Bastia and Le Mans are both riding high in the National with their 1st and 4th positions respectively. Expect a great game!
- Bastia has the most scored goals (35) in National
Bastia and Le Mans 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.
Le Mans play their home games on artifical turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Le Mans when playing on grass are 12 wins, 7 draws and 17 defeats from 36 matches. They have scored 38 goals and conceded 51 times in these games.
It's quite the trip for Le Mans when visiting Bastia as the cities are 1200 kilometers apart.
Bastia form and stats
Bastia, who have the most scored goals (35) in National, are steadily winning National games and points here at Stade Armand-Césari. 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 9 games. It’s been three wins in a row for Bastia here at Stade Armand-Césari, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
A strong away win for Bastia against Boulogne the last match, as A. Robic (2) were on target. Before that game, the 4-0 home victory against Bastia-Borgo.
Some amazing scenes last match, when A. Robic scored the winning goal ten minutes into stoppage time.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Bastia handle that role? We have found four games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, zero draws and one defeat.
Bastia can score goals in their home matches. After 9 league matches they have found the net 18 times. It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Bastia have conceded only 5 goals.
Le Mans form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their National travels is 3 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 2-1 against Red Star in their previous game. A 0-2 defeat away at Quevilly Rouen before that.
We have checked recent matches where Mans have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were one victory, two draws and four defeats.
Mans have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 12 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Mans have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Bastia and Le Mans have met before this season: Le Mans - Bastia 1-3. Last four meetings between the teams: Bastia won three, Le Mans won one and zero draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Da Silva 8 goals |  A. Robic 7 goals |   B. Brahimi 6 goals |
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| Bastia | Le Mans | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 35 | 18 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 22 |
| 17 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 19 |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 80% | 79% |
| 79% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 70% | 68% |
| 47% | 44% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 30% | 32% |
| 26% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 30% | 26% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 53% | 44% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 50% | 53% |
| 32% | 44% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 42% |
| 26% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 30% | 26% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.2 | 9.2 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 7.9 | 9 |
| 4.4 | 4.4 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| 43% | 45% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 39% | 30% |
- Bastia has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in National
- Bastia has the most scored goals (35) in National
- Bastia has the most scored goals in the first half (18) in National
- Bastia has the the best goal difference (+13) at home in National
- Bastia has the the best goal difference (+18) in National
- Bastia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| 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 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 18 | 38 |
| 2 | Quevilly Rouen | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 37 |
| 3 | Red Star | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 30 |
| 4 | Le Mans | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 28 |
| 5 | Creteil | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 27 |
| 6 | Avranches | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 27 |
| 7 | Cholet | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -3 | 26 |
| 8 | Orleans | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 25 |
| 9 | Laval | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | Concarneau | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 25 |
| 11 | Stade Briochin | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 23 |
| 12 | Villefranche | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | -3 | 23 |
| 13 | Sete | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -1 | 22 |
| 14 | Bastia-Borgo | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -10 | 22 |
| 15 | Bourg-en-Bresse | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -7 | 20 |
| 16 | Boulogne | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 18 |
| 17 | Annecy | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -10 | 17 |
| 18 | Lyon Duchere | 19 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -9 | 16 |