Guingamp and Amiens SC meet at Stade du Roudourou, in a match for the 18th round of League 2. The history of recent head-to-head confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which has 3 wins and 1 draw in the last 4 matches. The last head-to-head meeting between these two teams, on 05-24-2019, ended with the victory of Amiens SC by (2-1). In this game, the home factor may be decisive, as Guingamp presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Guingamp :
The home team is currently in 15th position, with 16 points won, after 3 wins, 7 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost away to Chambly by (3‑0). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Paris FC by (3‑2). This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses as a visitor, with 11 goals scored and 19 suffered; against 4 victories, 6 draws and 5 defeats in his stadium, with 14 goals scored and 15 suffered. In their last 8 home games for the championship, Guingamp won 2, drew 3 and lost 3, winning 9 points out of 24 possible.
For this competition, he hasn’t won 10 games ago. In their home games there are some frequent results at half-time: 0‑0 (3 out of 8 games) and 0‑1 (3 out of 8 games). Their defense has not been very solid, since they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that scores very few first times and that only managed to open the scoring in 4 of its last 17 games for League 2, of these 4 it reached the break in 1 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 3. In 17 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 11 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Guingamp have not won a victory for ten consecutive games in the competition and need to change their position on the pitch. The team can finish the day in the relegation zone if they lose or draw the game, so they need a lot of focus and dedication in this match, with intense defensive markings in the center of the field, defensive security and agility in attack.
Amiens:
The visiting team is currently in 10th position, with 23 points won, after 6 victories, 5 draws and 6 defeats. In the penultimate match, they won away against Valenciennes by (0‑2). In the last match, they tied at home against Ajaccio by (0‑0). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games it has registered 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses as a visitor, with 12 goals scored and 15 suffered; against 3 victories, 6 draws and 6 defeats in his stadium, with 12 goals scored and 16 suffered. For the championship, Amiens SC won 10 points out of a possible 24, after 3 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses in the last 8 away matches. In their away games there are some frequent results at half-time: 0‑0 (3 out of 9 games) and 1‑0 (4 out of 9 games). His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 17 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 8 times and only managed 1 comeback. In the last 9 home matches for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 7 of their 8 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘); they have conceded 5 of their 7 goals between minutes (31’ ‑ 45 ‘).
Amiens play away from home and seek to add the three points to climb places in the table and enter the fight to be promoted to Ligue 1. They have been five games without losing, the good phase gives confidence to the team, which must look for another victory with organization and creativity in the midfield, seeking to unbalance the game in this sector to control the game and reach the opponent’s goal in a position to score.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,74
