Another action-packed fixture in Ligue 2 as Caen welcome Troyes

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 12.December
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Michel d'Ornano (21215 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Caen have their presumed home advantage while Troyes are ahead 5 points in the Ligue 2 table.

Insights:
  • Caen have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Troyes have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Caen form and stats

Caen are steadily winning Ligue 2 games and points here at Stade Michel d'Ornano. 4 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 7 games. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Grenoble Foot 38 in the Ligue 2 last time out and are looking for a win here. Prior to that, an away loss at Pau.

Caen has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Defensively Caen have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 7 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Troyes form and stats

3-1-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Troyes in their Ligue 2 matches away. Troyes have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.

Dylan Saint-Louis and Dylan Chambost scored in Troyes's previous match, the home game against Paris that ended 2-1. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Guingamp at their stadium, the result 2-1.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Ligue 2 trip to Nancy.

The travelling fans enjoy Troyes's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 6 league matches away. Troyes are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: three - one - five (Caen wins - draws - Troyes wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

TroyesY. Touzghar
Y. Touzghar
7 goals
CaenY. Bammou
Y. Bammou
5 goals
CaenN. Gioacchini
N. Gioacchini
3 goals

Caen missing players

Troyes missing players

Caen Troyes
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
14 7 1 Played P 1 6 13
6 4 0 Won W 0 3 8
4 3 1 Drew D 0 1 3
4 0 0 Lost L 1 2 2
13 7 1 Scored S 1 9 21
12 3 1 Conceded C 2 5 10
86% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 92%
50% 43% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 77%
36% 14% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 54%
7% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 15%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
36% 43% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 54%
43% 57% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 46%
36% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 8%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 2.6 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.8 2
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
7.8 7.9 5 Shots (avg) S ( 11 11.2 12.1
3.3 3.9 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.7 5
28% 26% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 32% 32%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Caen have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Caen have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Troyes have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Troyes have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Troyes 13 8 3 2 21 10 7 5 2 0 12 5 6 3 1 2 9 5 11 27
2 Paris 14 8 3 3 19 12 7 4 1 2 8 6 7 4 2 1 11 6 7 27
3 Grenoble Foot 38 13 8 2 3 18 9 6 5 1 0 12 4 7 3 1 3 6 5 9 26
4 Auxerre 14 7 3 4 29 16 8 5 1 2 20 7 6 2 2 2 9 9 13 24
5 Clermont 14 6 5 3 18 8 7 3 3 1 9 3 7 3 2 2 9 5 10 23
6 Toulouse 14 6 5 3 24 18 8 3 3 2 14 10 6 3 2 1 10 8 6 23
7 Caen 14 6 4 4 13 12 7 4 3 0 7 3 7 2 1 4 6 9 1 22
8 Valenciennes 14 5 5 4 17 16 7 3 3 1 8 5 7 2 2 3 9 11 1 20
9 Dunkerque 14 6 2 6 13 12 7 3 2 2 7 5 7 3 0 4 6 7 1 20
10 Niort 13 6 2 5 17 22 6 3 2 1 9 5 7 3 0 4 8 17 -5 20
11 Sochaux 14 4 7 3 19 15 7 3 2 2 15 12 7 1 5 1 4 3 4 19
12 Amiens SC 14 5 3 6 11 11 7 3 2 2 5 4 7 2 1 4 6 7 0 18
13 Le Havre 13 5 2 6 11 17 6 2 2 2 5 5 7 3 0 4 6 12 -6 17
14 Guingamp 14 3 6 5 13 15 7 2 2 3 7 8 7 1 4 2 6 7 -2 15
15 Pau 14 3 4 7 12 18 6 2 2 2 7 6 8 1 2 5 5 12 -6 13
16 Ajaccio 13 3 4 6 9 18 6 1 2 3 2 7 7 2 2 3 7 11 -9 13
17 Nancy 13 3 3 7 12 17 5 2 1 2 7 8 8 1 2 5 5 9 -5 12
18 Châteauroux 14 3 3 8 11 18 7 2 1 4 6 9 7 1 2 4 5 9 -7 12
19 Rodez 14 2 5 7 11 22 8 2 2 4 7 11 6 0 3 3 4 11 -11 11
20 Chambly 14 2 5 7 11 23 8 2 1 5 6 13 6 0 4 2 5 10 -12 11

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.