Football tips: Guingamp vs Bastia - predictions and stats

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 22.October
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade du Roudourou (18378 seats)

Guingamp and Bastia have delivered a "par" performance so far this season, to use a golf phrase. Both teams reside in mid-table places in the Ligue 2.

Insights:
  • Guingamp have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bastia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Bastia have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1500 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

Guingamp and Bastia should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Guingamp form and stats

Guingamp have played 6 Ligue 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Stress levels are on the rise for Guingamp's attacking players as they have now played 391 minutes without scoring in a league game. Livolant was their last goal scorer.

Guingamp are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Valenciennes. Defender Roux got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.82/10. Roux won 6 of 7 duels.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Annecy (0-4).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Guingamp have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 12 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 5 and lost 3.

Guingamp has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. Guingamp have conceded 7 in these home matches.

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Bastia form and stats

Playing away, Bastia have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Ligue 2 this season.

Bastia played 1-1 against Bordeaux in their previous match. Attacker Salles-Lamonge got a player rating of 7.33 in the game. "Man of the match" Salles-Lamonge hit one key pass and had 44 successful passes (of 50 total).

A 0-3 defeat away at Le Havre before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 12 similar matches played by Bastia in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Bastia, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

Take note: 8 of the last 10 league matches featuring this side have ended with only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting).

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Bastia have scored 7 goals in 6 league games away.

Head 2 Head

Head to head data (for the former ten meetings): Guingamp won four games, two matches ended with a tie and Bastia managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five. The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be hostile, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

GuingampJ. Livolant
J. Livolant
6 goals
BastiaF. Magri
F. Magri
3 goals
GuingampM. Barthelmé
M. Barthelmé
2 goals

Guingamp missing players

Bastia missing players

Guingamp Bastia
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
12 6 2 Played P 0 6 12
5 2 1 Won W 0 2 5
3 2 1 Drew D 0 1 2
4 2 0 Lost L 0 3 5
17 7 4 Scored S 0 7 13
16 7 0 Conceded C 0 12 17
75% 67% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 83% 92%
58% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 83% 75%
58% 67% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 42%
33% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 25%
17% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 17%
42% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 25%
42% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 42%
42% 50% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 42%
 
4.1 4 4 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.7 4.6
3.2 2.7 2 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5 4.4
2.1 1.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.3 2.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
10.2 10.5 8.5 Shots (avg) S ( 0 7.3 9.2
4.2 4.7 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.5 4
33% 25% 57% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 27%
 
8.5 8.2 7.5 Shots against (avg) S A 0 10.5 8.3
4.3 4 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 5.2 4
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Bastia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Bastia have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Guingamp have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 Bordeaux 12 7 3 2 18 7 6 4 1 1 9 2 6 3 2 1 9 5 11 24
2 Le Havre 12 6 5 1 20 6 6 3 3 0 9 3 6 3 2 1 11 3 14 23
3 Sochaux 12 7 2 3 20 8 6 4 1 1 12 4 6 3 1 2 8 4 12 23
4 Amiens SC 12 7 2 3 15 12 6 5 1 0 11 3 6 2 1 3 4 9 3 23
5 Valenciennes 12 6 4 2 12 9 6 4 2 0 9 5 6 2 2 2 3 4 3 22
6 Grenoble Foot 38 12 5 4 3 14 12 6 4 1 1 9 6 6 1 3 2 5 6 2 19
7 Guingamp 12 5 3 4 17 16 6 2 2 2 7 7 6 3 1 2 10 9 1 18
8 Caen 12 5 3 4 15 14 6 4 1 1 10 4 6 1 2 3 5 10 1 18
9 Bastia 12 5 2 5 13 17 6 3 1 2 6 5 6 2 1 3 7 12 -4 17
10 Paris 12 4 4 4 12 12 5 1 1 3 5 8 7 3 3 1 7 4 0 16
11 Metz 12 4 3 5 17 16 7 3 2 2 10 8 5 1 1 3 7 8 1 15
12 Quevilly Rouen 12 3 5 4 13 17 6 2 3 1 11 10 6 1 2 3 2 7 -4 14
13 Pau 12 3 5 4 11 16 5 1 3 1 5 7 7 2 2 3 6 9 -5 14
14 Laval 12 4 1 7 19 20 6 1 1 4 10 11 6 3 0 3 9 9 -1 13
15 Dijon 12 3 4 5 10 14 7 2 3 2 6 8 5 1 1 3 4 6 -4 13
16 Annecy 12 3 3 6 10 12 6 1 1 4 2 7 6 2 2 2 8 5 -2 12
17 Rodez 12 2 6 4 11 16 6 0 3 3 5 12 6 2 3 1 6 4 -5 12
18 Nimes 12 3 2 7 12 17 6 3 1 2 4 2 6 0 1 5 8 15 -5 11
19 Saint-Etienne 12 2 5 5 19 23 6 2 2 2 10 11 6 0 3 3 9 12 -4 8
20 Niort 12 2 2 8 8 22 6 1 1 4 3 10 6 1 1 4 5 12 -14 8

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.