Bastia cannot await any gifts from hosting team Caen in this Ligue 2 fixture. Here's the full preview!
- Caen have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Bastia is in the best form (5-1-0) in Ligue 2
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Bastia, 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.
Caen form and stats
5-4-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 2 numbers at home for Caen so far this season. The home fans are hungry for more even though Caen have been steadily collecting points here at Stade Michel d'Ornano through three straight draws.
Stress levels are on the rise for Caen's attacking players as they have now played 181 minutes without scoring in a league game. Brahimi was their last goal scorer.
No payout for Caen in their previous match, an away game at Annecy that ended in defeat 0-2. The first loss after going unbeaten through four league games. Defender Thomas got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.25/10. Thomas hit one key pass and won 10 of 12 duels.
Before that, Caen drew at home versus Laval.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Caen have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 9 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 1 and lost 3.
Not much happening? In this club's last 13 league games, 10 have seen less than three goals (under 2.5).
Caen are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 10 games. From these home matches, Caen have conceded only 6 goals.
Bastia form and stats
As the visiting team in Ligue 2 matches, Bastia have produced an overall stat of 3-3-4 so far.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Bastia goalkeeper Johny Placide is eager to challenge this, with his 344 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Impressive finishing from Kerkhof and Ducrocq secured the home win 2-0 against Saint-Etienne in their previous game. Ducrocq got a match rating of 8.1 in that game, top player of the team. Ducrocq scored one goal.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Grenoble Foot 38.Bastia are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. From a total of 6 matches.
Look out: 14 of the last 17 league fixtures featuring this side have seen only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting terms).
Bastia's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 15 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these sides meet this campaign, as the history books show this recent game: Bastia - Caen 1-0. Last ten meetings featuring these teams: Caen won two, Bastia triumphed in two and we saw six draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Mendy 8 goals |  G. Kyeremeh 3 goals |  S. Essende 3 goals |
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| Caen | Bastia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 23 | 14 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 22 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 15 | 21 |
| 90% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 62% | 50% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 70% | 57% |
| 33% | 30% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 24% |
| 24% | 30% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 30% | 14% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 48% | 40% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 24% |
| 29% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 30% | 48% |
| 33% | 30% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 4.6 | 5.5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.6 | 5.7 |
| 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 10.5 | 12.3 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 7.6 | 9.3 |
| 3.6 | 4.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| 31% | 29% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 27% | 24% |
| 7.7 | 6.3 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 10.4 | 8.1 |
| 3.2 | 2.8 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 4.5 | 3.6 |
- Bastia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Bastia have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Bastia is in the best form (5-1-0) in Ligue 2
- Caen have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 | Le Havre | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 46 |
| 2 | Sochaux | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 36 |
| 3 | Bordeaux | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 36 |
| 4 | Bastia | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 34 |
| 5 | Metz | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 33 |
| 6 | Amiens SC | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 33 |
| 7 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 33 |
| 8 | Caen | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 29 |
| 9 | Annecy | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Quevilly Rouen | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 28 |
| 11 | Guingamp | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | -3 | 27 |
| 12 | Laval | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 27 |
| 13 | Paris | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -5 | 27 |
| 14 | Pau | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 26 |
| 15 | Valenciennes | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -5 | 26 |
| 16 | Nîmes | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 22 |
| 17 | Dijon | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 21 |
| 18 | Rodez | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -9 | 20 |
| 19 | Saint-Etienne | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -8 | 18 |
| 20 | Niort | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -17 | 17 |
