Kenley Ward
Dailysports's expert
Paris FC
SC Bastia
On Saturday, April 19, in the 31st round of the French Ligue 2, Bastia will play away against Paris. I'm offering a bet on the winner of this game.
Interesting facts about the match and head-to-head history
- Paris has won 7 consecutive home matches in Ligue 2.
- Bastia has not won in 4 consecutive away games.
- In 4 of the last 5 matches involving Paris, at least 3 goals were scored.
- In the 5th round of the current season, Bastia defeated Paris 2-1.
Match preview
Since 1979, FC Paris has not played in Ligue 1. This season, the capital club has an excellent opportunity to break this trend and return to the elite of French football. Paris is currently in second place in Ligue 2, with 4 rounds left until the end of the season. However, the gap from third place, which sends to the playoffs, is only 1 point, and the gap from the leading Lorient is 3 points.
Paris approaches the match against Bastia in excellent form, having won three games in a row. In the previous round, Stéphane Gilli's team defeated Grenoble (2-1), and before that, they secured victories over Clermont (2-0) and Caen (4-2). In total, Paris has gained 12 points in the last 5 rounds.
Bastia has not played in Ligue 1 since 2017 and has since experienced a fall to the fifth league due to financial problems, but managed to quickly return to Ligue 2. Now, the Corsicans are fighting to reach the playoffs for the right to play in Ligue 1. Bastia occupies sixth place, trailing the playoff zone by 4 points. Therefore, Benoît Tavenot's team should preferably not lose more points.
In the previous round, Bastia crushed Laval 5-2, and before that, they drew with Annecy (1-1) and secured an important victory over Dunkerque (2-0). In the last 10 rounds of Ligue 2, Bastia has lost only twice.
Possible lineups
- Paris: Nkambadio, Camara, Mbou, Kolodziejczak, De Smet, Lopez, Cafaro, Marchetti, Gory, Lopez, Krasso
- Bastia: Placide, Bonert, Gidi, Aqueson, Menadje, Inai Oulai, Jeanne, Cisse, Vincent, Sebas, Ble
Prediction for Paris vs Bastia
Paris is in incredible form and has every chance to secure a historic promotion to Ligue 1. I'm betting on a victory for the hosts in this match.
