Possible nail-biting contest in Grenoble Foot 38 - Auxerre game

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 09.January
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade des Alpes (20068 seats)

A key match in Ligue 2 as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Grenoble Foot 38 in 3rd position and Auxerre placed 5th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

Insights:
  • Grenoble Foot 38 has the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Ligue 2
  • Auxerre has the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Ligue 2

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 Grenoble and Auxerre.

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Grenoble Foot 38 form and stats

Grenoble Foot 38, who have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Ligue 2, have been very solid at home in the Ligue 2 so far, with 22 points collected from 8 matches (7-1-0). This has contributed greatly to their 3rd position in the table. Grenoble Foot 38 has recorded two wins in a row here at Stade des Alpes, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Grenoble lost their last game at Clermont (placed 4th) after a 0-3 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Grenoble won a home game hosting Troyes (2-0).

This is expected to be a close game, with Grenoble Foot 38 perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Grenoble as a small favourite), we find eight games. Grenoble Foot 38 has won two of these, drawn four and lost two.

The Grenoble manager P. Hinschberger has got the team scoring with 18 from 8 home games in the league. Defensively Grenoble Foot 38 have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 8 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Auxerre form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 2 travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. In general it has been a productive period now for Auxerre as they haven't lost any of their last eleven games.

Auxerre's last game was the home draw against Caen (1-1). Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Dunkerque.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Auxerre playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were one Auxerre win, one draw and four defeats.

Auxerre are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 12 times in 8 away games so far. 11 goals have been conceded by Auxerre in these games.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: two - two - three (Grenoble Foot 38 wins - draws - Auxerre wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

AuxerreM. Le Bihan
M. Le Bihan
13 goals
AuxerreR. Dugimont
R. Dugimont
8 goals
AuxerreM. Autret
M. Autret
6 goals

Grenoble Foot 38 missing players

Auxerre missing players

Grenoble Foot 38 Auxerre
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
18 8 3 Played P 2 8 18
10 7 2 Won W 1 3 9
4 1 1 Drew D 0 3 5
4 0 0 Lost L 1 2 4
25 18 7 Scored S 4 12 35
13 4 3 Conceded C 3 11 20
89% 88% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
61% 75% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 89%
28% 38% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 62% 61%
11% 25% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 38% 33%
6% 12% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
28% 25% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 62% 61%
50% 75% 67% Clean Sheets C S 50% 25% 22%
33% 12% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 17%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 1.6 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.6 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
8.8 9 9.3 Shots (avg) S ( 11 9.5 10.2
3.7 4.4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 3.5 4.8
38% 51% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 43% 41%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Auxerre has the most matches over the total-line (12) in Ligue 2
  • Auxerre has the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Ligue 2
  • Auxerre have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Auxerre haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Grenoble Foot 38 has the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Ligue 2
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at 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 Troyes 18 11 4 3 27 14 9 7 2 0 15 5 9 4 2 3 12 9 13 37
2 Toulouse 18 10 5 3 35 21 10 5 3 2 19 13 8 5 2 1 16 8 14 35
3 Grenoble Foot 38 18 10 4 4 25 13 8 7 1 0 18 4 10 3 3 4 7 9 12 34
4 Clermont 18 9 6 3 25 10 9 5 3 1 15 5 9 4 3 2 10 5 15 33
5 Auxerre 18 9 5 4 35 20 10 6 2 2 23 9 8 3 3 2 12 11 15 32
6 Paris 18 9 4 5 25 19 9 5 2 2 12 9 9 4 2 3 13 10 6 31
7 Sochaux 18 6 9 3 25 17 9 4 3 2 17 13 9 2 6 1 8 4 8 27
8 Caen 18 7 6 5 18 19 9 4 4 1 8 7 9 3 2 4 10 12 -1 27
9 Niort 18 7 4 7 20 27 9 4 3 2 11 8 9 3 1 5 9 19 -7 25
10 Amiens SC 18 6 6 6 16 14 9 3 4 2 6 5 9 3 2 4 10 9 2 24
11 Valenciennes 18 6 6 6 23 22 9 3 3 3 10 10 9 3 3 3 13 12 1 24
12 Le Havre 18 6 5 7 17 23 8 2 4 2 6 6 10 4 1 5 11 17 -6 23
13 Ajaccio 18 5 6 7 15 22 9 3 3 3 8 9 9 2 3 4 7 13 -7 21
14 Dunkerque 18 6 2 10 15 21 9 3 2 4 9 9 9 3 0 6 6 12 -6 20
15 Nancy 18 4 5 9 22 28 8 2 3 3 14 16 10 2 2 6 8 12 -6 17
16 Guingamp 18 3 8 7 18 24 9 2 4 3 10 11 9 1 4 4 8 13 -6 17
17 Chambly 18 3 7 8 18 28 10 3 1 6 9 14 8 0 6 2 9 14 -10 16
18 Rodez 18 2 9 7 15 26 10 2 4 4 9 13 8 0 5 3 6 13 -11 15
19 Pau 18 3 5 10 14 27 8 2 3 3 7 9 10 1 2 7 7 18 -13 14
20 Chateauroux 18 3 4 11 12 25 9 2 1 6 6 13 9 1 3 5 6 12 -13 13

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.