Possible nail-biting contest in Caen - Auxerre game

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 23.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Michel d'Ornano (21215 seats)

Auxerre go to Caen and Stade Michel d'Ornano brimming with optimism, but the hosting team is no weakling. More info on the fixture here!

Insights:
  • Caen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Auxerre have the most matches over the total-line (17) in Ligue 2

It's no vacation for neither Caen nor Auxerre as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Caen form and stats

8-2-7 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 2 numbers at home for Caen so far this season.

In their previous game, the manager Moulin led his Caen to a defeat away at Paris. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade Michel d'Ornano. Some supporters pointed their nail-bitten fingers at Mendy for missing a penalty kick versus Paris in the 73rd minute. It's possible that a goal in that situation would have changed the outcome. Midfield player Court got a match rating of 7.62 in that game, the max score being 10. Court hit one key pass.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Amiens SC that ended 1-1.

The Caen fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 27 goals in 17 league matches.

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Auxerre form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 2 travels is 9 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Dijon game have they lost an away game, meaning Auxerre has taken points from nine away matches in a row.

Auxerre had fun at their own home (Stade Michel d'Ornano) last time out, beating Dijon 2-1. Coeff and Hein scored. Hein got a match rating of 8.42 in that game, top player of the team. Hein scored one goal, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 55 successful passes (of 60 total).

Before that one, a nice away victory 4-1 at Pau.

The visiting Auxerre have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 25 goals from 17 games. 18 goals have been conceded by Auxerre in these games.

Head 2 Head

The latest past meeting featuring both these contenders is the Auxerre - Caen 2-2 played previously this season. Last ten meetings featuring these contenders: Caen won four, Auxerre were winners in two and we saw four draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

CaenA. Mendy
A. Mendy
16 goals
AuxerreG. Charbonnier
G. Charbonnier
14 goals
CaenN. da Costa Jóia
N. da Costa Jóia
9 goals

Caen missing players

Auxerre missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Caen Auxerre
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 6 17 34
12 8 2 Won W 4 9 18
10 2 1 Drew D 1 6 10
12 7 2 Lost L 1 2 6
47 27 9 Scored S 11 25 55
37 17 6 Conceded C 7 18 36
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 82% 88%
71% 76% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 71% 71%
41% 53% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 47% 56%
26% 24% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 29% 32%
12% 6% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 18% 18%
50% 47% 60% BTTS BTTS 83% 59% 59%
26% 29% 20% Clean Sheets C S 17% 35% 38%
29% 24% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 24% 15%
 
4.6 5 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.3 4.5
4 3.4 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 4.7 4
1.7 1.1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.6 1.5
6 3 1 Red cards R C 1 3 6
 
9.5 10.7 9.2 Shots (avg) S ( 12.3 10.2 10.4
3.7 4.4 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.7 5.1 5.2
37% 36% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 29% 31%
 
7.8 7.7 9 Shots against (avg) S A 8.2 8.3 8.2
3.5 3.2 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 3.9 3.4
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Auxerre have the most matches over the total-line (17) in Ligue 2
  • 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 34 21 10 3 78 30 17 12 4 1 48 13 17 9 6 2 30 17 48 73
2 Ajaccio 34 20 7 7 35 17 17 11 3 3 18 7 17 9 4 4 17 10 18 67
3 Auxerre 34 18 10 6 55 36 17 9 4 4 30 18 17 9 6 2 25 18 19 64
4 Paris 34 18 9 7 48 31 17 10 6 1 27 12 17 8 3 6 21 19 17 63
5 Sochaux 34 17 10 7 42 30 17 9 5 3 18 11 17 8 5 4 24 19 12 61
6 Le Havre 34 13 11 10 35 34 17 6 5 6 16 17 17 7 6 4 19 17 1 50
7 Guingamp 34 12 12 10 42 42 17 7 6 4 27 22 17 5 6 6 15 20 0 48
8 Caen 34 12 10 12 47 37 17 8 2 7 27 17 17 4 8 5 20 20 10 46
9 Niort 34 12 9 13 35 33 17 7 5 5 19 12 17 5 4 8 16 21 2 45
10 Nîmes 34 12 7 15 37 44 17 5 4 8 19 24 17 7 3 7 18 20 -7 43
11 Amiens SC 34 9 15 10 40 36 18 7 6 5 25 14 16 2 9 5 15 22 4 42
12 Dijon 34 12 6 16 38 44 17 8 2 7 20 20 17 4 4 9 18 24 -6 42
13 Pau 34 12 6 16 34 43 17 10 1 6 23 17 17 2 5 10 11 26 -9 42
14 Bastia 34 8 16 10 33 32 17 4 12 1 17 10 17 4 4 9 16 22 1 40
15 Grenoble Foot 38 34 11 6 17 29 40 17 7 3 7 19 19 17 4 3 10 10 21 -11 39
16 Valenciennes 34 8 12 14 30 45 17 4 4 9 18 28 17 4 8 5 12 17 -15 36
17 Rodez 34 7 13 14 26 39 17 3 9 5 13 16 17 4 4 9 13 23 -13 34
18 Quevilly Rouen 34 8 10 16 26 45 17 4 7 6 14 19 17 4 3 10 12 26 -19 34
19 Dunkerque 34 8 6 20 26 46 17 5 5 7 13 18 17 3 1 13 13 28 -20 30
20 Nancy 34 5 9 20 26 58 16 4 4 8 13 24 18 1 5 12 13 34 -32 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 34 21 10 3 78 30 17 12 4 1 48 13 17 9 6 2 30 17 48 73
2 Ajaccio 34 20 7 7 35 17 17 11 3 3 18 7 17 9 4 4 17 10 18 67
3 Auxerre 34 18 10 6 55 36 17 9 4 4 30 18 17 9 6 2 25 18 19 64
4 Paris 34 18 9 7 48 31 17 10 6 1 27 12 17 8 3 6 21 19 17 63
5 Sochaux 34 17 10 7 42 30 17 9 5 3 18 11 17 8 5 4 24 19 12 61
6 Le Havre 34 13 11 10 35 34 17 6 5 6 16 17 17 7 6 4 19 17 1 50
7 Guingamp 34 12 12 10 42 42 17 7 6 4 27 22 17 5 6 6 15 20 0 48
8 Caen 34 12 10 12 47 37 17 8 2 7 27 17 17 4 8 5 20 20 10 46
9 Niort 34 12 9 13 35 33 17 7 5 5 19 12 17 5 4 8 16 21 2 45
10 Nîmes 34 12 7 15 37 44 17 5 4 8 19 24 17 7 3 7 18 20 -7 43
11 Amiens SC 34 9 15 10 40 36 18 7 6 5 25 14 16 2 9 5 15 22 4 42
12 Dijon 34 12 6 16 38 44 17 8 2 7 20 20 17 4 4 9 18 24 -6 42
13 Pau 34 12 6 16 34 43 17 10 1 6 23 17 17 2 5 10 11 26 -9 42
14 Bastia 34 8 16 10 33 32 17 4 12 1 17 10 17 4 4 9 16 22 1 40
15 Grenoble Foot 38 34 11 6 17 29 40 17 7 3 7 19 19 17 4 3 10 10 21 -11 39
16 Valenciennes 34 8 12 14 30 45 17 4 4 9 18 28 17 4 8 5 12 17 -15 36
17 Rodez 34 7 13 14 26 39 17 3 9 5 13 16 17 4 4 9 13 23 -13 34
18 Quevilly Rouen 34 8 10 16 26 45 17 4 7 6 14 19 17 4 3 10 12 26 -19 34
19 Dunkerque 34 8 6 20 26 46 17 5 5 7 13 18 17 3 1 13 13 28 -20 30
20 Nancy 34 5 9 20 26 58 16 4 4 8 13 24 18 1 5 12 13 34 -32 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.