Caen vs Grenoble Foot 38 match preview: Even contest expected at Stade Michel d'Ornano

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Fri 28.February
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Michel d'Ornano (21215 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Caen in 13th and Grenoble Foot 38 in 9th place.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

It's quite the trip for Grenoble Foot 38 when visiting Caen as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.

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Caen form and stats

Caen have collected 14 points from their Ligue 2 home games so far after 3-5-5.

A strong away win for Caen against Lens the last match, as Malik Tchokounte (2) and Prince Oniangué (2) were on target. Before that game, the home loss against Troyes with the scoreline 0-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Caen perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Caen as a small favourite), we find six games. Caen has won two of these, drawn three and lost one.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Caen here at Stade Michel d'Ornano in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (12 from 13 games). Caen's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Grenoble Foot 38 form and stats

4-6-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Grenoble Foot 38 in their Ligue 2 matches away.

Home advantage was not enough for Grenoble Foot 38 in their previous game, as they lost their Ligue 2-match, hosting Châteauroux, 0-1. Before that, Grenoble Foot 38 secured a home win against Niort with the score 3-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Grenoble Foot 38 playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were three Grenoble Foot 38 wins, three draws and two defeats.

Grenoble Foot 38 are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 13 games (in the league). Grenoble Foot 38 have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Caen and Grenoble Foot 38 have met before this season: Grenoble Foot 38 - Caen 1-0. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: one - three - three (Caen wins - draws - Grenoble Foot 38 wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Grenoble Foot 38M. Djitte
M. Djitte
7 goals
CaenP. Oniangué
P. Oniangué
5 goals
Caen
J. Deminguet
5 goals

Caen missing players

Grenoble Foot 38 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Caen Grenoble Foot 38
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 4 13 26
7 3 1 Won W 2 4 7
10 5 1 Drew D 1 6 14
9 5 1 Lost L 1 3 5
30 12 1 Scored S 5 14 26
32 17 3 Conceded C 4 14 24
85% 77% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 77% 77%
65% 54% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 62% 58%
42% 38% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 38% 31%
15% 15% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 23% 19%
15% 15% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 4%
58% 38% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 54% 54%
23% 31% 67% Clean Sheets C S 50% 46% 38%
35% 54% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 23% 31%
 
5 6.1 7.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 3.9 4.5
4.1 2.9 2.3 Corners against (avg) C A 3.8 4.8 4.8
2.2 2.2 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 1.7 1.7
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
219 125 26 Total Shots T S 42 130 251
83 38 5 Shots on Target S O 16 50 90
36% 32% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 28% 29%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Caen have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Caen have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • 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 Lorient 26 17 3 6 44 22 13 9 1 3 21 10 13 8 2 3 23 12 22 54
2 Ajaccio 26 14 6 6 37 22 13 5 4 4 16 12 13 9 2 2 21 10 15 48
3 Lens 26 13 8 5 36 24 13 8 3 2 18 9 13 5 5 3 18 15 12 47
4 Troyes 26 15 2 9 31 24 13 8 0 5 19 16 13 7 2 4 12 8 7 47
5 Clermont 26 12 8 6 31 24 13 6 3 4 19 14 13 6 5 2 12 10 7 44
6 Guingamp 26 10 9 7 38 29 14 5 6 3 20 14 12 5 3 4 18 15 9 39
7 Le Havre 26 9 11 6 34 25 13 4 7 2 17 10 13 5 4 4 17 15 9 38
8 Valenciennes 26 10 8 8 21 19 13 7 4 2 14 7 13 3 4 6 7 12 2 38
9 Grenoble Foot 38 26 7 14 5 26 24 13 3 8 2 12 10 13 4 6 3 14 14 2 35
10 Nancy 26 6 15 5 25 23 13 6 6 1 15 7 13 0 9 4 10 16 2 33
11 Sochaux 26 8 9 9 27 27 13 6 4 3 16 10 13 2 5 6 11 17 0 33
12 Auxerre 26 7 10 9 28 28 13 4 7 2 16 11 13 3 3 7 12 17 0 31
13 Caen 26 7 10 9 30 32 13 3 5 5 12 17 13 4 5 4 18 15 -2 31
14 Chambly 26 8 7 11 22 29 14 4 3 7 10 19 12 4 4 4 12 10 -7 31
15 Châteauroux 26 8 7 11 20 34 12 2 4 6 9 19 14 6 3 5 11 15 -14 31
16 Rodez 26 7 7 12 28 32 13 5 3 5 20 17 13 2 4 7 8 15 -4 28
17 Paris 26 7 6 13 21 37 12 3 2 7 9 20 14 4 4 6 12 17 -16 27
18 Niort 26 6 7 13 28 37 13 4 4 5 15 15 13 2 3 8 13 22 -9 25
19 Le Mans 26 6 4 16 26 42 13 4 3 6 14 16 13 2 1 10 12 26 -16 22
20 Orléans 26 4 7 15 21 40 13 2 2 9 8 21 13 2 5 6 13 19 -19 19

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 Lorient 26 17 3 6 44 22 13 9 1 3 21 10 13 8 2 3 23 12 22 54
2 Ajaccio 26 14 6 6 37 22 13 5 4 4 16 12 13 9 2 2 21 10 15 48
3 Lens 26 13 8 5 36 24 13 8 3 2 18 9 13 5 5 3 18 15 12 47
4 Troyes 26 15 2 9 31 24 13 8 0 5 19 16 13 7 2 4 12 8 7 47
5 Clermont 26 12 8 6 31 24 13 6 3 4 19 14 13 6 5 2 12 10 7 44
6 Guingamp 26 10 9 7 38 29 14 5 6 3 20 14 12 5 3 4 18 15 9 39
7 Le Havre 26 9 11 6 34 25 13 4 7 2 17 10 13 5 4 4 17 15 9 38
8 Valenciennes 26 10 8 8 21 19 13 7 4 2 14 7 13 3 4 6 7 12 2 38
9 Grenoble Foot 38 26 7 14 5 26 24 13 3 8 2 12 10 13 4 6 3 14 14 2 35
10 Nancy 26 6 15 5 25 23 13 6 6 1 15 7 13 0 9 4 10 16 2 33
11 Sochaux 26 8 9 9 27 27 13 6 4 3 16 10 13 2 5 6 11 17 0 33
12 Auxerre 26 7 10 9 28 28 13 4 7 2 16 11 13 3 3 7 12 17 0 31
13 Caen 26 7 10 9 30 32 13 3 5 5 12 17 13 4 5 4 18 15 -2 31
14 Chambly 26 8 7 11 22 29 14 4 3 7 10 19 12 4 4 4 12 10 -7 31
15 Châteauroux 26 8 7 11 20 34 12 2 4 6 9 19 14 6 3 5 11 15 -14 31
16 Rodez 26 7 7 12 28 32 13 5 3 5 20 17 13 2 4 7 8 15 -4 28
17 Paris 26 7 6 13 21 37 12 3 2 7 9 20 14 4 4 6 12 17 -16 27
18 Niort 26 6 7 13 28 37 13 4 4 5 15 15 13 2 3 8 13 22 -9 25
19 Le Mans 26 6 4 16 26 42 13 4 3 6 14 16 13 2 1 10 12 26 -16 22
20 Orléans 26 4 7 15 21 40 13 2 2 9 8 21 13 2 5 6 13 19 -19 19

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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.