Home advantage could prove decisive in Caen - Grenoble Foot 38 battle

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 18.February
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Michel d'Ornano (21215 seats)

Look no further! Here's all you should know about the Ligue 2 game Caen - Grenoble Foot 38!

Insights:
  • Caen have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Caen form and stats

22 points is a decent return from 11 Ligue 2 games here at Stade Michel d'Ornano for Caen. The data says 6 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss.

Caen drew their last game, 0-0 away at Metz (placed 4th). Brahimi, an attacker, was the champion performer for the side in that game, and was presented with a rating of 7.81 (out of 10). Brahimi hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 28 successful passes (of 32 total).

Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Bastia.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Caen handle that role? We have found 11 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 6 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

Caen have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Michel d'Ornano with 17 goals in 11 league matches. From these home matches, Caen have conceded only 7 goals.

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Grenoble Foot 38 form and stats

Playing away, Grenoble Foot 38 have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 3 defeats in the Ligue 2 this season. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Grenoble are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

Grenoble Foot 38 played 1-1 against Pau in their previous match. Benet got a match rating of 7.82 in that game, top player of the team. Benet scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 38 successful passes (of 41 total).

Ahead of that, the Coupe de France win away at Vierzon FC. Grenoble are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 15 matches.

Few goals the story here? 10 of this club's last 11 league rounds have had two goals or less.

Grenoble Foot 38 are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 11 games (in the league). It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Grenoble Foot 38 are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Grenoble Foot 38 - Caen 1-0 was the product when these two sides previously met, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the preceeding ten meetings): Caen won two games, two matches ended in a draw and Grenoble Foot 38 managed six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven.

Top Goalscorers

CaenA. Mendy
A. Mendy
10 goals
Grenoble Foot 38A. Sanyang
A. Sanyang
5 goals
Grenoble Foot 38M. Phaeton
M. Phaeton
5 goals

Caen missing players

Grenoble Foot 38 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Caen Grenoble Foot 38
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
23 11 3 Played P 4 11 23
8 6 1 Won W 1 4 10
9 4 1 Drew D 1 4 7
6 1 1 Lost L 2 3 6
26 17 3 Scored S 4 12 24
23 7 3 Conceded C 6 10 19
87% 82% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 73% 78%
61% 55% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 55% 43%
35% 36% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 36% 30%
26% 36% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 18% 17%
4% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 9% 13%
48% 45% 33% BTTS BTTS 25% 18% 26%
30% 45% 33% Clean Sheets C S 25% 55% 52%
35% 27% 33% Failed to Score F T 75% 55% 43%
 
4.6 5.4 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 3.5 3.9
3.8 3.1 2.3 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 4.1 4.4
2.1 2.3 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.4 2
2 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
10.3 12.3 12.7 Shots (avg) S ( 5.5 6.3 7.7
3.6 4.8 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 2.6 3.4
32% 32% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 41% 31%
 
8 6.5 9.3 Shots against (avg) S A 9.2 9.4 10.2
3.1 2.7 4.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 4.3 4.1
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Caen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Caen have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 23 13 9 1 33 10 11 7 4 0 16 4 12 6 5 1 17 6 23 48
2 Sochaux 23 12 4 7 37 21 12 7 3 2 22 9 11 5 1 5 15 12 16 40
3 Bordeaux 23 11 6 6 32 19 11 6 3 2 15 7 12 5 3 4 17 12 13 39
4 Metz 23 10 7 6 35 24 12 5 5 2 16 11 11 5 2 4 19 13 11 37
5 Grenoble Foot 38 23 10 7 6 24 19 12 6 3 3 12 9 11 4 4 3 12 10 5 37
6 Quevilly Rouen 23 9 7 7 28 25 11 5 4 2 19 13 12 4 3 5 9 12 3 34
7 Bastia 23 10 4 9 22 25 12 7 1 4 11 7 11 3 3 5 11 18 -3 34
8 Caen 23 8 9 6 26 23 11 6 4 1 17 7 12 2 5 5 9 16 3 33
9 Amiens SC 22 9 6 7 26 24 11 5 3 3 13 10 11 4 3 4 13 14 2 33
10 Guingamp 23 8 6 9 29 32 12 3 3 6 14 18 11 5 3 3 15 14 -3 30
11 Annecy 23 7 8 8 25 23 11 5 2 4 10 9 12 2 6 4 15 14 2 29
12 Valenciennes 23 7 8 8 22 27 11 5 6 0 17 11 12 2 2 8 5 16 -5 29
13 Paris 22 7 7 8 18 23 10 2 3 5 8 14 12 5 4 3 10 9 -5 28
14 Laval 23 8 4 11 28 35 12 5 2 5 18 17 11 3 2 6 10 18 -7 28
15 Pau 23 6 9 8 20 27 11 3 5 3 10 13 12 3 4 5 10 14 -7 27
16 Saint-Etienne 23 7 6 10 33 38 12 5 3 4 19 19 11 2 3 6 14 19 -5 24
17 Nimes 23 6 5 12 23 34 11 5 1 5 10 12 12 1 4 7 13 22 -11 23
18 Niort 23 6 5 12 22 36 12 4 2 6 12 18 11 2 3 6 10 18 -14 23
19 Dijon 23 5 6 12 21 29 12 4 4 4 14 14 11 1 2 8 7 15 -8 21
20 Rodez 23 4 9 10 20 30 12 1 5 6 10 19 11 3 4 4 10 11 -10 21

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 Le Havre 23 13 9 1 33 10 11 7 4 0 16 4 12 6 5 1 17 6 23 48
2 Sochaux 23 12 4 7 37 21 12 7 3 2 22 9 11 5 1 5 15 12 16 40
3 Bordeaux 23 11 6 6 32 19 11 6 3 2 15 7 12 5 3 4 17 12 13 39
4 Metz 23 10 7 6 35 24 12 5 5 2 16 11 11 5 2 4 19 13 11 37
5 Grenoble Foot 38 23 10 7 6 24 19 12 6 3 3 12 9 11 4 4 3 12 10 5 37
6 Quevilly Rouen 23 9 7 7 28 25 11 5 4 2 19 13 12 4 3 5 9 12 3 34
7 Bastia 23 10 4 9 22 25 12 7 1 4 11 7 11 3 3 5 11 18 -3 34
8 Caen 23 8 9 6 26 23 11 6 4 1 17 7 12 2 5 5 9 16 3 33
9 Amiens SC 22 9 6 7 26 24 11 5 3 3 13 10 11 4 3 4 13 14 2 33
10 Guingamp 23 8 6 9 29 32 12 3 3 6 14 18 11 5 3 3 15 14 -3 30
11 Annecy 23 7 8 8 25 23 11 5 2 4 10 9 12 2 6 4 15 14 2 29
12 Valenciennes 23 7 8 8 22 27 11 5 6 0 17 11 12 2 2 8 5 16 -5 29
13 Paris 22 7 7 8 18 23 10 2 3 5 8 14 12 5 4 3 10 9 -5 28
14 Laval 23 8 4 11 28 35 12 5 2 5 18 17 11 3 2 6 10 18 -7 28
15 Pau 23 6 9 8 20 27 11 3 5 3 10 13 12 3 4 5 10 14 -7 27
16 Saint-Etienne 23 7 6 10 33 38 12 5 3 4 19 19 11 2 3 6 14 19 -5 24
17 Nimes 23 6 5 12 23 34 11 5 1 5 10 12 12 1 4 7 13 22 -11 23
18 Niort 23 6 5 12 22 36 12 4 2 6 12 18 11 2 3 6 10 18 -14 23
19 Dijon 23 5 6 12 21 29 12 4 4 4 14 14 11 1 2 8 7 15 -8 21
20 Rodez 23 4 9 10 20 30 12 1 5 6 10 19 11 3 4 4 10 11 -10 21

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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.