📊 Form Guide

EA Guingamp

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EA Guingamp, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 0-1 Ligue 2 triumph vs USL Dunkerque.

In that match, EA Guingamp managed 38% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for EA Guingamp was Jacques-Julien Siwe (58'). Dunkerque had 10 attempts on goal with 0 on target.

A common theme in recent EA Guingamp games is the number of results with a nil in them.

From their prior six matches before this one, in 5 of them a wager on BTTS would have been a loser. That kind of trend won’t necessarily follow through into this match, of course.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that EA Guingamp:

• have not lost a league tie with SC Bastia in their last 4 games.
• have not registered a win against SC Bastia in their last 3 league games.
• are unbeaten in their previous 4 league matches at home.

SC Bastia

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SC Bastia will go into the clash following on from a 2-3 Ligue 2 win with the downing of Girondins de Bordeaux in their previous game.

In that match, SC Bastia managed 23% possession and 5 shots on goal with 4 on target. For SC Bastia, the scorers were Christophe Vincent (1', 25') and Migouel Alfarela (32'). Bordeaux got 17 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Zuriko Davitashvili (44') and Jérémy Livolant (46') scored for Girondins de Bordeaux.

The numbers tell their own story, and SC Bastia have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 10 goals overall. Defensively, SC Bastia have been far from perfect.

Pre-game facts show that SC Bastia:

• haven't been beaten by EA Guingamp when having played them away from home in the previous 2 matches in the league.
• are undefeated in their last 2 league matches away from home.

👥 Head to head

An examination of their prior head to head clashes dating back to 11/03/2017 shows us that EA Guingamp have won 2 of these and SC Bastia 1, with the number of drawn results standing at 3.

A combined sum of 17 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 11 of them for Guingamp and 6 belonging to Bastia. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.83.

The previous league meeting between these sides was Ligue 2 match day 12 on 28/10/2023 when it ended SC Bastia 0-0 EA Guingamp.

In that game, SC Bastia had 58% possession and 6 shots at goal with 1 of them on target.

EA Guingamp got 10 shots at goal with 2 of them on target.

The match was refereed by Romain Delpech.

ℹ️ Team News: EA Guingamp

Looking at personnel, there is just one fitness concern for the EA Guingamp gaffer Stéphane Dumont to contend with thanks to an otherwise robust squad. Abdallah Ndour (Shin injury) is sidelined.

🗞️ Team News: SC Bastia

SC Bastia boss Lilian Laslandes has some current player fitness concerns. Dumè Guidi (Patellar tendon rupture) and Julien Maggiotti (Cruciate ligament tear) are not able to play.

🔮 Prediction

We believe that EA Guingamp will, in all likelihood, be able to create a decent number of chances and shots on target.

Conversely, SC Bastia will not find it easy getting on the scoresheet but do we see them managing to get on the scoresheet as well here.

Accordingly, we see a 3-1 margin for EA Guingamp come full-time.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 16:01 20/04/2024