Ligue 2: Paris - Bastia pre-match thoughts and stats

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 18.March
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Charléty (20000 seats)

Look no further! Here's all you need to know about the Ligue 2 fixture Paris - Bastia!

Insights:
  • Paris have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Ligue 2
  • Bastia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

The hosts Paris saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Ligue 2. This match was also played here at Stade Charléty. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Bastia have had more rest.

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Paris form and stats

The Ligue 2 results at home this season for Paris are 4-3-6 (wins-draws-losses).

Paris's last game was hosting Amiens SC (placed 11th) and winning 3-0. Paris goalkeeper Demarconnay did an outstanding job against Amiens SC with six saves, so vital to securing the victory. Goalkeeper Demarconnay got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.44 out of ten. Demarconnay topped it up with a clean sheet.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Laval and winning 2-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Paris perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Paris as a small favourite), we find 10 games. Paris has won 6 of these, drawn 3 and lost 1.

Goals are plenty in this team's league rounds, with 5 in a row seeing three or more goals (over 2.5).

Paris are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 13 games. Paris have conceded 16 in these home matches.

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Bastia form and stats

Playing away, Bastia have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 5 defeats in the Ligue 2 this season.

Bastia has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Valenciennes for a 2-2 draw. Attacker Magri got a player rating of 8.52 in the game. "Man of the match" Magri scored two goals and hit one key pass.

That result followed a home victory 4-2 versus Nimes.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 10 similar matches played by Bastia in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Bastia, 3 draws and 5 defeats.

Low on goals? 13 of this club's latest 16 league matches have had two goals or less.

Bastia have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 15 goals have been scored. In the opposite end, Bastia have conceded 20 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

This was the result when the teams faced each other previously this campaign; Bastia - Paris 0-1. Previous five meetings involving these sides: Paris won two, Bastia triumphed in three and we saw zero draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

ParisM. Guilavogui
M. Guilavogui
10 goals
BastiaF. Magri
F. Magri
6 goals
ParisJ. López Baila
J. López Baila
4 goals

Paris missing players

Bastia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Paris Bastia
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 6 13 27
10 4 0 Won W 0 4 12
7 3 1 Drew D 3 4 6
10 6 2 Lost L 3 5 9
28 15 2 Scored S 6 15 31
28 16 7 Conceded C 15 20 30
81% 85% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
63% 69% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 77% 63%
48% 62% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 46% 30%
11% 15% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 38% 22%
4% 8% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 15% 11%
48% 54% 67% BTTS BTTS 83% 46% 33%
41% 31% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 31% 41%
30% 31% 33% Failed to Score F T 17% 31% 30%
 
4.3 4.9 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 4.4 5.3
4.6 5.1 7.3 Corners against (avg) C A 3.8 4.1 3.6
1.7 1.4 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.5 2.6
6 2 1 Red cards R C 1 3 6
 
9 9.7 6 Shots (avg) S ( 10 9.3 10.6
3.7 4.1 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 3.8 4.3
28% 28% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 31% 27%
 
8.1 8.2 8.7 Shots against (avg) S A 10.2 10.5 8.4
3.2 3.7 4.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.7 4.5 3.7
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Bastia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Paris have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Paris have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Ligue 2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Le Havre 27 15 11 1 37 12 13 9 4 0 19 5 14 6 7 1 18 7 25 56
2 Bordeaux 27 13 8 6 38 23 13 7 4 2 18 9 14 6 4 4 20 14 15 47
3 Sochaux 27 13 7 7 43 23 14 8 4 2 28 11 13 5 3 5 15 12 20 46
4 Metz 27 12 9 6 41 25 14 6 6 2 19 12 13 6 3 4 22 13 16 45
5 Bastia 27 12 6 9 31 30 14 8 2 4 16 10 13 4 4 5 15 20 1 42
6 Grenoble Foot 38 27 11 8 8 27 23 14 7 4 3 14 10 13 4 4 5 13 13 4 41
7 Caen 27 10 10 7 32 28 13 7 5 1 19 8 14 3 5 6 13 20 4 40
8 Quevilly Rouen 27 10 9 8 30 28 13 5 6 2 20 14 14 5 3 6 10 14 2 39
9 Paris 27 10 7 10 28 28 13 4 3 6 15 16 14 6 4 4 13 12 0 37
10 Guingamp 27 10 7 10 35 36 14 4 3 7 17 20 13 6 4 3 18 16 -1 37
11 Amiens SC 27 10 7 10 29 32 13 6 3 4 15 12 14 4 4 6 14 20 -3 37
12 Valenciennes 27 7 12 8 27 32 14 5 9 0 21 15 13 2 3 8 6 17 -5 33
13 Saint-Etienne 27 9 8 10 39 41 14 6 4 4 22 20 13 3 4 6 17 21 -2 32
14 Annecy 27 8 8 11 29 33 13 6 2 5 12 12 14 2 6 6 17 21 -4 32
15 Laval 27 9 4 14 31 40 14 5 2 7 19 20 13 4 2 7 12 20 -9 31
16 Pau 27 7 9 11 21 31 13 4 5 4 11 14 14 3 4 7 10 17 -10 30
17 Rodez 27 6 10 11 26 36 14 2 5 7 13 23 13 4 5 4 13 13 -10 28
18 Dijon 27 6 8 13 24 33 14 5 5 4 15 14 13 1 3 9 9 19 -9 26
19 Nimes 27 7 5 15 28 42 13 6 1 6 13 14 14 1 4 9 15 28 -14 26
20 Niort 27 6 5 16 24 44 13 4 2 7 14 21 14 2 3 9 10 23 -20 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 Le Havre 27 15 11 1 37 12 13 9 4 0 19 5 14 6 7 1 18 7 25 56
2 Bordeaux 27 13 8 6 38 23 13 7 4 2 18 9 14 6 4 4 20 14 15 47
3 Sochaux 27 13 7 7 43 23 14 8 4 2 28 11 13 5 3 5 15 12 20 46
4 Metz 27 12 9 6 41 25 14 6 6 2 19 12 13 6 3 4 22 13 16 45
5 Bastia 27 12 6 9 31 30 14 8 2 4 16 10 13 4 4 5 15 20 1 42
6 Grenoble Foot 38 27 11 8 8 27 23 14 7 4 3 14 10 13 4 4 5 13 13 4 41
7 Caen 27 10 10 7 32 28 13 7 5 1 19 8 14 3 5 6 13 20 4 40
8 Quevilly Rouen 27 10 9 8 30 28 13 5 6 2 20 14 14 5 3 6 10 14 2 39
9 Paris 27 10 7 10 28 28 13 4 3 6 15 16 14 6 4 4 13 12 0 37
10 Guingamp 27 10 7 10 35 36 14 4 3 7 17 20 13 6 4 3 18 16 -1 37
11 Amiens SC 27 10 7 10 29 32 13 6 3 4 15 12 14 4 4 6 14 20 -3 37
12 Valenciennes 27 7 12 8 27 32 14 5 9 0 21 15 13 2 3 8 6 17 -5 33
13 Saint-Etienne 27 9 8 10 39 41 14 6 4 4 22 20 13 3 4 6 17 21 -2 32
14 Annecy 27 8 8 11 29 33 13 6 2 5 12 12 14 2 6 6 17 21 -4 32
15 Laval 27 9 4 14 31 40 14 5 2 7 19 20 13 4 2 7 12 20 -9 31
16 Pau 27 7 9 11 21 31 13 4 5 4 11 14 14 3 4 7 10 17 -10 30
17 Rodez 27 6 10 11 26 36 14 2 5 7 13 23 13 4 5 4 13 13 -10 28
18 Dijon 27 6 8 13 24 33 14 5 5 4 15 14 13 1 3 9 9 19 -9 26
19 Nimes 27 7 5 15 28 42 13 6 1 6 13 14 14 1 4 9 15 28 -14 26
20 Niort 27 6 5 16 24 44 13 4 2 7 14 21 14 2 3 9 10 23 -20 23

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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.