Pau vs Bastia match preview: Even contest expected at Stade Du Hameau Idron 1

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 21.August
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Du Hameau Idron 1 (13970 seats)

Let's look at this entertaining game in the Ligue 2. Pau is in the 14th place from featuring in four games. They receive Bastia who are placed 11th from four matches.

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Ligue 2 game only three days ago. That game was also an away game, at Quevilly Rouen. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

It's quite the trip for Bastia when visiting Pau as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.

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Pau form and stats

Only two Ligue 2 home games for Pau so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

Pau are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 270 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by V. Lobry).

Pau drew their last game, 0-0 away at Nimes (placed 5th). Kenji Van Boto, defender, was given a rating of 7.4/10 in that game, top of the team. Boto hit two key passes and won 5 of 9 duels.

Preceding that match was the home game against Toulouse that was lost 0-1.

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 Pau have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won six, drawn four and lost one.

Pau has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 2 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Bastia form and stats

Things could have gone better for Bastia in their Ligue 2 away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.

Bastia play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Quevilly Rouen (placed 6th). Midfield player Maguette Diongue was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.85/10. Diongue scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager M. Chabert when Kevin Schur scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 20th minute.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Toulouse wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Bastia playing away and similar expectations, we found four relevant matches. Results were three Bastia wins, zero draws and one defeat.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Bastia has managed 2 goals and let in 2 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Pau missing players

Bastia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Pau Bastia
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 0 2 4
1 1 0 Won W 0 1 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 2
2 1 0 Lost L 0 1 1
2 2 0 Scored S 0 2 4
3 2 0 Conceded C 0 2 4
75% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
25% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 75%
25% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 75%
25% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
75% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 25%
 
3.5 3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3 3.2
5 3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 3.5 3
1.2 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8 11 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 7 7.2
3 5.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.5 3.2
17% 18% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 29% 31%
Pau Last season Bastia
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   17 34
11 9   Won W   9 19
11 5   Drew D   5 9
16 5   Lost L   3 6
42 26   Scored S   28 57
49 19   Conceded C   17 28
92% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   88% 91%
68% 68%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   76% 68%
42% 37%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   47% 41%
21% 21%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   24% 26%
11% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   12% 12%
45% 42%   BTTS BTTS   59% 53%
24% 37%   Clean Sheets C S   29% 32%
39% 32%   Failed to Score F T   24% 24%
 
4.5 4.8   Corners for (avg) C F   5.2 3.9
5.2 4.9   Corners against (avg) C A   4.1 3.2
2.3 2.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 1.8
5 0   Red cards R C   2 4
 
7.7 8   Shots (avg) S (   9.5 7.9
2.8 3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.4 3.6
39% 46%   Goal Efficiency G E   39% 49%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris 4 3 1 0 9 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 6 1 6 10
2 Toulouse 4 3 1 0 8 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 6 10
3 Sochaux 4 3 0 1 6 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 9
4 Auxerre 4 2 2 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 8
5 Nimes 4 2 2 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 4 1 4 8
6 Quevilly Rouen 4 2 1 1 7 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 7
7 Niort 4 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 7
8 Caen 3 2 0 1 6 2 2 1 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 6
9 Ajaccio 3 1 2 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 5
10 Le Havre 4 1 2 1 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 5
11 Bastia 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 5
12 Valenciennes 4 1 2 1 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 -2 5
13 Rodez 4 1 2 1 2 5 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 5 -3 5
14 Pau 4 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 4
15 Guingamp 4 0 3 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 -2 3
16 Amiens SC 4 1 0 3 5 8 2 0 0 2 2 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 -3 3
17 Dunkerque 4 0 1 3 3 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 -3 1
18 Dijon 4 0 1 3 4 8 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 2 4 -4 1
19 Nancy 4 0 1 3 2 8 2 0 0 2 0 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 -6 1
20 Grenoble Foot 38 4 0 1 3 0 8 2 0 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 4 -8 1
Last season 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 38 23 8 7 60 36 19 15 3 1 32 15 19 8 5 6 28 21 24 77
2 Clermont 38 21 9 8 61 25 19 13 5 1 37 9 19 8 4 7 24 16 36 72
3 Toulouse 38 20 10 8 71 42 19 13 4 2 44 18 19 7 6 6 27 24 29 70
4 Grenoble Foot 38 38 18 11 9 51 35 19 12 6 1 35 14 19 6 5 8 16 21 16 65
5 Paris 38 17 13 8 53 37 19 11 5 3 31 18 19 6 8 5 22 19 16 64
6 Auxerre 38 16 14 8 64 43 19 10 6 3 38 18 19 6 8 5 26 25 21 62
7 Sochaux 38 12 15 11 45 37 19 6 7 6 24 22 19 6 8 5 21 15 8 51
8 Nancy 38 11 14 13 53 53 19 6 8 5 28 28 19 5 6 8 25 25 0 47
9 Guingamp 38 10 17 11 41 43 19 4 10 5 19 23 19 6 7 6 22 20 -2 47
10 Amiens SC 38 11 14 13 34 40 19 7 8 4 15 12 19 4 6 9 19 28 -6 47
11 Valenciennes 38 12 11 15 50 59 19 7 6 6 24 23 19 5 5 9 26 36 -9 47
12 Le Havre 38 11 14 13 38 48 19 4 8 7 16 23 19 7 6 6 22 25 -10 47
13 Ajaccio 38 11 13 14 34 43 19 8 6 5 21 17 19 3 7 9 13 26 -9 46
14 Pau 38 11 11 16 42 49 19 9 5 5 26 19 19 2 6 11 16 30 -7 44
15 Rodez 38 8 19 11 38 44 19 6 9 4 23 20 19 2 10 7 15 24 -6 43
16 Dunkerque 38 10 11 17 34 47 19 6 8 5 22 18 19 4 3 12 12 29 -13 41
17 Caen 38 9 14 15 34 49 19 6 9 4 17 19 19 3 5 11 17 30 -15 41
18 Niort 38 9 14 15 34 58 19 6 6 7 17 25 19 3 8 8 17 33 -24 41
19 Chambly 38 9 11 18 41 64 19 7 3 9 21 27 19 2 8 9 20 37 -23 38
20 Chateauroux 38 4 11 23 32 58 19 3 5 11 21 31 19 1 6 12 11 27 -26 23
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bastia 34 19 9 6 57 28 17 10 4 3 29 11 17 9 5 3 28 17 29 66
2 Quevilly Rouen 34 16 10 8 48 31 17 8 4 5 24 13 17 8 6 3 24 18 17 58
3 Villefranche 34 15 10 9 40 29 17 7 6 4 19 13 17 8 4 5 21 16 11 55
4 Le Mans 34 13 13 8 46 36 17 8 7 2 27 15 17 5 6 6 19 21 10 52
5 Concarneau 34 11 15 8 38 32 17 5 9 3 19 14 17 6 6 5 19 18 6 48
6 Orleans 34 12 11 11 49 41 17 8 4 5 31 22 17 4 7 6 18 19 8 47
7 Red Star 34 11 14 9 39 33 17 7 7 3 17 12 17 4 7 6 22 21 6 47
8 Stade Briochin 34 10 13 11 32 33 17 7 6 4 16 14 17 3 7 7 16 19 -1 43
9 Sete 34 10 13 11 31 32 17 7 7 3 17 8 17 3 6 8 14 24 -1 43
10 Bourg-en-Bresse 34 10 13 11 29 33 17 7 5 5 16 16 17 3 8 6 13 17 -4 43
11 Cholet 34 11 10 13 36 48 17 7 5 5 27 25 17 4 5 8 9 23 -12 43
12 Laval 34 10 12 12 33 32 17 6 5 6 20 19 17 4 7 6 13 13 1 42
13 Avranches 34 11 8 15 36 42 17 7 3 7 22 22 17 4 5 8 14 20 -6 41
14 Annecy 34 9 13 12 42 47 17 5 8 4 24 21 17 4 5 8 18 26 -5 40
15 Boulogne 34 7 17 10 29 38 17 4 9 4 17 15 17 3 8 6 12 23 -9 38
16 Bastia-Borgo 34 7 14 13 37 49 17 5 9 3 23 18 17 2 5 10 14 31 -12 35
17 Creteil 34 8 11 15 29 48 17 7 5 5 20 18 17 1 6 10 9 30 -19 35
18 Lyon Duchere 34 5 16 13 33 52 17 3 8 6 16 24 17 2 8 7 17 28 -19 31

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 Paris 4 3 1 0 9 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 6 1 6 10
2 Toulouse 4 3 1 0 8 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 6 10
3 Sochaux 4 3 0 1 6 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 9
4 Auxerre 4 2 2 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 8
5 Nimes 4 2 2 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 4 1 4 8
6 Quevilly Rouen 4 2 1 1 7 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 7
7 Niort 4 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 7
8 Caen 3 2 0 1 6 2 2 1 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 6
9 Ajaccio 3 1 2 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 5
10 Le Havre 4 1 2 1 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 5
11 Bastia 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 5
12 Valenciennes 4 1 2 1 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 -2 5
13 Rodez 4 1 2 1 2 5 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 5 -3 5
14 Pau 4 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 4
15 Guingamp 4 0 3 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 -2 3
16 Amiens SC 4 1 0 3 5 8 2 0 0 2 2 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 -3 3
17 Dunkerque 4 0 1 3 3 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 -3 1
18 Dijon 4 0 1 3 4 8 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 2 4 -4 1
19 Nancy 4 0 1 3 2 8 2 0 0 2 0 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 -6 1
20 Grenoble Foot 38 4 0 1 3 0 8 2 0 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 4 -8 1

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