Grenoble Foot 38 vs Caen match preview

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 09.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade des Alpes (20068 seats)

Preview: 9 points divide the participants before this game, Caen the superior team. Can Grenoble Foot 38 take the guests by surprise?

Insights:
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have the fewest scored goals (23) in Ligue 2

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Caen, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Grenoble Foot 38 form and stats

Grenoble Foot 38 have played 15 Ligue 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-3-6 (wins-draws-losses). Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

No payout for Grenoble in their previous match, an away game at Dijon that ended in defeat 0-1. Nery, defender, was given a rating of 7.04/10 in that game, top of the team. Nery won 3 of 8 duels.

Before that, Grenoble Foot 38 drew at home versus Bastia.

The Grenoble Foot 38 fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 15 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 17 goals have been conceded.

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Caen form and stats

3 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Caen playing as the away team in the Ligue 2 this season.

The fans enjoyed Caen's previous fixture versus Dunkerque (placed 19th), a 2-1 win played at home. Midfielder Court was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.24. Court scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and had 25 successful passes (of 31 total).

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Le Havre at their stadium, the result 4-2.

Caen find the net regularly in their away games. 18 goals from 15 away fixtures in the league. 19 goals have been conceded by Caen in these games.

Head 2 Head

The newest past meeting featuring both these squads is the Caen - Grenoble Foot 38 0-1 played not long ago this season. Grenoble-Caen H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Grenoble Foot 38 five wins, Caen two wins, three draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

CaenA. Mendy
A. Mendy
15 goals
CaenN. da Costa Jóia
N. da Costa Jóia
9 goals
Grenoble Foot 38Y. Ravet
Y. Ravet
5 goals

Grenoble Foot 38 missing players

Caen missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Grenoble Foot 38 Caen
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
31 15 4 Played P 5 15 31
9 6 0 Won W 0 3 11
6 3 0 Drew D 5 8 9
16 6 4 Lost L 0 4 11
23 16 1 Scored S 6 18 44
38 17 10 Conceded C 6 19 35
87% 87% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 87% 94%
48% 67% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 71%
32% 40% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 33% 45%
19% 20% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 33% 29%
10% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 13%
32% 40% 25% BTTS BTTS 100% 60% 52%
35% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 26%
45% 33% 75% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 29%
 
3.8 5.2 6 Corners for (avg) C F 5.8 4.4 4.8
4.5 4.1 6.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.6 4.7 4
2 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 2.2 1.7
6 1 0 Red cards R C 1 3 6
 
6.8 7.7 5.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9.4 8.5 9.6
2.6 3.1 1.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.9 3.6
28% 35% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 41% 39%
 
11.1 9.5 11.2 Shots against (avg) S A 9 8.5 8.2
4.3 3.6 6.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.6 4.1 3.6
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have the fewest scored goals (23) in Ligue 2
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  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 31 19 9 3 71 27 16 11 4 1 46 13 15 8 5 2 25 14 44 66
2 Paris 31 16 8 7 44 29 15 9 5 1 24 10 16 7 3 6 20 19 15 56
3 Auxerre 31 15 10 6 48 34 15 7 4 4 27 17 16 8 6 2 21 17 14 55
4 Ajaccio 30 16 7 7 26 15 15 9 3 3 14 5 15 7 4 4 12 10 11 55
5 Sochaux 31 15 9 7 37 28 15 8 4 3 16 10 16 7 5 4 21 18 9 54
6 Caen 31 11 9 11 44 35 16 8 1 7 26 16 15 3 8 4 18 19 9 42
7 Guingamp 31 10 12 9 35 37 15 6 6 3 22 18 16 4 6 6 13 19 -2 42
8 Pau 31 12 6 13 32 34 16 10 1 5 22 13 15 2 5 8 10 21 -2 42
9 Dijon 31 12 5 14 35 37 16 8 2 6 20 17 15 4 3 8 15 20 -2 41
10 Le Havre 31 10 11 10 30 33 16 5 5 6 14 16 15 5 6 4 16 17 -3 41
11 Amiens SC 31 9 13 9 39 33 16 7 5 4 25 12 15 2 8 5 14 21 6 40
12 Niort 31 11 7 13 32 32 15 7 3 5 18 11 16 4 4 8 14 21 0 40
13 Nîmes 31 11 6 14 35 41 16 5 4 7 18 21 15 6 2 7 17 20 -6 39
14 Bastia 31 8 14 9 31 29 16 4 12 0 16 8 15 4 2 9 15 21 2 38
15 Valenciennes 31 8 12 11 30 40 16 4 4 8 18 27 15 4 8 3 12 13 -10 36
16 Rodez 31 7 12 12 25 35 15 3 8 4 12 14 16 4 4 8 13 21 -10 33
17 Grenoble Foot 38 31 9 6 16 23 38 15 6 3 6 16 17 16 3 3 10 7 21 -15 33
18 Quevilly Rouen 31 7 10 14 24 42 15 3 7 5 12 18 16 4 3 9 12 24 -18 31
19 Dunkerque 31 8 6 17 24 39 16 5 5 6 13 15 15 3 1 11 11 24 -15 30
20 Nancy 30 5 8 17 25 52 14 4 4 6 13 20 16 1 4 11 12 32 -27 23

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 Toulouse 31 19 9 3 71 27 16 11 4 1 46 13 15 8 5 2 25 14 44 66
2 Paris 31 16 8 7 44 29 15 9 5 1 24 10 16 7 3 6 20 19 15 56
3 Auxerre 31 15 10 6 48 34 15 7 4 4 27 17 16 8 6 2 21 17 14 55
4 Ajaccio 30 16 7 7 26 15 15 9 3 3 14 5 15 7 4 4 12 10 11 55
5 Sochaux 31 15 9 7 37 28 15 8 4 3 16 10 16 7 5 4 21 18 9 54
6 Caen 31 11 9 11 44 35 16 8 1 7 26 16 15 3 8 4 18 19 9 42
7 Guingamp 31 10 12 9 35 37 15 6 6 3 22 18 16 4 6 6 13 19 -2 42
8 Pau 31 12 6 13 32 34 16 10 1 5 22 13 15 2 5 8 10 21 -2 42
9 Dijon 31 12 5 14 35 37 16 8 2 6 20 17 15 4 3 8 15 20 -2 41
10 Le Havre 31 10 11 10 30 33 16 5 5 6 14 16 15 5 6 4 16 17 -3 41
11 Amiens SC 31 9 13 9 39 33 16 7 5 4 25 12 15 2 8 5 14 21 6 40
12 Niort 31 11 7 13 32 32 15 7 3 5 18 11 16 4 4 8 14 21 0 40
13 Nîmes 31 11 6 14 35 41 16 5 4 7 18 21 15 6 2 7 17 20 -6 39
14 Bastia 31 8 14 9 31 29 16 4 12 0 16 8 15 4 2 9 15 21 2 38
15 Valenciennes 31 8 12 11 30 40 16 4 4 8 18 27 15 4 8 3 12 13 -10 36
16 Rodez 31 7 12 12 25 35 15 3 8 4 12 14 16 4 4 8 13 21 -10 33
17 Grenoble Foot 38 31 9 6 16 23 38 15 6 3 6 16 17 16 3 3 10 7 21 -15 33
18 Quevilly Rouen 31 7 10 14 24 42 15 3 7 5 12 18 16 4 3 9 12 24 -18 31
19 Dunkerque 31 8 6 17 24 39 16 5 5 6 13 15 15 3 1 11 11 24 -15 30
20 Nancy 30 5 8 17 25 52 14 4 4 6 13 20 16 1 4 11 12 32 -27 23

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