"Starting with the hosts, while Boulogne might have made real history as they made their Ligue 2 return this season, it is no secret that Fabien Dagneaux's men are widely regarded as a leading relegation candidate this time around. Getting proceedings underway with a 1-0 defeat away at Nancy on August 15th, the Reds have drastically failed to deal with the leap up in opposition."
"As for the visitors, finishing the 2024/25 campaign sat seven points adrift of breaking into the play-off places, Bastia opened up proceedings last month with their sights firmly set on mounting a genuine top-five charge. However, marking their return from September's international break with a 0-0 stalemate away at Amiens over the weekend, Benoit Tavenot's side have drastically failed to find any kind of stability."
Boulogne sit rock-bottom of Ligue 2 with zero points after four defeats, scoring just one goal since promotion and failing to score more than once in nine of their last eleven regular-season matches. The Reds opened with a 1-0 loss at Nancy and have conceded an aggregate 5-1 in their first four matches, lacking final-third fluidity. Bastia have two points from four matches, starting with a 1-1 draw against Pau FC and a 0-0 at Amiens, and have recorded only a single second-tier goal in almost 350 minutes, showing clear attacking instability. Both teams occupy low league positions and suffer goal droughts.
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