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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 07.May
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Armand-Césari (16078 seats)

It hasn't been easy for Bastia so far, and that also applies to Rodez. These weathered teams have a chance to get some important points here.

Insights:
  • Rodez have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Bastia are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Rodez are struggling to avoid relegation.

Rodez have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

This has all the signs of an appealing match with lots of fun and energy as both teams are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Let's go!

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Bastia form and stats

5 victories, 12 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Bastia have to build on here at Stade Armand-Césari in the Ligue 2. When Bastia hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Nancy, Dunkerque, Valenciennes, Bastia, Grenoble Foot 38 and Quevilly Rouen), they have won 2 of 5 matches!

Bastia are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Sochaux. Midfield player Salles-Lamonge got a match rating of 7.34 in that game, the max score being 10. Salles-Lamonge hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Paris.

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 14 games) they have won four times, drawn eight and lost two.

The Bastia fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 18 matches. From these home matches, Bastia have conceded only 11 goals. Bastia has at home met teams with this table position (low), five times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 4 of 5 times.

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Rodez form and stats

Rodez have only collected 16 points from their away games in the Ligue 2, after 4-4-10 (18 played). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Rodez's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Rodez are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the fixture against Toulouse (placed 1st). M'Pasi (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.81. M'Pasi topped it up with a clean sheet.

Prior to that match, the Rodez manager Peyrelade faced defeat when travelling to Nîmes and losing 2-3.

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

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Rodez as they have only managed to score 15 times from 18 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Rodez have seen the ball go into their own net 26 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The sides have met each other already this season, with the match result Rodez - Bastia 0-0 registered in the official records. Numbers for the preceeding four meetings between these two sides are: zero wins for Bastia, four draws and zero wins for Rodez. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

BastiaB. Santelli
B. Santelli
9 goals
BastiaI. Saadi
I. Saadi
4 goals
RodezC. Dépres
C. Dépres
4 goals

Bastia missing players

Rodez missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bastia Rodez
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
36 18 5 Played P 5 18 36
9 5 2 Won W 2 4 8
16 12 3 Drew D 1 4 13
11 1 0 Lost L 2 10 15
36 19 6 Scored S 6 15 29
35 11 2 Conceded C 5 26 42
81% 72% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 89% 86%
67% 67% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 72% 64%
33% 22% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 33% 25%
8% 6% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 22% 17%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 11% 6%
53% 50% 40% BTTS BTTS 20% 33% 36%
33% 50% 60% Clean Sheets C S 40% 28% 33%
33% 28% 20% Failed to Score F T 60% 50% 44%
 
4 4.3 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.4 3.6 4
4.2 3.9 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 3.6 3.8 3.9
2.2 2.1 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.3 2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
7.8 8.7 9.8 Shots (avg) S ( 10.2 8.4 8.8
3.2 3.6 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 3.3 3.6
31% 29% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 25% 22%
 
8.4 7.6 6.6 Shots against (avg) S A 7.4 9.4 8.1
3.4 3.1 2.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.6 3.9 3.2
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Rodez have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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 36 22 10 4 80 31 18 13 4 1 50 13 18 9 6 3 30 18 49 76
2 Ajaccio 36 21 8 7 37 18 18 12 3 3 20 8 18 9 5 4 17 10 19 71
3 Auxerre 36 19 11 6 57 37 18 10 4 4 31 18 18 9 7 2 26 19 20 68
4 Sochaux 36 19 10 7 45 31 18 10 5 3 20 12 18 9 5 4 25 19 14 67
5 Paris 36 18 10 8 50 34 18 10 7 1 28 13 18 8 3 7 22 21 16 64
6 Guingamp 36 13 13 10 47 46 18 8 6 4 29 23 18 5 7 6 18 23 1 52
7 Le Havre 36 13 11 12 36 37 18 6 5 7 16 18 18 7 6 5 20 19 -1 50
8 Nîmes 36 14 7 15 43 47 18 6 4 8 22 26 18 8 3 7 21 21 -4 49
9 Caen 36 12 11 13 49 40 18 8 3 7 28 18 18 4 8 6 21 22 9 47
10 Dijon 36 13 7 16 44 48 18 8 3 7 23 23 18 5 4 9 21 25 -4 46
11 Niort 36 12 9 15 36 38 18 7 5 6 20 15 18 5 4 9 16 23 -2 45
12 Pau 36 13 6 17 36 45 18 10 1 7 23 18 18 3 5 10 13 27 -9 45
13 Amiens SC 36 9 17 10 41 37 18 7 6 5 25 14 18 2 11 5 16 23 4 44
14 Bastia 36 9 16 11 36 35 18 5 12 1 19 11 18 4 4 10 17 24 1 43
15 Grenoble Foot 38 36 12 7 17 31 41 18 7 4 7 20 20 18 5 3 10 11 21 -10 43
16 Valenciennes 36 8 14 14 31 46 18 4 5 9 18 28 18 4 9 5 13 18 -15 38
17 Rodez 36 8 13 15 29 42 18 4 9 5 14 16 18 4 4 10 15 26 -13 37
18 Quevilly Rouen 35 8 10 17 27 47 18 4 7 7 15 21 17 4 3 10 12 26 -20 34
19 Dunkerque 36 8 7 21 26 47 18 5 6 7 13 18 18 3 1 14 13 29 -21 31
20 Nancy 35 5 9 21 27 61 17 4 4 9 14 27 18 1 5 12 13 34 -34 24

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 36 22 10 4 80 31 18 13 4 1 50 13 18 9 6 3 30 18 49 76
2 Ajaccio 36 21 8 7 37 18 18 12 3 3 20 8 18 9 5 4 17 10 19 71
3 Auxerre 36 19 11 6 57 37 18 10 4 4 31 18 18 9 7 2 26 19 20 68
4 Sochaux 36 19 10 7 45 31 18 10 5 3 20 12 18 9 5 4 25 19 14 67
5 Paris 36 18 10 8 50 34 18 10 7 1 28 13 18 8 3 7 22 21 16 64
6 Guingamp 36 13 13 10 47 46 18 8 6 4 29 23 18 5 7 6 18 23 1 52
7 Le Havre 36 13 11 12 36 37 18 6 5 7 16 18 18 7 6 5 20 19 -1 50
8 Nîmes 36 14 7 15 43 47 18 6 4 8 22 26 18 8 3 7 21 21 -4 49
9 Caen 36 12 11 13 49 40 18 8 3 7 28 18 18 4 8 6 21 22 9 47
10 Dijon 36 13 7 16 44 48 18 8 3 7 23 23 18 5 4 9 21 25 -4 46
11 Niort 36 12 9 15 36 38 18 7 5 6 20 15 18 5 4 9 16 23 -2 45
12 Pau 36 13 6 17 36 45 18 10 1 7 23 18 18 3 5 10 13 27 -9 45
13 Amiens SC 36 9 17 10 41 37 18 7 6 5 25 14 18 2 11 5 16 23 4 44
14 Bastia 36 9 16 11 36 35 18 5 12 1 19 11 18 4 4 10 17 24 1 43
15 Grenoble Foot 38 36 12 7 17 31 41 18 7 4 7 20 20 18 5 3 10 11 21 -10 43
16 Valenciennes 36 8 14 14 31 46 18 4 5 9 18 28 18 4 9 5 13 18 -15 38
17 Rodez 36 8 13 15 29 42 18 4 9 5 14 16 18 4 4 10 15 26 -13 37
18 Quevilly Rouen 35 8 10 17 27 47 18 4 7 7 15 21 17 4 3 10 12 26 -20 34
19 Dunkerque 36 8 7 21 26 47 18 5 6 7 13 18 18 3 1 14 13 29 -21 31
20 Nancy 35 5 9 21 27 61 17 4 4 9 14 27 18 1 5 12 13 34 -34 24

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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.