Soccer betting preview: Le Mans welcomes Bastia in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: France National
Competition: Mon 07.September
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: MMArena (25000 seats)

It's still early in the National season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Le Mans - Bastia preview!

The visiting Bastia played their last game only four days ago, a National match.

Bastia play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artifical turf. Recent stats for Bastia when playing on artifical turf are 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat from six matches. They have scored 9 goals and conceded 5 times in these games.

Bastia have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Le Mans form and stats

The first National game here at MMArena resulted in a draw. Last season Le Mans's home game statistics were 5 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats from 14 games. The trend of drawing games is also valid regardless of arena as Mans has four draws from their last four matches.

Mans manager D. Ollé-Nicolle and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Red Star (placed 15th) in the National. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Quevilly Rouen.

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

There will be little rest for Mans after this match as they are travelling to Boulogne for a National game in only four days.

At MMArena, Le Mans has the goal stats of 2-2 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Bastia form and stats

Bastia are still undefeated on their travels in the National. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other. Bastia are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.

The attacking players of Bastia have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 201 minutes.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a National home defeat versus Boulogne with 0-1 on the scoreboard. A 0-0 draw at Bastia-Borgo's stadium before that.

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 two relevant matches. Results were two Bastia wins, zero draws and zero defeats.

After this away game Bastia return home for a National game against Bourg-en-Bresse. That game is only four sleeps after this.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Bastia has managed 5 goals and let in 3 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

As for the last three games between these two teams, there's one Mans victory, zero draws and two Bastia wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Le MansB. Brahimi
B. Brahimi
2 goals
BastiaS. Da Silva
S. Da Silva
2 goals
Le MansP. Lemonnier
P. Lemonnier
1 goals

Le Mans missing players

Bastia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Le Mans Bastia
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 1 1 Played P 0 2 3
0 0 0 Won W 0 1 1
3 1 1 Drew D 0 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
5 2 2 Scored S 0 5 5
5 2 2 Conceded C 0 3 4
67% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 50% 67%
67% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 33%
67% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 33%
67% 100% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 33%
33% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 50% 33%
67% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 33%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 33%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 67%
 
6 12 12 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3 3.7
2.7 2 2 Corners against (avg) C A 0 3.5 3
1.3 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
30 16 16 Total Shots T S 0 16 30
18 12 12 Shots on Target S O 0 7 9
28% 17% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 71% 56%
Key stats in National this season:
  • Bastia has the most scored goals (5) away
Le Mans Last season Bastia
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
28 14   Played P   10 21
7 5   Won W   7 17
5 3   Drew D   2 2
16 6   Lost L   1 2
30 16   Scored S   15 37
45 17   Conceded C   8 15
93% 86%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   80% 90%
71% 64%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   70% 67%
54% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   60% 57%
21% 14%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   10% 24%
18% 14%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   10% 10%
50% 57%   BTTS BTTS   60% 57%
25% 36%   Clean Sheets C S   40% 38%
32% 21%   Failed to Score F T   20% 14%
 
3.9 5   Corners for (avg) C F   4 4.7
3.9 3.1   Corners against (avg) C A   2.5 3.2
2 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 1.9
4 1   Red cards R C   0 0
 
283 172   Total Shots T S   21 118
94 54   Shots on Target S O   10 55
32% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   20% 35%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Laval 4 3 0 1 7 4 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 9
2 Concarneau 3 2 1 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 7
3 Boulogne 3 2 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 7
4 Creteil 4 2 1 1 3 3 3 2 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 7
5 Avranches 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 6
6 Cholet 3 1 2 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 5
7 Bastia 3 1 1 1 5 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 5 3 1 4
8 Quevilly Rouen 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 4
9 Sete 4 1 1 2 5 6 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 2 5 -1 4
10 Stade Briochin 4 1 1 2 3 5 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 -2 4
11 Orléans 3 1 0 2 3 2 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3
12 Le Mans 3 0 3 0 5 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 3
13 Annecy 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
14 Villefranche 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 -1 2
15 Red Star 3 0 2 1 4 6 2 0 1 1 3 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 2
16 Bastia-Borgo 3 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 -3 2
17 Bourg-en-Bresse 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
18 Lyon Duchere 4 0 1 3 5 10 2 0 1 1 3 4 2 0 0 2 2 6 -5 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 Lorient 28 17 3 8 45 25 14 9 1 4 22 12 14 8 2 4 23 13 20 54
2 Lens 28 15 8 5 39 24 14 9 3 2 19 9 14 6 5 3 20 15 15 53
3 Ajaccio 28 15 7 6 38 22 14 6 4 4 17 12 14 9 3 2 21 10 16 52
4 Troyes 28 16 3 9 34 25 14 8 1 5 20 17 14 8 2 4 14 8 9 51
5 Clermont 28 14 8 6 35 25 14 7 3 4 21 14 14 7 5 2 14 11 10 50
6 Le Havre 28 11 11 6 38 25 14 5 7 2 18 10 14 6 4 4 20 15 13 44
7 Valenciennes 28 11 9 8 24 20 14 7 5 2 14 7 14 4 4 6 10 13 4 42
8 Guingamp 28 10 9 9 40 33 14 5 6 3 20 14 14 5 3 6 20 19 7 39
9 Grenoble Foot 38 28 7 14 7 27 29 14 3 8 3 13 13 14 4 6 4 14 16 -2 35
10 Chambly 28 9 8 11 26 32 15 4 4 7 12 21 13 5 4 4 14 11 -6 35
11 Auxerre 28 8 10 10 31 30 14 5 7 2 19 12 14 3 3 8 12 18 1 34
12 Nancy 28 6 16 6 27 26 14 6 6 2 16 9 14 0 10 4 11 17 1 34
13 Caen 28 8 10 10 33 34 14 4 5 5 14 17 14 4 5 5 19 17 -1 34
14 Sochaux 28 8 10 10 28 30 14 6 5 3 17 11 14 2 5 7 11 19 -2 34
15 Chateauroux 28 9 7 12 22 38 14 3 4 7 11 23 14 6 3 5 11 15 -16 34
16 Rodez 28 8 8 12 31 34 14 6 3 5 22 18 14 2 5 7 9 16 -3 32
17 Paris 28 7 7 14 22 40 13 3 2 8 9 22 15 4 5 6 13 18 -18 28
18 Niort 28 6 8 14 30 41 14 4 5 5 16 16 14 2 3 9 14 25 -11 26
19 Le Mans 28 7 5 16 30 45 14 5 3 6 16 17 14 2 2 10 14 28 -15 26
20 Orléans 28 4 7 17 21 43 14 2 2 10 8 23 14 2 5 7 13 20 -22 19
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 21 17 2 2 37 15 11 10 0 1 22 7 10 7 2 1 15 8 22 53
2 Sedan 21 14 6 1 27 4 11 7 4 0 15 1 10 7 2 1 12 3 23 48
3 Bobigny 21 13 6 2 35 12 10 4 4 2 16 9 11 9 2 0 19 3 23 45
4 Reims II 21 10 6 5 39 30 10 6 1 3 22 15 11 4 5 2 17 15 9 36
5 Sainte Genevieve 21 9 7 5 30 25 11 6 3 2 18 13 10 3 4 3 12 12 5 34
6 Epinal 21 8 6 7 22 15 11 6 3 2 15 6 10 2 3 5 7 9 7 30
7 Lens II 21 7 7 7 26 27 10 3 4 3 13 13 11 4 3 4 13 14 -1 28
8 St Maur Lusitanos 21 6 6 9 22 23 11 6 2 3 15 9 10 0 4 6 7 14 -1 24
9 Olympique St Quentin 21 6 5 10 23 27 10 3 4 3 11 12 11 3 1 7 12 15 -4 23
10 Haguenau 21 6 5 10 21 29 11 4 3 4 13 11 10 2 2 6 8 18 -8 23
11 Schiltigheim 21 6 4 11 26 36 10 4 1 5 13 12 11 2 3 6 13 24 -10 22
12 Mulhouse 21 3 11 7 17 27 10 1 5 4 4 10 11 2 6 3 13 17 -10 20
13 Belfort 21 5 4 12 24 34 11 3 3 5 16 18 10 2 1 7 8 16 -10 19
14 Lille II 21 3 9 9 12 21 10 1 6 3 7 10 11 2 3 6 5 11 -9 18
15 Drancy JA 21 3 8 10 16 28 11 1 4 6 4 9 10 2 4 4 12 19 -12 17
16 Croix Football IC 21 4 4 13 17 41 10 2 1 7 10 25 11 2 3 6 7 16 -24 16

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 Laval 4 3 0 1 7 4 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 9
2 Concarneau 3 2 1 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 7
3 Boulogne 3 2 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 7
4 Creteil 4 2 1 1 3 3 3 2 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 7
5 Avranches 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 6
6 Cholet 3 1 2 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 5
7 Bastia 3 1 1 1 5 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 5 3 1 4
8 Quevilly Rouen 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 4
9 Sete 4 1 1 2 5 6 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 2 5 -1 4
10 Stade Briochin 4 1 1 2 3 5 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 -2 4
11 Orléans 3 1 0 2 3 2 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3
12 Le Mans 3 0 3 0 5 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 3
13 Annecy 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
14 Villefranche 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 -1 2
15 Red Star 3 0 2 1 4 6 2 0 1 1 3 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 2
16 Bastia-Borgo 3 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 -3 2
17 Bourg-en-Bresse 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
18 Lyon Duchere 4 0 1 3 5 10 2 0 1 1 3 4 2 0 0 2 2 6 -5 1

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