Caen - Saint-Étienne: Small difference between teams clash

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Fri 26.May
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Michel d'Ornano (21215 seats)

Caen are flying at 5th, while Saint-Étienne are dragging their feet 9 points behind in the league table. Will they decrease the gap?

Insights:
  • Caen have the most points from losing position (20) in Ligue 2
  • Saint-Étienne have the most scored goals (59) in Ligue 2

Caen are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. For Saint-Étienne most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

Caen and Saint-Étienne should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Caen form and stats

Caen have performed here at Stade Michel d'Ornano this season with 11 wins from 18 Ligue 2 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 5 games and lost 2.

Happy days for Caen in their previous game, a fixture away at Amiens SC (placed 12th) that ended with a 3-1 victory. The attacking player Mendy was named "man of the match" for Caen with a rating of 7.6/10. Mendy scored one goal and hit three key passes.

Ahead of that match, Caen won a home game hosting Nîmes (4-2).

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 11 games. Caen has won 6 of these, drawn 3 and lost 2.

If you like betting on "both teams to score": A review of the 10 latest league games reveals that 9 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.

A decent goal production from Caen in their home games so far, with 31 goals from 18 league matches. Caen have only conceded 15 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Saint-Étienne form and stats

Playing away, Saint-Étienne have won 5 games, drawn 6 and suffered 7 defeats in the Ligue 2 this season.

Cafaro, Bamba and Chambost scored in Saint-Étienne's previous match, the home game against Quevilly Rouen that ended 4-2. A loony fixture with lots of goals last time out for Saint-Étienne, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that fixture, will this match be as full of joy? Midfielder Cafaro was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.0. Cafaro scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 29 successful passes (of 35 total).

A 1-2 defeat away at Laval before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Saint-Étienne playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 4 Saint-Étienne wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.

Take note! Both teams have scored goal(s) in 9 of this club's last 11 league games.

The travelling fans enjoy Saint-Étienne's attacking play in away games, having scored 27 goals in 18 league matches away. Saint-Étienne struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 28 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Saint-Étienne have pulled off a streak of 5 consecutive games without losing (4-1-0) when playing Caen.

The contenders have met each other already this season, with the match result Saint-Étienne - Caen 1-1 registered in the official records.

Top Goalscorers

CaenA. Mendy
A. Mendy
18 goals
Saint-ÉtienneJ. Krasso
J. Krasso
16 goals
Saint-ÉtienneI. Wadji
I. Wadji
10 goals

Caen missing players

Saint-Étienne missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Caen Saint-Étienne
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 5 18 36
16 11 5 Won W 0 5 14
10 5 0 Drew D 2 6 10
10 2 1 Lost L 3 7 12
50 31 14 Scored S 6 27 59
40 15 5 Conceded C 10 28 55
89% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
69% 67% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 89% 92%
53% 56% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 67% 56%
28% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 33% 39%
8% 11% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 11% 22%
61% 61% 67% BTTS BTTS 80% 78% 64%
22% 33% 17% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 25%
28% 22% 17% Failed to Score F T 20% 6% 11%
 
4.9 5.5 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.4 4.9 5.5
3.7 3.6 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.4 4.6 4.6
1.8 1.8 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.6 2.3
2 2 0 Red cards R C 2 5 9
 
11.5 13.1 12.3 Shots (avg) S ( 13.6 12.6 13.3
4 4.8 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 4.7 5
35% 36% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 32% 33%
 
8.5 7.7 6.3 Shots against (avg) S A 10.2 10.6 9.7
3.2 2.9 2.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 5.1 4.3
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.
  • Caen have the most points from losing position (20) in Ligue 2
  • Saint-Étienne have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Saint-Étienne have the most scored goals (59) in Ligue 2
  • Saint-Étienne have the most scored goals in the second half (37) in Ligue 2
  • Saint-Étienne haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 35 19 14 2 44 16 17 10 7 0 22 7 18 9 7 2 22 9 28 71
2 Bordeaux 36 20 9 7 51 26 18 12 4 2 28 9 18 8 5 5 23 17 25 69
3 Metz 36 18 12 6 57 31 18 9 7 2 25 13 18 9 5 4 32 18 26 66
4 Bastia 36 17 8 11 49 41 18 11 3 4 25 14 18 6 5 7 24 27 8 59
5 Caen 36 16 10 10 50 40 18 11 5 2 31 15 18 5 5 8 19 25 10 58
6 Sochaux 36 15 7 14 53 37 18 9 4 5 31 17 18 6 3 9 22 20 16 52
7 Paris 36 14 9 13 43 42 18 7 3 8 23 22 18 7 6 5 20 20 1 51
8 Grenoble Foot 38 36 14 9 13 33 33 18 9 5 4 19 14 18 5 4 9 14 19 0 51
9 Saint-Étienne 36 14 10 12 59 55 18 9 4 5 32 27 18 5 6 7 27 28 4 49
10 Guingamp 36 13 10 13 47 46 18 6 4 8 24 24 18 7 6 5 23 22 1 49
11 Quevilly Rouen 36 12 13 11 43 43 18 6 9 3 27 21 18 6 4 8 16 22 0 49
12 Amiens SC 36 12 8 16 36 49 18 8 3 7 19 20 18 4 5 9 17 29 -13 44
13 Rodez 36 10 13 13 36 41 18 4 7 7 16 24 18 6 6 6 20 17 -5 43
14 Annecy 36 10 12 14 38 50 18 8 4 6 17 18 18 2 8 8 21 32 -12 42
15 Dijon 36 10 11 15 37 41 18 7 6 5 20 16 18 3 5 10 17 25 -4 41
16 Pau 36 10 11 15 36 50 18 5 6 7 19 27 18 5 5 8 17 23 -14 41
17 Laval 36 12 4 20 40 55 18 8 2 8 25 24 18 4 2 12 15 31 -15 40
18 Valenciennes 35 8 15 12 39 47 18 5 11 2 26 23 17 3 4 10 13 24 -8 39
19 Nîmes 36 9 6 21 41 59 18 8 2 8 24 22 18 1 4 13 17 37 -18 33
20 Niort 36 7 7 22 32 62 18 5 3 10 21 33 18 2 4 12 11 29 -30 28

Saint-Étienne:
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 35 19 14 2 44 16 17 10 7 0 22 7 18 9 7 2 22 9 28 71
2 Bordeaux 36 20 9 7 51 26 18 12 4 2 28 9 18 8 5 5 23 17 25 69
3 Metz 36 18 12 6 57 31 18 9 7 2 25 13 18 9 5 4 32 18 26 66
4 Bastia 36 17 8 11 49 41 18 11 3 4 25 14 18 6 5 7 24 27 8 59
5 Caen 36 16 10 10 50 40 18 11 5 2 31 15 18 5 5 8 19 25 10 58
6 Sochaux 36 15 7 14 53 37 18 9 4 5 31 17 18 6 3 9 22 20 16 52
7 Paris 36 14 9 13 43 42 18 7 3 8 23 22 18 7 6 5 20 20 1 51
8 Grenoble Foot 38 36 14 9 13 33 33 18 9 5 4 19 14 18 5 4 9 14 19 0 51
9 Saint-Étienne 36 14 10 12 59 55 18 9 4 5 32 27 18 5 6 7 27 28 4 49
10 Guingamp 36 13 10 13 47 46 18 6 4 8 24 24 18 7 6 5 23 22 1 49
11 Quevilly Rouen 36 12 13 11 43 43 18 6 9 3 27 21 18 6 4 8 16 22 0 49
12 Amiens SC 36 12 8 16 36 49 18 8 3 7 19 20 18 4 5 9 17 29 -13 44
13 Rodez 36 10 13 13 36 41 18 4 7 7 16 24 18 6 6 6 20 17 -5 43
14 Annecy 36 10 12 14 38 50 18 8 4 6 17 18 18 2 8 8 21 32 -12 42
15 Dijon 36 10 11 15 37 41 18 7 6 5 20 16 18 3 5 10 17 25 -4 41
16 Pau 36 10 11 15 36 50 18 5 6 7 19 27 18 5 5 8 17 23 -14 41
17 Laval 36 12 4 20 40 55 18 8 2 8 25 24 18 4 2 12 15 31 -15 40
18 Valenciennes 35 8 15 12 39 47 18 5 11 2 26 23 17 3 4 10 13 24 -8 39
19 Nîmes 36 9 6 21 41 59 18 8 2 8 24 22 18 1 4 13 17 37 -18 33
20 Niort 36 7 7 22 32 62 18 5 3 10 21 33 18 2 4 12 11 29 -30 28

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