The Ligue 2 standings tell a tale about these contenders to this date, with Bastia ahead of Saint-Étienne by 13 points. Get your full match preview:
- Bastia haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Saint-Étienne have the most conceded goals (34) in Ligue 2
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Bastia and Saint-Étienne.
Bastia form and stats
The story so far in the Ligue 2 for Bastia at their home stadium (Stade Armand-Césari) is 6 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Bastia, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
The Bastia goalkeeper Johny Placide is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 254 minutes without conceding a goal in the Ligue 2.
Happy days for Bastia in their previous game, a fixture away at Grenoble Foot 38 (placed 7th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Manager Brouard felt very clever after Djoco scored the winning goal against Grenoble Foot 38, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 64th minute. Kaiboue (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.83/10. Kaiboue hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A 1-1 scoreline against Lorient (after extra-time, 1-4 on penalties) before that, played at home in the Coupe de France. The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Bastia have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 2 and lost 3.
It should be considered that a look at the 16 latest league fixtures shows that 13 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Bastia as they are travelling to their away game against Caen in the Ligue 2. That match is three days after this one.
Bastia have scored {9 league goals} here from 10 matches, not a lot. 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 6 from 10 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Saint-Étienne form and stats
There's been little loot from Saint-Étienne's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 10 away games in the Ligue 2. Saint-Étienne only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 3 draws.
Saint-Étienne's previous game was their home loss versus Sochaux (2-3). That loss was their first after three consecutive league games winning points. Late heartbreak for Saint-Étienne in the Sochaux match, as the deciding 2-3 goal came deep into overtime. Krasso, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.23. Krasso scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 29 successful passes (of 31 total).
Prior to that result Saint-Étienne won their away game at Niort. The scoreline was 1-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Saint-Étienne in our archives, and the results are: 6 wins for Saint-Étienne, 2 draws and 5 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Saint-Étienne are hosting Annecy in the Ligue 2 only four days away.
Saint-Étienne have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 14 goals have been scored. Saint-Étienne have conceded 17 goals in these games. Saint-Étienne has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Saint-Étienne have managed a sequence of 5 consecutive matches without losing (4-1-0) when facing Bastia.The most up to date recorded match between these sides is the Saint-Étienne - Bastia 5-0 played not long ago this season. The games between these clubs have had a tendency to be a bit wild, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Santelli 3 goals | F. Magri 3 goals |
Bastia missing players
Saint-Étienne missing players
| Bastia | Saint-Étienne | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 21 | 6 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 34 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 55% | 40% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 85% |
| 25% | 10% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 80% | 60% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | 40% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 10% | 20% |
| 25% | 10% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 80% | 60% |
| 45% | 60% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 25% |
| 35% | 30% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 5.3 | 6.1 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 4.5 | 5.6 |
| 4 | 3.6 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3 | 2.9 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 9.1 | 10.6 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
| 4 | 4.4 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| 23% | 20% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 29% | 30% |
| 8 | 5.6 | 6.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 8.6 | 7.8 |
| 3.6 | 2.7 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.9 |
- Bastia haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Saint-Étienne have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Saint-Étienne have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Saint-Étienne have the most conceded goals (34) in Ligue 2
- Saint-Étienne have the most conceded goals in the second half (20) in Ligue 2
- Saint-Étienne have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Saint-Étienne haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 43 |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 36 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| 4 | Metz | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 32 |
| 5 | Bastia | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -2 | 31 |
| 6 | Amiens SC | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 30 |
| 7 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 30 |
| 8 | Caen | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 29 |
| 9 | Quevilly Rouen | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 28 |
| 10 | Guingamp | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | -2 | 27 |
| 11 | Paris | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -4 | 27 |
| 12 | Valenciennes | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | -1 | 26 |
| 13 | Annecy | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 25 |
| 14 | Laval | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 24 |
| 15 | Pau | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 23 |
| 16 | Dijon | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 21 |
| 17 | Rodez | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -9 | 19 |
| 18 | Nîmes | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 19 |
| 19 | Saint-Étienne | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -6 | 18 |
| 20 | Niort | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -15 | 17 |
