Bastia vs Grenoble Prediction & Betting Tips (3 January)

Bastia's chances of survival in Ligue 2 are slim at mid-season. With its unfortunate 8 points on the clock, Sporting very logically brings up the rear in the standings and is still 8 lengths behind the first non-relegation place. Unable to win more than one match in the league over the first part of the past season, Reginald Ray's men were beaten by Annecy 1-0 and by Laval 0-2 before seeing their match against Red Star interrupted following a pyrotechnic device thrown at an opposing player. The disciplinary committee also gave them a losing match during the break. That said, the Corsicans did not end 2025 too badly, holding off Saint-Etienne 2-2 then winning against GSI Pontivy in the Coupe de France 0-1.

Grenoble, for its part, saw its journey end just before Christmas following its defeat on penalties against Nancy 1-1, 3-5 TAB. Before that, in the championship, Franck Rizzetto's men had been able to give themselves a lot of air in the standings by winning 3 wins over the last 5 days played against Amiens 2-3, Rodez 2-1, Boulogne defeated 3-1, Nancy 1-0 and finally Montpellier 1-1. After this rather encouraging series, the Isérois moved up to 11th place in the ranking, with a lead of 5 points over the red zone. 

Sporting will have to take into account the absences of the important central defender Akueson, the young full-back Djédjé, the replacement Bathily and the disappointing attacker Parravicini to prepare this poster. The starting central defender Guidi and the midfielder Janneh must also give up taking part in this poster, injured. Finally, left back Ariss and defensive midfielder Ducrocq are suspended for an accumulation of yellow cards.

On the other hand, the dynamite Amine Boutrah (2 goals and an assist in Ligue 2) and the striker Sebas (2 goals) should be able to start, just like the center forward Tomi who scored his team's only goal in the Cup before the break.