Ajaccio vs Monaco preview

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 19.March
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade François Coty (10660 seats)

Stumbling Ajaccio are aching to pull off an upset when they play high-flying Monaco in the next league game. It’s 18th vs 4th and the home supporters will have so-so expectations.

Insights:
  • Ajaccio have the fewest scored goals (20) in Ligue 1
  • Monaco have scored more than double the goals of Ajaccio.

Ajaccio and Monaco should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Ajaccio form and stats

With 3 Ligue 1 wins, 1 draw and 9 defeats from their home games, Ajaccio are certainly not brimming with confidence.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 202 minutes without scoring a league goal. Idrissy was the last player to find the net.

The Ajaccio crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Montpellier here at Stade François Coty.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Reims (0-1).

It should be considered that a look at the 12 most recent league matches reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).

Ajaccio aren't scoring a lot here at Stade François Coty in the league, with only {9 goals} from 13 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Ajaccio defense is not exactly impregnable. 20 goals conceded from 13 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. When Ajaccio hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Auxerre, Troyes, Angers SCO, Brest, Strasbourg and Nantes), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.

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Monaco form and stats

Monaco's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Monaco collect 28 points from their 13 away matches in the Ligue 1. 8 victories and 4 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Monaco are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.

Monaco's previous game was their home loss versus Reims (0-1). It is a concern for Monaco that their goalie Nübel pulled off seven saves in the Reims fixture, but still could not hinder a beating.

Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Troyes.

As opposed to that, Monaco have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The 5 most recent meetings featuring these two teams have all finished as Monaco wins. Are we destined for another one?

Ajaccio and Monaco have faced each other before this season: Monaco - Ajaccio 7-1.

Top Goalscorers

MonacoW. Ben Yedder
W. Ben Yedder
16 goals
MonacoB. Embolo
B. Embolo
12 goals
AjaccioM. Belaïli
M. Belaïli
6 goals

Ajaccio missing players

Monaco missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ajaccio Monaco
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 4 13 27
6 3 0 Won W 3 8 15
3 1 1 Drew D 1 4 6
18 9 2 Lost L 0 1 6
20 9 1 Scored S 9 26 55
48 20 6 Conceded C 6 14 37
96% 92% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 54% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 89%
48% 38% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 54% 59%
19% 23% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 31% 41%
7% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 15% 30%
41% 31% 33% BTTS BTTS 100% 62% 67%
11% 15% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 38% 26%
52% 62% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 7%
 
3.7 3.2 3.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 4.4 4.4
3.8 3 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.2 4.2
2.3 2.2 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.8 1.7
5 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 4
 
9.6 10.6 7 Shots (avg) S ( 15.2 14.1 12.9
2.9 2.9 1.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 5.8 5.5
26% 24% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 34% 37%
 
11.2 10.1 10.3 Shots against (avg) S A 12.5 13.1 13
4.3 4 4.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 4.9 5
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Ajaccio have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Ajaccio have the fewest scored goals (20) in Ligue 1
  • Ajaccio have the fewest scored goals (9) at home in Ligue 1
  • Ajaccio have the fewest scored goals in the second half (12) in Ligue 1
  • Monaco have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Monaco have scored more than double the goals of Ajaccio.
  • Monaco haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris Saint Germain 27 21 3 3 68 26 13 11 2 0 34 15 14 10 1 3 34 11 42 66
2 Olympique Marseille 27 17 5 5 51 27 14 7 3 4 25 18 13 10 2 1 26 9 24 56
3 Lens 27 15 9 3 44 21 13 11 1 1 26 10 14 4 8 2 18 11 23 54
4 Monaco 27 15 6 6 55 37 14 7 2 5 29 23 13 8 4 1 26 14 18 51
5 Rennes 27 14 5 8 45 29 14 11 0 3 30 11 13 3 5 5 15 18 16 47
6 Lille 27 13 7 7 49 36 14 8 4 2 28 21 13 5 3 5 21 15 13 46
7 Nice 27 11 10 6 36 24 13 5 5 3 17 11 14 6 5 3 19 13 12 43
8 Reims 27 10 13 4 35 26 13 7 4 2 22 13 14 3 9 2 13 13 9 43
9 Lorient 27 12 7 8 40 36 14 7 3 4 21 15 13 5 4 4 19 21 4 43
10 Olympique Lyonnais 27 11 7 9 42 31 13 6 4 3 19 10 14 5 3 6 23 21 11 40
11 Toulouse 27 10 5 12 43 46 14 6 4 4 25 21 13 4 1 8 18 25 -3 35
12 Clermont 27 9 7 11 26 38 14 4 3 7 11 25 13 5 4 4 15 13 -12 34
13 Montpellier 27 10 3 14 42 46 14 5 2 7 22 22 13 5 1 7 20 24 -4 33
14 Nantes 27 6 11 10 29 36 13 4 6 3 15 14 14 2 5 7 14 22 -7 29
15 Strasbourg 27 4 11 12 32 46 14 2 6 6 16 22 13 2 5 6 16 24 -14 23
16 Brest 27 5 8 14 28 44 13 2 5 6 14 22 14 3 3 8 14 22 -16 23
17 Auxerre 27 5 8 14 23 49 13 3 5 5 11 20 14 2 3 9 12 29 -26 23
18 Ajaccio 27 6 3 18 20 48 13 3 1 9 9 20 14 3 2 9 11 28 -28 21
19 Troyes 27 4 8 15 36 59 13 1 8 4 14 20 14 3 0 11 22 39 -23 20
20 Angers SCO 27 2 4 21 21 60 14 1 2 11 14 30 13 1 2 10 7 30 -39 10

Monaco:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris Saint Germain 27 21 3 3 68 26 13 11 2 0 34 15 14 10 1 3 34 11 42 66
2 Olympique Marseille 27 17 5 5 51 27 14 7 3 4 25 18 13 10 2 1 26 9 24 56
3 Lens 27 15 9 3 44 21 13 11 1 1 26 10 14 4 8 2 18 11 23 54
4 Monaco 27 15 6 6 55 37 14 7 2 5 29 23 13 8 4 1 26 14 18 51
5 Rennes 27 14 5 8 45 29 14 11 0 3 30 11 13 3 5 5 15 18 16 47
6 Lille 27 13 7 7 49 36 14 8 4 2 28 21 13 5 3 5 21 15 13 46
7 Nice 27 11 10 6 36 24 13 5 5 3 17 11 14 6 5 3 19 13 12 43
8 Reims 27 10 13 4 35 26 13 7 4 2 22 13 14 3 9 2 13 13 9 43
9 Lorient 27 12 7 8 40 36 14 7 3 4 21 15 13 5 4 4 19 21 4 43
10 Olympique Lyonnais 27 11 7 9 42 31 13 6 4 3 19 10 14 5 3 6 23 21 11 40
11 Toulouse 27 10 5 12 43 46 14 6 4 4 25 21 13 4 1 8 18 25 -3 35
12 Clermont 27 9 7 11 26 38 14 4 3 7 11 25 13 5 4 4 15 13 -12 34
13 Montpellier 27 10 3 14 42 46 14 5 2 7 22 22 13 5 1 7 20 24 -4 33
14 Nantes 27 6 11 10 29 36 13 4 6 3 15 14 14 2 5 7 14 22 -7 29
15 Strasbourg 27 4 11 12 32 46 14 2 6 6 16 22 13 2 5 6 16 24 -14 23
16 Brest 27 5 8 14 28 44 13 2 5 6 14 22 14 3 3 8 14 22 -16 23
17 Auxerre 27 5 8 14 23 49 13 3 5 5 11 20 14 2 3 9 12 29 -26 23
18 Ajaccio 27 6 3 18 20 48 13 3 1 9 9 20 14 3 2 9 11 28 -28 21
19 Troyes 27 4 8 15 36 59 13 1 8 4 14 20 14 3 0 11 22 39 -23 20
20 Angers SCO 27 2 4 21 21 60 14 1 2 11 14 30 13 1 2 10 7 30 -39 10

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Ligue 1 is the top league in the French football league system. Seasons run from August to May with 20 teams playing a total of 380 fixtures. The team topping the league table after the final game is the champion of France, receiving the trophy L’Hexagoal. Ligue 1 is one of the top five European leagues.