Ligue 2 prediction and guide: Caen small betting favourite to beat Guingamp

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 30.Sep
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Michel d'Ornano (21215 seats)

A story of highs and lows for these two participants so far, placed in positions near the midsection of the Ligue 2 table. Here's the Caen - Guingamp latest:

Insights:
  • Caen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Guingamp have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Caen and Guingamp.

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Caen form and stats

2 victories, 0 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Caen have to build on here at Stade Michel d'Ornano in the Ligue 2.

Caen's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Grenoble Foot 38 (placed 2nd). The match result 1-2 has "struck" this team three league matches in a row! Defender Abdi got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.04/10. Abdi scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 9 of 18 duels.

Preceding that match was the home game against Saint-Étienne that was lost 1-2.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Caen handle that role? We have found 16 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 9 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats.

The manager Furlan will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Bordeaux in only three days.

The Caen fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches.

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Guingamp form and stats

The visitors are W1-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 2.

Guingamp's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Bordeaux that finished 0-0. Lemonnier was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.63. The defender Lemonnier hit one key pass and won 7 of 10 duels.

Prior to that match, the Guingamp manager Dumont faced defeat when travelling to Laval and losing 1-2.

We have checked recent matches where Guingamp have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 4 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

Guingamp are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 6 times in 4 away games so far. Guingamp's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 7 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Head to head totals (for the preceeding ten meetings): Caen won five games, four matches ended in a draw and Guingamp have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.

Top Goalscorers

CaenA. Mendy
A. Mendy
6 goals
CaenA. Abdi
A. Abdi
4 goals
GuingampA. El Ouazzani
A. El Ouazzani
4 goals

Caen missing players

Guingamp missing players

Caen Guingamp
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
7 4 3 Played P 1 4 8
4 2 2 Won W 1 1 3
0 0 0 Drew D 0 1 2
3 2 1 Lost L 0 2 3
12 7 6 Scored S 4 6 13
6 4 2 Conceded C 1 7 8
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 75% 75%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 62%
57% 75% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 75% 62%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 38%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 50% 25%
43% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 38%
57% 50% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 50%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 38%
 
4.4 5.2 6 Corners for (avg) C F 2 4 4.2
2.6 2.8 2.7 Corners against (avg) C A 3 3.5 3.4
1.4 1 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.7 13.5 14.7 Shots (avg) S ( 15 11.5 13.5
3.7 4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 8 5.2 5
46% 44% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 29% 32%
 
8.1 8 7.3 Shots against (avg) S A 10 11.2 11.9
2.7 3 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 5 4.8
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • All of Caen's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Caen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Caen have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Caen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Guingamp 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 Laval 8 6 1 1 11 5 4 4 0 0 6 2 4 2 1 1 5 3 6 19
2 Grenoble Foot 38 8 4 4 0 7 2 4 2 2 0 4 1 4 2 2 0 3 1 5 16
3 Auxerre 8 4 3 1 18 9 4 1 2 1 6 3 4 3 1 0 12 6 9 15
4 Rodez 8 4 2 2 13 9 4 3 0 1 8 4 4 1 2 1 5 5 4 14
5 Angers SCO 8 4 2 2 9 7 4 2 2 0 6 2 4 2 0 2 3 5 2 14
6 Amiens SC 8 4 2 2 8 7 5 3 2 0 7 2 3 1 0 2 1 5 1 14
7 Caen 7 4 0 3 12 6 4 2 0 2 7 4 3 2 0 1 5 2 6 12
8 Guingamp 8 3 2 3 13 8 4 2 1 1 7 1 4 1 1 2 6 7 5 11
9 Saint-Étienne 7 3 2 2 7 6 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 2 1 1 5 4 1 11
10 Pau 8 3 2 3 13 14 4 2 1 1 7 5 4 1 1 2 6 9 -1 11
11 Annecy 8 2 4 2 9 10 4 1 2 1 5 5 4 1 2 1 4 5 -1 10
12 Bordeaux 7 3 2 2 7 8 3 2 0 1 5 4 4 1 2 1 2 4 -1 10
13 Ajaccio 8 2 4 2 6 10 4 1 3 0 5 4 4 1 1 2 1 6 -4 10
14 Bastia 8 2 2 4 8 13 4 2 0 2 7 9 4 0 2 2 1 4 -5 8
15 Concarneau 8 2 2 4 5 10 4 0 2 2 1 4 4 2 0 2 4 6 -5 8
16 Troyes 8 1 4 3 11 12 3 1 1 1 6 5 5 0 3 2 5 7 -1 7
17 Paris 8 2 0 6 7 11 4 2 0 2 6 3 4 0 0 4 1 8 -4 6
18 Dunkerque 7 1 3 3 6 10 4 0 2 2 3 5 3 1 1 1 3 5 -4 6
19 Valenciennes 8 1 3 4 3 10 4 0 1 3 2 7 4 1 2 1 1 3 -7 6
20 Quevilly Rouen 8 0 2 6 6 12 4 0 1 3 2 5 4 0 1 3 4 7 -6 2

Read more about Ligue 2

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.