Toulouse supporters expect points in home game versus Caen

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 08.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium de Toulouse

The league table in Ligue 2 tells a story about these teams so far, with Toulouse leading Caen by 27 points. Match preview to follow:

Insights:
  • Toulouse have the most scored goals (63) in Ligue 2
  • Caen have the most conceded goals in the first half (25) in Ligue 2

There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Ligue 2 match only four days ago. That game was an away game at Le Havre, so at least Toulouse are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

Toulouse are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Caen are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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Toulouse form and stats

39 points is a decent return from 17 Ligue 2 games here at Stadium de Toulouse for Toulouse. The data says 12 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. In general it's been a long time since Toulouse tasted defeat here at Stadium de Toulouse, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league.

A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Paris.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Ligue 2 game versus Pau in only four days. This game is also played here at Stadium de Toulouse.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (39 in 17 games), Toulouse's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Toulouse have conceded only 16 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Caen form and stats

Caen have only collected 14 points from their away games in the Ligue 2, after 3-5-10 (18 played). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Caen, who have now gone eleven games without a victory. The Niort game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Caen have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Dunkerque game.

Caen aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 250 league minutes without a goal. J. Deminguet was the last player to find the net.

Caen played 0-0 against Auxerre in their previous match. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Sochaux wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

The visitors have scored 17 goals from 18 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Caen struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 27 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Caen - Toulouse 2-2. Toulouse-Caen H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Toulouse two wins, Caen five wins, three draws. two of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

ToulouseR. Healey
R. Healey
11 goals
ToulouseS. Spierings
S. Spierings
9 goals
ToulouseA. Adli
A. Adli
8 goals

Toulouse missing players

Caen missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Toulouse Caen
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 5 18 36
19 12 4 Won W 0 3 8
8 3 0 Drew D 2 5 14
8 2 1 Lost L 3 10 14
63 39 11 Scored S 3 17 32
37 16 5 Conceded C 8 27 45
94% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 89% 86%
66% 71% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 56% 58%
51% 65% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 50% 36%
34% 41% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 33% 22%
14% 24% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 8%
46% 41% 40% BTTS BTTS 60% 44% 47%
43% 53% 40% Clean Sheets C S 20% 17% 28%
17% 18% 20% Failed to Score F T 40% 50% 39%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 2.2 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.2 2.2
6 2 0 Red cards R C 1 2 5
 
11 11.5 11.8 Shots (avg) S ( 7.6 7.4 7.9
4.7 4.6 4.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.1 3.4
38% 49% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 31% 26%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Caen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Caen have the fewest scored goals in the second half (15) in Ligue 2
  • Caen have the most conceded goals in the first half (25) in Ligue 2
  • Toulouse have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Toulouse have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Toulouse have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Caen have scored away.
  • Toulouse have the most scored goals (39) at home in Ligue 2
  • Toulouse have the most scored goals (63) in Ligue 2
  • Toulouse have the most scored goals in the second half (42) 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 Troyes 36 22 8 6 56 33 18 14 3 1 30 15 18 8 5 5 26 18 23 74
2 Clermont 36 20 9 7 57 22 18 12 5 1 34 8 18 8 4 6 23 14 35 69
3 Toulouse 35 19 8 8 63 37 17 12 3 2 39 16 18 7 5 6 24 21 26 65
4 Grenoble Foot 38 36 17 10 9 49 34 18 11 6 1 34 14 18 6 4 8 15 20 15 61
5 Paris 36 16 12 8 49 36 18 10 5 3 28 18 18 6 7 5 21 18 13 60
6 Auxerre 36 15 13 8 60 40 18 10 5 3 37 17 18 5 8 5 23 23 20 58
7 Sochaux 36 12 15 9 42 31 18 6 7 5 22 19 18 6 8 4 20 12 11 51
8 Valenciennes 36 12 11 13 44 50 18 7 6 5 21 18 18 5 5 8 23 32 -6 47
9 Nancy 36 11 12 13 50 50 18 6 7 5 26 26 18 5 5 8 24 24 0 45
10 Amiens SC 36 11 12 13 32 38 18 7 7 4 15 12 18 4 5 9 17 26 -6 45
11 Ajaccio 36 11 11 14 33 42 18 8 5 5 20 16 18 3 6 9 13 26 -9 44
12 Rodez 36 8 18 10 37 42 18 6 8 4 22 19 18 2 10 6 15 23 -5 42
13 Guingamp 36 8 17 11 37 43 18 3 10 5 17 23 18 5 7 6 20 20 -6 41
14 Le Havre 36 9 14 13 30 43 18 3 8 7 13 21 18 6 6 6 17 22 -13 41
15 Pau 35 10 10 15 36 43 18 8 5 5 22 16 17 2 5 10 14 27 -7 40
16 Dunkerque 36 10 10 16 31 42 18 6 7 5 19 15 18 4 3 11 12 27 -11 40
17 Niort 36 9 13 14 34 56 18 6 6 6 17 23 18 3 7 8 17 33 -22 40
18 Caen 36 8 14 14 32 45 18 5 9 4 15 18 18 3 5 10 17 27 -13 38
19 Chambly 36 8 11 17 40 61 18 6 3 9 20 27 18 2 8 8 20 34 -21 35
20 Chateauroux 36 4 10 22 32 56 18 3 4 11 21 31 18 1 6 11 11 25 -24 22

Toulouse:
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 36 22 8 6 56 33 18 14 3 1 30 15 18 8 5 5 26 18 23 74
2 Clermont 36 20 9 7 57 22 18 12 5 1 34 8 18 8 4 6 23 14 35 69
3 Toulouse 35 19 8 8 63 37 17 12 3 2 39 16 18 7 5 6 24 21 26 65
4 Grenoble Foot 38 36 17 10 9 49 34 18 11 6 1 34 14 18 6 4 8 15 20 15 61
5 Paris 36 16 12 8 49 36 18 10 5 3 28 18 18 6 7 5 21 18 13 60
6 Auxerre 36 15 13 8 60 40 18 10 5 3 37 17 18 5 8 5 23 23 20 58
7 Sochaux 36 12 15 9 42 31 18 6 7 5 22 19 18 6 8 4 20 12 11 51
8 Valenciennes 36 12 11 13 44 50 18 7 6 5 21 18 18 5 5 8 23 32 -6 47
9 Nancy 36 11 12 13 50 50 18 6 7 5 26 26 18 5 5 8 24 24 0 45
10 Amiens SC 36 11 12 13 32 38 18 7 7 4 15 12 18 4 5 9 17 26 -6 45
11 Ajaccio 36 11 11 14 33 42 18 8 5 5 20 16 18 3 6 9 13 26 -9 44
12 Rodez 36 8 18 10 37 42 18 6 8 4 22 19 18 2 10 6 15 23 -5 42
13 Guingamp 36 8 17 11 37 43 18 3 10 5 17 23 18 5 7 6 20 20 -6 41
14 Le Havre 36 9 14 13 30 43 18 3 8 7 13 21 18 6 6 6 17 22 -13 41
15 Pau 35 10 10 15 36 43 18 8 5 5 22 16 17 2 5 10 14 27 -7 40
16 Dunkerque 36 10 10 16 31 42 18 6 7 5 19 15 18 4 3 11 12 27 -11 40
17 Niort 36 9 13 14 34 56 18 6 6 6 17 23 18 3 7 8 17 33 -22 40
18 Caen 36 8 14 14 32 45 18 5 9 4 15 18 18 3 5 10 17 27 -13 38
19 Chambly 36 8 11 17 40 61 18 6 3 9 20 27 18 2 8 8 20 34 -21 35
20 Chateauroux 36 4 10 22 32 56 18 3 4 11 21 31 18 1 6 11 11 25 -24 22

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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.