This is where the action is, this is Ligue 2 and this is Bastia - Pau. Read our complete guide!
- Bastia haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Pau have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Ligue 2
These teams have little in common geographically as Pau have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It's no vacation for neither Bastia nor Pau 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.
Bastia form and stats
The story so far in the Ligue 2 for Bastia at their home stadium (Stade Armand-Césari) is 5 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Bastia after consecutive victories at their own ground.
An away draw last time out for Bastia, facing Quevilly Rouen in a game that ended 1-1. Drame, defender, was given a rating of 7.44/10 in that game, top of the team. Drame hit one key pass and won 3 of 6 duels.
In the game before, 1-1 away to Evreux 27 (after extra-time, 3-3 on penalties) (Coupe de France). The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Bastia have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 8 and lost 2.
It should be considered that a look at the 14 latest league games shows that 11 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored).
Bastia aren't scoring a lot here at Stade Armand-Césari in the league, with only {8 goals} from 9 games. From these home matches, Bastia have conceded only 6 goals.
Pau form and stats
Pau have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Ligue 2, after 2-3-4 (9 played).
Pau played 0-0 against Grenoble Foot 38 in their previous match. Ruiz, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.43. Ruiz won 8 of 11 duels.
Before that one, the victory at home hosting Montpellier in the Coupe de France (2-1). Pau are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 5 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of 17 matches.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Pau as they have only managed to score 8 times from 9 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 12 goals have been conceded by Pau in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: zero - one - one (Bastia wins - draws - Pau wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less. The matches between these sides have sometimes been rough and physical, having seen 2 sending-offs from the last two encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  H. Saivet 4 goals |  M. Bassouamina 4 goals |   F. Magri 3 goals |
Bastia missing players
Pau missing players
| Bastia | Pau | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 21 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 7 | 12 | 21 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 61% | 44% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 61% |
| 28% | 11% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 33% | 39% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 11% | 17% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 28% | 11% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | 44% |
| 39% | 56% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 33% |
| 39% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 22% | 33% |
| 5.1 | 6 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.9 | 4.4 |
| 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.1 | 10.3 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.3 | 6.7 | 8.4 |
| 4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
| 24% | 21% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 31% | 27% |
| 8.1 | 5.6 | 4.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.3 | 12.2 | 10.3 |
| 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
- Bastia haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Pau have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Ligue 2
- Pau 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 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 39 |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 32 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 30 |
| 4 | Metz | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 28 |
| 5 | Amiens SC | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 28 |
| 6 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 27 |
| 7 | Paris | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 27 |
| 8 | Caen | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 25 |
| 9 | Quevilly Rouen | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 25 |
| 10 | Valenciennes | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 25 |
| 11 | Bastia | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 25 |
| 12 | Guingamp | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | -1 | 24 |
| 13 | Pau | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 22 |
| 14 | Annecy | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | -1 | 21 |
| 15 | Laval | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 20 |
| 16 | Rodez | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | -6 | 19 |
| 17 | Dijon | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 18 |
| 18 | Niort | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -13 | 17 |
| 19 | Nîmes | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -9 | 16 |
| 20 | Saint-Étienne | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -6 | 15 |
