11 8 15 36 42 17 7 3 7 22 22 17 4 5 8 14 20 -6 41
14 Annecy 34 9 13 12 42 47 17 5 8 4 24 21 17 4 5 8 18 26 -5 40
15 Boulogne 34 7 17 10 29 38 17 4 9 4 17 15 17 3 8 6 12 23 -9 38
16 Bastia-Borgo 34 7 14 13 37 49 17 5 9 3 23 18 17 2 5 10 14 31 -12 35
17 Creteil 34 8 11 15 29 48 17 7 5 5 20 18 17 1 6 10 9 30 -19 35
18 Lyon Duchere 34 5 16 13 33 52 17 3 8 6 16 24 17 2 8 7 17 28 -19 31
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 Lille 38 24 11 3 64 23 19 10 7 2 28 11 19 14 4 1 36 12 41 83
2 PSG 38 26 4 8 86 28 19 13 1 5 44 14 19 13 3 3 42 14 58 82
3 Monaco 38 24 6 8 76 42 19 12 5 2 43 21 19 12 1 6 33 21 34 78
4 Olympique Lyonnais 38 22 10 6 81 43 19 11 3 5 42 23 19 11 7 1 39 20 38 76
5 Olympique Marseille 38 16 12 10 54 47 19 10 5 4 32 23 19 6 7 6 22 24 7 60
6 Rennes 38 16 10 12 52 40 19 9 4 6 26 21 19 7 6 6 26 19 12 58
7 Lens 38 15 12 11 55 54 19 7 7 5 28 26 19 8 5 6 27 28 1 57
8 Montpellier 38 14 12 12 60 62 19 7 4 8 34 35 19 7 8 4 26 27 -2 54
9 Nice 38 15 7 16 50 53 19 7 3 9 25 30 19 8 4 7 25 23 -3 52
10 Metz 38 12 11 15 44 48 19 5 5 9 19 26 19 7 6 6 25 22 -4 47
11 Saint-Etienne 38 12 10 16 42 54 19 5 6 8 20 29 19 7 4 8 22 25 -12 46
12 Bordeaux 38 13 6 19 42 56 19 7 4 8 19 21 19 6 2 11 23 35 -14 45
13 Angers SCO 38 12 8 18 40 58 19 6 3 10 20 27 19 6 5 8 20 31 -18 44
14 Reims 38 9 15 14 42 50 19 4 8 7 16 21 19 5 7 7 26 29 -8 42
15 Strasbourg 38 11 9 18 49 58 19 4 5 10 21 29 19 7 4 8 28 29 -9 42
16 Lorient 38 11 9 18 50 68 19 10 2 7 31 29 19 1 7 11 19 39 -18 42
17 Brest 38 11 8 19 50 66 19 8 4 7 32 33 19 3 4 12 18 33 -16 41
18 Nantes 38 9 13 16 47 55 19 3 8 8 21 29 19 6 5 8 26 26 -8 40
19 Nîmes 38 9 8 21 40 71 19 3 5 11 22 39 19 6 3 10 18 32 -31 35
20 Dijon 38 4 9 25 25 73 19 1 6 12 8 31 19 3 3 13 17 42 -48 21

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

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