Ligue 2 match lowdown: Caen versus Amiens SC

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 16.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Michel d'Ornano (21215 seats)

6th place in the Ligue 2 table for Caen at present, a strong campaign. The match-going fans pray for more goals as 10th-placed Amiens SC visit Stade Michel d'Ornano.

Insights:
  • Caen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Amiens SC have won significantly less corners away then at home.

This could be an appealing fixture with lots of action and bustle as both sides are well recovered since they last played a game. Let's start!

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Caen form and stats

8-1-7 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 2 numbers at home for Caen so far this season. Ever since the Niort game Caen has been unbeatable here at Stade Michel d'Ornano producing four straight wins.

A good away victory last time out for Caen, who won 2-0 against Grenoble Foot 38 (placed 18th). Riou, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.82 out of 10 in that game. Riou topped it up with a clean sheet.

Ahead of that match, Caen won a home game hosting Dunkerque (2-1).

The manager Moulin will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Paris in only two days.

A decent goal production from Caen in their home games so far, with 26 goals from 16 league matches.

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Amiens SC form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Amiens SC so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 2-8-5 (win-draw-lose).

The Amiens SC goalkeeper Regis Gurtner is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 180 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

There were no winners in Amiens SC's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Bastia (placed 14th). Defender Pavlović was the best team player with a rating of 7.64. Pavlović won 4 of 6 duels.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Valenciennes at their stadium, the result 2-0.

A quick return to home after this game, as Amiens SC are hosting Le Havre in the Ligue 2 only two days away.

The visitors have scored 14 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 21 goals have been conceded by Amiens in these games.

Head 2 Head

The participants have played each other already this season, with the final score Amiens SC - Caen 0-0 entered in the official records. Last ten meetings featuring these sides: Caen won five, Amiens SC were winners in two and we saw three draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

CaenA. Mendy
A. Mendy
16 goals
Amiens SCA. Badji
A. Badji
11 goals
CaenN. da Costa Jóia
N. da Costa Jóia
9 goals

Caen missing players

Amiens SC missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Caen Amiens SC
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 6 Played P 4 15 32
12 8 2 Won W 0 2 9
9 1 1 Drew D 1 8 14
11 7 3 Lost L 3 5 9
46 26 9 Scored S 2 14 39
35 16 7 Conceded C 11 21 33
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 87% 81%
72% 75% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 73% 66%
44% 56% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 27% 41%
28% 25% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 20% 22%
12% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 13% 9%
50% 44% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 53% 44%
28% 31% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 27% 41%
28% 25% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 34%
 
4.6 5.1 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2.9 3.8
4 3.4 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.5 5
1.7 1.2 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.4 1.9
6 3 2 Red cards R C 2 5 6
 
9.6 10.7 10.8 Shots (avg) S ( 6.2 8.1 8.3
3.6 4.2 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 3.1 3.5
40% 38% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 30% 35%
 
8.1 7.9 7 Shots against (avg) S A 11.5 11 9.4
3.6 3.2 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 4.5 3.7
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Amiens SC have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Caen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Caen haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 32 20 9 3 75 29 16 11 4 1 46 13 16 9 5 2 29 16 46 69
2 Ajaccio 32 18 7 7 30 16 16 10 3 3 16 6 16 8 4 4 14 10 14 61
3 Auxerre 32 16 10 6 49 34 16 8 4 4 28 17 16 8 6 2 21 17 15 58
4 Sochaux 32 16 9 7 38 28 16 9 4 3 17 10 16 7 5 4 21 18 10 57
5 Paris 31 16 8 7 44 29 15 9 5 1 24 10 16 7 3 6 20 19 15 56
6 Caen 32 12 9 11 46 35 16 8 1 7 26 16 16 4 8 4 20 19 11 45
7 Le Havre 32 11 11 10 32 34 17 6 5 6 16 17 15 5 6 4 16 17 -2 44
8 Pau 32 12 6 14 33 36 16 10 1 5 22 13 16 2 5 9 11 23 -3 42
9 Guingamp 32 10 12 10 37 41 16 6 6 4 24 22 16 4 6 6 13 19 -4 42
10 Amiens SC 32 9 14 9 39 33 17 7 6 4 25 12 15 2 8 5 14 21 6 41
11 Niort 32 11 8 13 32 32 16 7 4 5 18 11 16 4 4 8 14 21 0 41
12 Dijon 31 12 5 14 35 37 16 8 2 6 20 17 15 4 3 8 15 20 -2 41
13 Nîmes 32 11 7 14 35 41 16 5 4 7 18 21 16 6 3 7 17 20 -6 40
14 Bastia 32 8 15 9 31 29 16 4 12 0 16 8 16 4 3 9 15 21 2 39
15 Valenciennes 32 8 12 12 30 41 16 4 4 8 18 27 16 4 8 4 12 14 -11 36
16 Quevilly Rouen 32 8 10 14 26 42 16 4 7 5 14 18 16 4 3 9 12 24 -16 34
17 Rodez 32 7 12 13 25 37 15 3 8 4 12 14 17 4 4 9 13 23 -12 33
18 Grenoble Foot 38 32 9 6 17 23 40 16 6 3 7 16 19 16 3 3 10 7 21 -17 33
19 Dunkerque 32 8 6 18 25 41 16 5 5 6 13 15 16 3 1 12 12 26 -16 30
20 Nancy 32 5 8 19 25 55 15 4 4 7 13 22 17 1 4 12 12 33 -30 23

Amiens SC:
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 32 20 9 3 75 29 16 11 4 1 46 13 16 9 5 2 29 16 46 69
2 Ajaccio 32 18 7 7 30 16 16 10 3 3 16 6 16 8 4 4 14 10 14 61
3 Auxerre 32 16 10 6 49 34 16 8 4 4 28 17 16 8 6 2 21 17 15 58
4 Sochaux 32 16 9 7 38 28 16 9 4 3 17 10 16 7 5 4 21 18 10 57
5 Paris 31 16 8 7 44 29 15 9 5 1 24 10 16 7 3 6 20 19 15 56
6 Caen 32 12 9 11 46 35 16 8 1 7 26 16 16 4 8 4 20 19 11 45
7 Le Havre 32 11 11 10 32 34 17 6 5 6 16 17 15 5 6 4 16 17 -2 44
8 Pau 32 12 6 14 33 36 16 10 1 5 22 13 16 2 5 9 11 23 -3 42
9 Guingamp 32 10 12 10 37 41 16 6 6 4 24 22 16 4 6 6 13 19 -4 42
10 Amiens SC 32 9 14 9 39 33 17 7 6 4 25 12 15 2 8 5 14 21 6 41
11 Niort 32 11 8 13 32 32 16 7 4 5 18 11 16 4 4 8 14 21 0 41
12 Dijon 31 12 5 14 35 37 16 8 2 6 20 17 15 4 3 8 15 20 -2 41
13 Nîmes 32 11 7 14 35 41 16 5 4 7 18 21 16 6 3 7 17 20 -6 40
14 Bastia 32 8 15 9 31 29 16 4 12 0 16 8 16 4 3 9 15 21 2 39
15 Valenciennes 32 8 12 12 30 41 16 4 4 8 18 27 16 4 8 4 12 14 -11 36
16 Quevilly Rouen 32 8 10 14 26 42 16 4 7 5 14 18 16 4 3 9 12 24 -16 34
17 Rodez 32 7 12 13 25 37 15 3 8 4 12 14 17 4 4 9 13 23 -12 33
18 Grenoble Foot 38 32 9 6 17 23 40 16 6 3 7 16 19 16 3 3 10 7 21 -17 33
19 Dunkerque 32 8 6 18 25 41 16 5 5 6 13 15 16 3 1 12 12 26 -16 30
20 Nancy 32 5 8 19 25 55 15 4 4 7 13 22 17 1 4 12 12 33 -30 23

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