Another adrenaline-fuelled fixture as Caen entertain Toulouse

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 12.March
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Michel d'Ornano (21215 seats)

In this article Tipsway presents you must know about the Ligue 2 match Caen - Toulouse!

Insights:
  • Caen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Toulouse have the most scored goals (60) in Ligue 2

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 have had time to rest since their previous exertion in an official match. Let's aim for an energetic game!

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Caen form and stats

6-1-7 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 2 numbers at home for Caen so far this season. Caen has recorded two wins in a row here at Stade Michel d'Ornano, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

In their previous game, the manager Moulin led his Caen to a defeat away at Dijon. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade Michel d'Ornano. Midfielder Diani was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.15 (out of ten) in that game. Diani hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 51 successful passes (of 61 total).

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Bastia in a game that was won 2-1.

There will be little rest for Caen after this match as they are travelling to Valenciennes for a Ligue 2 game in only three days.

Caen has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches.

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Toulouse form and stats

Toulouse have an excellent away record in the Ligue 2 so far with 7-5-1 from 13 games. Things are running smoothly for Toulouse who hasn't tasted defeat in their last ten matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Niort.

Toulouse have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Maxime Dupe. It's been 303 minutes since they last conceded in Ligue 2.

den Boomen and Ratão scored in Toulouse's previous match, the home game against Dunkerque that ended 2-0. Midfield player den Boomen was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.83/10. Boomen scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Prior to that result Toulouse won their away game at Grenoble Foot 38. The scoreline was 2-0.

A quick return to home after this game, as Toulouse are hosting Amiens SC in the Ligue 2 only three days away.

Toulouse has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 22 goals from 13 games. It's not easy to score on Toulouse as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The sides have met each other previously this season, with the result Toulouse - Caen 2-3 logged in the official records. Previous ten meetings between these participants: Caen won four, Toulouse were winners in three and we saw three draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

CaenA. Mendy
A. Mendy
13 goals
ToulouseR. Healey
R. Healey
13 goals
ToulouseB. van den Boomen
B. van den Boomen
9 goals

Caen missing players

Toulouse missing players

Caen Toulouse
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 14 4 Played P 5 13 27
8 6 1 Won W 3 7 16
8 1 1 Drew D 1 5 9
11 7 2 Lost L 1 1 2
33 20 5 Scored S 8 22 60
30 14 5 Conceded C 5 9 21
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 77% 89%
67% 71% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 69% 78%
41% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 46% 56%
26% 21% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 31% 48%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 8% 22%
44% 36% 50% BTTS BTTS 60% 46% 52%
30% 36% 25% Clean Sheets C S 40% 54% 48%
33% 29% 25% Failed to Score F T 20% 23% 11%
 
4.9 5.4 4 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.8 6.1
4.2 3.8 5 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.4 3.7
1.6 1.2 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 1.8
6 3 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9.4 10.7 8.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11.4 11.5 11.7
3.3 4.1 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.4 5 5
37% 35% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 34% 44%
 
8.3 8.3 9.5 Shots against (avg) S A 10.4 7.7 7.3
3.6 3.2 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 2.7 2.7
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Caen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Caen haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Toulouse have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Toulouse have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in Ligue 2
  • Toulouse have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Ligue 2
  • Toulouse have the most scored goals (22) away in Ligue 2
  • Toulouse have the most scored goals (60) in Ligue 2
  • Toulouse have the most scored goals in the first half (28) in Ligue 2
  • Toulouse have the most scored goals in the second half (32) in Ligue 2
  • Toulouse have the the best goal difference (+13) away in Ligue 2
  • Toulouse have the the best goal difference (+39) in Ligue 2
  • Toulouse is in the best form (5-1-0) in Ligue 2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Toulouse 27 16 9 2 60 21 14 9 4 1 38 12 13 7 5 1 22 9 39 57
2 Paris 27 15 7 5 40 23 13 8 4 1 21 9 14 7 3 4 19 14 17 52
3 Ajaccio 27 15 6 6 25 14 13 8 3 2 13 4 14 7 3 4 12 10 11 51
4 Auxerre 27 13 9 5 41 28 13 6 4 3 23 13 14 7 5 2 18 15 13 48
5 Sochaux 27 13 8 6 30 24 14 7 4 3 14 10 13 6 4 3 16 14 6 47
6 Le Havre 27 10 11 6 27 24 14 5 5 4 12 11 13 5 6 2 15 13 3 41
7 Pau 27 11 5 11 29 30 14 9 1 4 20 11 13 2 4 7 9 19 -1 38
8 Nîmes 27 10 6 11 33 36 14 5 4 5 17 17 13 5 2 6 16 19 -3 36
9 Niort 27 10 5 12 28 28 13 6 2 5 15 10 14 4 3 7 13 18 0 35
10 Guingamp 27 8 10 9 28 34 13 5 5 3 18 16 14 3 5 6 10 18 -6 34
11 Amiens SC 27 7 12 8 35 26 14 6 4 4 23 11 13 1 8 4 12 15 9 33
12 Dijon 27 10 3 14 31 36 14 6 2 6 17 17 13 4 1 8 14 19 -5 33
13 Caen 27 8 8 11 33 30 14 6 1 7 20 14 13 2 7 4 13 16 3 32
14 Valenciennes 27 7 10 10 27 36 13 4 2 7 17 24 14 3 8 3 10 12 -9 31
15 Bastia 27 6 12 9 27 27 14 3 11 0 14 7 13 3 1 9 13 20 0 30
16 Rodez 27 7 9 11 23 31 13 3 6 4 10 12 14 4 3 7 13 19 -8 30
17 Quevilly Rouen 27 7 8 12 23 37 13 3 6 4 12 16 14 4 2 8 11 21 -14 29
18 Grenoble Foot 38 27 8 4 15 21 36 13 6 1 6 15 16 14 2 3 9 6 20 -15 28
19 Dunkerque 27 7 6 14 21 34 14 4 5 5 11 13 13 3 1 9 10 21 -13 27
20 Nancy 27 4 8 15 21 48 13 3 4 6 10 20 14 1 4 9 11 28 -27 20

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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.