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- Bastia haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Valenciennes have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Ligue 2
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Valenciennes, who are travelling more than 1300 kilometers to play this game.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Bastia form and stats
4 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Bastia have to build on here at Stade Armand-Césari in the Ligue 2.
Bastia's last game was hosting Caen (placed 7th) and winning 1-0. At last, a league victory after five matches without. Bai was on the receiving end of a red card in the Bastia-Caen match, being sent off in the 90th minute. The game was drawn at that point, but the home side still managed to pull off a 1-0 victory. Midfield player Kaiboue got a match rating of 8.04 in that game, the max score being 10. Kaiboue served one assist, hit two key passes and had 51 successful passes (of 62 total).
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Sochaux (0-1).This is expected to be a close game, with Bastia perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Bastia as a small favourite), we find 8 games. Bastia has won 3 of these, drawn 2 and lost 3.
It should be considered that a look at the 12 latest league games shows that 10 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Bastia here at Stade Armand-Césari in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 8 games). 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 8 matches.
Valenciennes form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Valenciennes so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-4 (win-draw-lose). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Valenciennes have lost on their last two travels.
There were no winners in Valenciennes's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Amiens SC (placed 6th). Picouleau got a match rating of 7.6 in that game, top player of the team. Picouleau scored one goal and hit two key passes.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Laval's place.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Valenciennes playing away and similar expectations, we found 10 relevant matches. Results were 3 Valenciennes wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
Few goals the story here? 9 of this team's last 11 league rounds have had two or less goals.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Valenciennes's away games in the league this season with only {3 goals} from 8 matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).
Head 2 Head
Previous nine meetings with these sides: Bastia won four, Valenciennes were winners in four and we saw one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Cuffaut 4 goals |   F. Magri 3 goals | S. Salles Lamonge 2 goals |
Bastia missing players
Valenciennes missing players
| Bastia | Valenciennes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 15 | 7 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 20 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 62% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 25% | 44% |
| 31% | 12% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| 19% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 25% | 12% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 12% | 38% |
| 38% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 38% | 38% |
| 44% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 62% | 38% |
| 4.8 | 5.8 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| 4.2 | 3.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4 | 4.6 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.9 | 10 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 8.4 | 7.6 |
| 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| 25% | 23% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 13% | 26% |
| 8.3 | 5.8 | 3.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.3 | 12 | 11.8 |
| 3.9 | 2.9 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
- Bastia have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Valenciennes have scored away.
- Bastia haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Valenciennes have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Ligue 2
- Valenciennes have the fewest scored goals (3) away in Ligue 2
- Valenciennes have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Ligue 2
- Valenciennes have the most matches under the total-line (13) in Ligue 2
| 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 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 35 |
| 2 | Sochaux | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 30 |
| 3 | Bordeaux | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 28 |
| 4 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 26 |
| 5 | Valenciennes | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 24 |
| 6 | Amiens SC | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -1 | 24 |
| 7 | Caen | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 23 |
| 8 | Guingamp | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 23 |
| 9 | Paris | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | -1 | 23 |
| 10 | Metz | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 22 |
| 11 | Quevilly Rouen | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 21 |
| 12 | Pau | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 21 |
| 13 | Bastia | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 21 |
| 14 | Laval | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 20 |
| 15 | Annecy | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | -1 | 19 |
| 16 | Dijon | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
| 17 | Nîmes | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -6 | 15 |
| 18 | Rodez | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | -7 | 15 |
| 19 | Niort | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -14 | 13 |
| 20 | Saint-Étienne | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -7 | 11 |
