Preview: Bordeaux odds-on to beat Annecy at Stade Matmut-Atlantique

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 22.October
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Matmut-Atlantique (42115 seats)

Bordeaux welcome Annecy with expectations of taking all three points. Will they? Check our in-depth preview!

Insights:
  • Bordeaux have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Ligue 2
  • Annecy have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both sides have had plentiful rest since their previous match. Let's agree to expect an active fixture!

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Bordeaux form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stade Matmut-Atlantique as Bordeaux have scored 9 goals to get 13 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Ligue 2 are 4-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). It’s been three wins in a row for Bordeaux here at Stade Matmut-Atlantique, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

The Bordeaux coach Guion and his crew return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Bastia (placed 9th). Ignatenko (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.84/10. Ignatenko scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Ahead of that match, Bordeaux won a home game hosting Metz (2-0).

A decent goal production from Bordeaux in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 6 league matches. Bordeaux have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {2 goals}.

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Annecy form and stats

2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Annecy playing as the away team in the Ligue 2 this season.

This match can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus Pau with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Mouanga, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.42. Mouanga hit one key pass and won 6 of 8 duels.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Guingamp with the score of 4-0.

Lacking goals? 9 of this side's latest 11 league matches have had two or less goals.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Annecy have scored 8 goals in 6 league games away. It's not easy to score on Annecy as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

BordeauxJ. Maja
J. Maja
7 goals
AnnecyD. Sahi
D. Sahi
3 goals

Bordeaux missing players

Annecy missing players

Bordeaux Annecy
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
12 6 2 Played P 2 6 12
7 4 2 Won W 0 2 3
3 1 0 Drew D 0 2 3
2 1 0 Lost L 2 2 6
18 9 3 Scored S 0 8 10
7 2 1 Conceded C 3 5 12
83% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 83%
67% 50% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 58%
42% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 25%
17% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 17%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 17% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 17% 17%
50% 67% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 42%
33% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 58%
 
3.8 3.5 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 3.2 3.8
3.9 3 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 2 3.2 2.5
1.9 2.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 4.7 3.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 5 5
 
9.9 11 14.5 Shots (avg) S ( 4 5.3 6.9
4 4.7 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.5 2.3 2.5
38% 32% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 57% 33%
 
7.8 6.3 10 Shots against (avg) S A 8 9.7 7.9
2.8 2.2 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 4.5 3.7
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Annecy have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Annecy have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Bordeaux have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Bordeaux have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) 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 Bordeaux 12 7 3 2 18 7 6 4 1 1 9 2 6 3 2 1 9 5 11 24
2 Le Havre 12 6 5 1 20 6 6 3 3 0 9 3 6 3 2 1 11 3 14 23
3 Sochaux 12 7 2 3 20 8 6 4 1 1 12 4 6 3 1 2 8 4 12 23
4 Amiens SC 12 7 2 3 15 12 6 5 1 0 11 3 6 2 1 3 4 9 3 23
5 Valenciennes 12 6 4 2 12 9 6 4 2 0 9 5 6 2 2 2 3 4 3 22
6 Grenoble Foot 38 12 5 4 3 14 12 6 4 1 1 9 6 6 1 3 2 5 6 2 19
7 Guingamp 12 5 3 4 17 16 6 2 2 2 7 7 6 3 1 2 10 9 1 18
8 Caen 12 5 3 4 15 14 6 4 1 1 10 4 6 1 2 3 5 10 1 18
9 Bastia 12 5 2 5 13 17 6 3 1 2 6 5 6 2 1 3 7 12 -4 17
10 Paris 12 4 4 4 12 12 5 1 1 3 5 8 7 3 3 1 7 4 0 16
11 Metz 12 4 3 5 17 16 7 3 2 2 10 8 5 1 1 3 7 8 1 15
12 Quevilly Rouen 12 3 5 4 13 17 6 2 3 1 11 10 6 1 2 3 2 7 -4 14
13 Pau 12 3 5 4 11 16 5 1 3 1 5 7 7 2 2 3 6 9 -5 14
14 Laval 12 4 1 7 19 20 6 1 1 4 10 11 6 3 0 3 9 9 -1 13
15 Dijon 12 3 4 5 10 14 7 2 3 2 6 8 5 1 1 3 4 6 -4 13
16 Annecy 12 3 3 6 10 12 6 1 1 4 2 7 6 2 2 2 8 5 -2 12
17 Rodez 12 2 6 4 11 16 6 0 3 3 5 12 6 2 3 1 6 4 -5 12
18 Nimes 12 3 2 7 12 17 6 3 1 2 4 2 6 0 1 5 8 15 -5 11
19 Saint-Etienne 12 2 5 5 19 23 6 2 2 2 10 11 6 0 3 3 9 12 -4 8
20 Niort 12 2 2 8 8 22 6 1 1 4 3 10 6 1 1 4 5 12 -14 8

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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.