Stade des Alpes: Grenoble Foot 38 vs Pau Ligue 2 preview

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 13.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade des Alpes (20068 seats)

Only a win will satisfy the Grenoble Foot 38 supporters in this Stade des Alpes clash with Pau, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Ligue 2 table.

Insights:
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Pau have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

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

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Grenoble Foot 38 form and stats

31 points is a decent return from 13 Ligue 2 games here at Stade des Alpes for Grenoble Foot 38. The data says 9 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses. Grenoble Foot 38 have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

A strong away win for Grenoble Foot 38 against Le Havre the last match, as Willy Semedo and Anthony Belmonte were on target. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Niort.

A decent goal production from Grenoble Foot 38 in their home games so far, with 25 goals from 13 league matches. Grenoble are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade des Alpes in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 13 matches.

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Pau form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Pau so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-10 (win-draw-lose). Pau has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

The Pau goalkeeper Alexandre Olliero is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 225 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Pau are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Ligue 2 against Chateauroux (placed 20th). A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Le Havre.

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Pau have conceded 24 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Pau - Grenoble 0-2. Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Grenoble Foot 38, two draws and one win for Pau. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

GrenobleM. Djitte
M. Djitte
7 goals
PauR. Armand
R. Armand
6 goals
Grenoble Foot 38J. Benet
J. Benet
5 goals

Grenoble Foot 38 missing players

Pau missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Grenoble Foot 38 Pau
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 13 4 Played P 4 14 28
15 9 3 Won W 0 2 7
7 4 1 Drew D 0 2 6
6 0 0 Lost L 4 10 15
38 25 9 Scored S 1 11 25
22 8 2 Conceded C 8 24 38
89% 85% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 93%
68% 77% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 64% 64%
32% 38% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 57% 39%
11% 23% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 21% 18%
4% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 11%
36% 38% 50% BTTS BTTS 25% 36% 36%
46% 62% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 25%
29% 15% 0% Failed to Score F T 75% 57% 46%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 1.8 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.6 2.5
1 1 0 Red cards R C 3 5 5
 
8.9 9.1 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 4.5 7.2 7.3
3.9 4.3 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.8 2.5 2.6
35% 45% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 31% 34%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • 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.
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Pau have scored away.
  • Pau have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Pau have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 28 17 7 4 43 22 14 11 3 0 24 9 14 6 4 4 19 13 21 58
2 Clermont 28 16 7 5 47 16 14 10 3 1 28 6 14 6 4 4 19 10 31 55
3 Toulouse 28 15 7 6 51 31 14 9 3 2 30 15 14 6 4 4 21 16 20 52
4 Grenoble Foot 38 28 15 7 6 38 22 13 9 4 0 25 8 15 6 3 6 13 14 16 52
5 Paris 28 13 8 7 39 30 14 8 4 2 22 15 14 5 4 5 17 15 9 47
6 Auxerre 28 12 9 7 48 31 14 8 3 3 31 13 14 4 6 4 17 18 17 45
7 Sochaux 28 10 12 6 37 25 14 5 5 4 19 16 14 5 7 2 18 9 12 42
8 Valenciennes 28 10 9 9 35 35 14 6 4 4 16 13 14 4 5 5 19 22 0 39
9 Ajaccio 28 9 8 11 23 33 14 6 4 4 12 12 14 3 4 7 11 21 -10 35
10 Nancy 28 8 10 10 37 38 14 4 6 4 22 23 14 4 4 6 15 15 -1 34
11 Amiens SC 28 8 10 10 22 25 14 4 7 3 8 7 14 4 3 7 14 18 -3 34
12 Caen 28 8 10 10 27 34 14 5 6 3 13 14 14 3 4 7 14 20 -7 34
13 Le Havre 28 8 10 10 22 32 14 3 7 4 10 13 14 5 3 6 12 19 -10 34
14 Niort 28 8 10 10 31 42 14 5 5 4 15 15 14 3 5 6 16 27 -11 34
15 Rodez 28 7 12 9 26 33 14 5 5 4 14 14 14 2 7 5 12 19 -7 33
16 Dunkerque 28 7 7 14 21 33 14 4 5 5 14 13 14 3 2 9 7 20 -12 28
17 Pau 28 7 6 15 25 38 14 5 4 5 14 14 14 2 2 10 11 24 -13 27
18 Guingamp 28 4 14 10 28 40 14 2 7 5 14 21 14 2 7 5 14 19 -12 26
19 Chambly 28 5 9 14 28 48 15 4 2 9 15 25 13 1 7 5 13 23 -20 24
20 Chateauroux 28 4 6 18 24 44 14 3 2 9 16 24 14 1 4 9 8 20 -20 18

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 Troyes 28 17 7 4 43 22 14 11 3 0 24 9 14 6 4 4 19 13 21 58
2 Clermont 28 16 7 5 47 16 14 10 3 1 28 6 14 6 4 4 19 10 31 55
3 Toulouse 28 15 7 6 51 31 14 9 3 2 30 15 14 6 4 4 21 16 20 52
4 Grenoble Foot 38 28 15 7 6 38 22 13 9 4 0 25 8 15 6 3 6 13 14 16 52
5 Paris 28 13 8 7 39 30 14 8 4 2 22 15 14 5 4 5 17 15 9 47
6 Auxerre 28 12 9 7 48 31 14 8 3 3 31 13 14 4 6 4 17 18 17 45
7 Sochaux 28 10 12 6 37 25 14 5 5 4 19 16 14 5 7 2 18 9 12 42
8 Valenciennes 28 10 9 9 35 35 14 6 4 4 16 13 14 4 5 5 19 22 0 39
9 Ajaccio 28 9 8 11 23 33 14 6 4 4 12 12 14 3 4 7 11 21 -10 35
10 Nancy 28 8 10 10 37 38 14 4 6 4 22 23 14 4 4 6 15 15 -1 34
11 Amiens SC 28 8 10 10 22 25 14 4 7 3 8 7 14 4 3 7 14 18 -3 34
12 Caen 28 8 10 10 27 34 14 5 6 3 13 14 14 3 4 7 14 20 -7 34
13 Le Havre 28 8 10 10 22 32 14 3 7 4 10 13 14 5 3 6 12 19 -10 34
14 Niort 28 8 10 10 31 42 14 5 5 4 15 15 14 3 5 6 16 27 -11 34
15 Rodez 28 7 12 9 26 33 14 5 5 4 14 14 14 2 7 5 12 19 -7 33
16 Dunkerque 28 7 7 14 21 33 14 4 5 5 14 13 14 3 2 9 7 20 -12 28
17 Pau 28 7 6 15 25 38 14 5 4 5 14 14 14 2 2 10 11 24 -13 27
18 Guingamp 28 4 14 10 28 40 14 2 7 5 14 21 14 2 7 5 14 19 -12 26
19 Chambly 28 5 9 14 28 48 15 4 2 9 15 25 13 1 7 5 13 23 -20 24
20 Chateauroux 28 4 6 18 24 44 14 3 2 9 16 24 14 1 4 9 8 20 -20 18

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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.