SC Bastia will not want to replicate their last outcome here, which was a 1-0 Ligue 2 setback at the hands of Sochaux. Sochaux took the lead via Ibrahim Sissoko (38′). SC Bastia has not conceded on rare occasions in recent years. SC Bastia has failed to keep opponents from scoring in 5 of their past 6 matches, allowing 7 goals in that time.
SM Caen’s striking force has struggled to find the back of the net in their previous six games, scoring only four goals. Caen has also had the combined goal aggregate against them equal 6 in those outings. We’ll find out whether or not that tendency continues here.
Match details:
- NAME: Bastia – Caen
- DATE: 26 Dec 2022
- TIME: 20:00 UTC
- VENUE: Stade Armand Cesari, Bastia, France
Prediction
We believe that SM Caen and SC Bastia will both score in what should be a close battle between the two clubs.
A draw appears to be a viable option, but we’ll see what occurs. As a result, we anticipate a tense clash that ends in a 1-1 tie.
Head to head
A examination of their most recent head-to-head meetings, dating back to 30/04/2016, reveals that SC Bastia has won 0 and SM Caen has won 2, with 4 draws. In all, 13 goals were scored between them throughout this span, with 5 coming from Bastia and 8 coming from Caen. That works out to 2.17 goals per game.
The previous league meeting between the two was Ligue 2 match day 26 on 26/02/2022, which finished with SM Caen 2-1 SC Bastia. Johan Hamel was the official.
Lineup
Bastia squad is:
- Forwards: Anthony Robic, Benjamin Santelli, Frank Magri, Migouel Alfarela, Kapitbafan Djoco
- Midfielders: Sebastian Salles-Lamonge, Maguette Diongue, Kevin Schur, Mamadou Camara, Amine Talal, Yohan Bai, Kylian Kaiboue, Tom Ducrocq, Kevin Van Den Kerkhof, Dylan Tavares, Christophe Vincent, Jocelyn Janneh, Anthony Roncaglia
- Defenders: Issiar Drame, Dominique Guidi, Lloyd Palun, Abdoulaye Niakhate Ndiaye, Joris Sainati
- Goalkeepers: Zacharie Boucher, Johny Placide, Julien Fabri
Caen squad is:
- Forwards: Samuel Essende, Alexandre Mendy, Norman Bassette, Caleb Zady Sery, Benjamin Jeannot
- Midfielders: Yoann Court, Godson Kyeremeh, Djibril Diani, Ali Abdi, Johann Obiang, Jessy Deminguet, Bilal Brahimi, Hianga’a M’Bock, Iyad Mohamed, Hugo Vandermersch, Franklin Wadja, Quentin Daubin, Lamine Sy
- Defenders: Adolphe Teikeu, Vladislav Molchan, Brahim Traoré, Emmanuel Ntim, Romain Thomas, Ibrahim Cissé, Elive Ewange
- Goalkeepers: Yannis Clementia, Anthony Mandrea.
Betting tips
Looking at the betting odds for this game on the 90-minute outcome market, a win for SC Bastia costs 2.93, a draw costs 3.08, and a win for SM Caen costs 2.6. Those are the greatest bets available at the moment. For this match, our expert partners predict a score of less than 3.5 goals.
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