The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Grenoble Foot 38 are in the 9th position while the guesting Chateauroux worry at 16th.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Ligue 2 game only four days ago.
Grenoble Foot 38 form and stats
Overall Ligue 2 stats at home this season for Grenoble Foot 38 are 3-8-1 (wins-draw-losses). The Grenoble Foot 38 fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Stade des Alpes and will expect new points from this game. Grenoble Foot 38 has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat.
Grenoble Foot 38's last game was hosting Niort (placed 18th) and winning 3-1. Preceding that game was the away draw at Lens that finished 0-0.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Grenoble Foot 38's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played six games, won two matches, drawn two and lost two.
Grenoble Foot 38 are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 12 games. Grenoble Foot 38 have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Châteauroux form and stats
As the visiting team in Ligue 2 matches, Châteauroux have produced an overall stat of 5-3-5 so far.
Impressive finishing from Cheick Diarra, Christopher Operi and Philippe Paulin Keny secured the home win 3-2 against Lens in their previous game. Prior to that match, the Châteauroux manager N. Usaï faced defeat when travelling to Troyes and losing 0-2.
Goalkeeper Julien Fabri was absolutely vital in the Châteauroux victory against Lens, making six saves.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Châteauroux playing away, we found six games. Results were zero away wins, one draw and five home wins.
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Châteauroux have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Châteauroux - Grenoble Foot 38 1-1 entered in the official records. Last ten meetings between the teams: Grenoble Foot 38 won zero, Châteauroux won four and six draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Djitte 7 goals |  J. Benet 5 goals |   R. Grange 4 goals |
Grenoble Foot 38 missing players
Châteauroux missing players
| Grenoble Foot 38 | Châteauroux | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 26 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 23 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 15 | 34 |
| 76% | 75% | 40% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 60% | 58% | 20% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 62% | 60% |
| 32% | 25% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 38% | 36% |
| 20% | 17% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 56% | 58% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 38% | 44% |
| 40% | 33% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 31% | 24% |
| 28% | 33% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 40% |
| 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 3.2 | 4.6 |
| 5 | 5.1 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.9 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 235 | 105 | 40 | Total Shots | T S | 36 | 138 | 280 |
| 85 | 35 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 18 | 49 | 100 |
| 31% | 34% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 20% | 19% |
- Châteauroux has the fewest scored goals in the first half (7)
- Châteauroux have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Châteauroux have won significantly less corners away then 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 | Lorient | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 21 | 51 |
| 2 | Lens | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 47 |
| 3 | Ajaccio | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 45 |
| 4 | Clermont | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 44 |
| 5 | Troyes | 25 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 44 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 25 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 38 |
| 7 | Guingamp | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 38 |
| 8 | Valenciennes | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 38 |
| 9 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 35 |
| 10 | Nancy | 25 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 33 |
| 11 | Sochaux | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 32 |
| 12 | Auxerre | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 31 |
| 13 | Rodez | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 28 |
| 14 | Caen | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | -5 | 28 |
| 15 | Chambly | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | -8 | 28 |
| 16 | Châteauroux | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -15 | 28 |
| 17 | Paris | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -17 | 24 |
| 18 | Niort | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 22 | -10 | 22 |
| 19 | Le Mans | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -14 | 22 |
| 20 | Orléans | 25 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 39 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -20 | 16 |