Ligue 1 match preview: Ajaccio vs Olympique Lyonnais

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 29.January
Match begins: 16:05 (UTC)
Venue: Stade François Coty (10660 seats)

Faithful supporters at Stade François Coty haven’t watched many wins this season, with Ajaccio decaying in the 18th spot. The guesting Olympique Lyonnais will hope to defend their higher league position in this fixture.

Insights:
  • Ajaccio have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Ligue 1
  • Olympique Lyonnais have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Ajaccio form and stats

Ajaccio's struggle is real here at Stade François Coty with only 7 points collected from 9 Ligue 1 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-1-6. Ajaccio has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Pantaloni and the players.

The supporters are hoping that Ajaccio will fight back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away defeat in the Coupe de France fixture against Toulouse.

Heartbreak before that as Ajaccio lost 1-7 at Monaco's place.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Ajaccio as they are travelling to their away game against Angers SCO in the Ligue 1. That match is three days after this one.

Ajaccio aren't scoring a lot here at Stade François Coty in the league, with only {7 goals} from 9 games. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Ajaccio defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Olympique Lyonnais form and stats

Olympique Lyonnais have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 2-2-5 (9 played).

Two travels in a row for Olympique Lyonnais, whose manager Blanc could celebrate last time after the Coupe de France win against Chambery.

A loss against Strasbourg was the result prior to that, in a Ligue 1 home game.

A quick return to home after this game, as Lyon are hosting Brest in the Ligue 1 only three days away.

Olympique Lyonnais are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 9 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Lyon have conceded 14 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The most up to date reported meeting featuring both these teams is the Olympique Lyonnais - Ajaccio 2-1 played previously this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Ajaccio victories, two draws and six Olympique Lyonnais wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less. The games between these teams have had a tendency to be aggressive, having seen 10 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

Olympique LyonnaisA. Lacazette
A. Lacazette
11 goals
Olympique LyonnaisM. Lemos Martins
M. Lemos Martins
6 goals
AjaccioM. Belaïli
M. Belaïli
5 goals

Ajaccio missing players

Olympique Lyonnais missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ajaccio Olympique Lyonnais
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
19 9 4 Played P 2 9 19
4 2 0 Won W 2 2 7
3 1 0 Drew D 0 2 4
12 6 4 Lost L 0 5 8
16 7 1 Scored S 6 11 28
34 14 6 Conceded C 3 14 23
95% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 95%
63% 44% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 68%
47% 44% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 56% 53%
26% 33% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 26%
11% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 22% 21%
47% 33% 25% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 63%
16% 22% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 16%
42% 56% 75% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 26%
 
3.8 3.1 2.8 Corners for (avg) C F 6.5 4.6 5.5
4.4 3.4 3 Corners against (avg) C A 5 3.9 4.1
2.4 2.2 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1.5
4 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
9.6 10.4 12 Shots (avg) S ( 19 13.6 14.7
2.8 2.7 2.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 10 6 5.8
30% 29% 11% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 20% 25%
 
11.7 10.2 9.2 Shots against (avg) S A 13 12.2 10.7
4.5 4.1 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.8 4.4
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 in the second half (8) in Ligue 1
  • Ajaccio have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Olympique Lyonnais have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Olympique Lyonnais have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  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 19 15 2 2 48 14 9 8 1 0 23 8 10 7 1 2 25 6 34 47
2 Lens 19 13 5 1 32 13 10 10 0 0 22 7 9 3 5 1 10 6 19 44
3 Olympique Marseille 19 13 3 3 39 16 10 7 1 2 21 9 9 6 2 1 18 7 23 42
4 Monaco 19 11 4 4 42 26 10 5 2 3 23 16 9 6 2 1 19 10 16 37
5 Rennes 19 11 4 4 36 20 10 9 0 1 24 7 9 2 4 3 12 13 16 37
6 Lille 19 10 4 5 35 25 10 6 2 2 21 17 9 4 2 3 14 8 10 34
7 Lorient 19 9 5 5 31 29 9 4 2 3 14 13 10 5 3 2 17 16 2 32
8 Clermont 19 8 4 7 24 27 9 4 1 4 10 16 10 4 3 3 14 11 -3 28
9 Olympique Lyonnais 19 7 4 8 28 23 10 5 2 3 17 9 9 2 2 5 11 14 5 25
10 Nice 19 6 7 6 22 20 9 3 3 3 12 10 10 3 4 3 10 10 2 25
11 Reims 19 5 10 4 21 23 9 3 4 2 10 11 10 2 6 2 11 12 -2 25
12 Toulouse 19 6 5 8 29 34 10 4 4 2 16 15 9 2 1 6 13 19 -5 23
13 Nantes 19 4 9 6 21 24 9 3 5 1 12 9 10 1 4 5 9 15 -3 21
14 Troyes 19 4 6 9 30 40 9 1 6 2 10 13 10 3 0 7 20 27 -10 18
15 Montpellier 19 5 2 12 28 40 10 3 1 6 12 18 9 2 1 6 16 22 -12 17
16 Strasbourg 19 2 9 8 24 34 10 0 6 4 11 18 9 2 3 4 13 16 -10 15
17 Brest 19 3 6 10 19 34 9 1 4 4 7 17 10 2 2 6 12 17 -15 15
18 Ajaccio 19 4 3 12 16 34 9 2 1 6 7 14 10 2 2 6 9 20 -18 15
19 Auxerre 19 3 4 12 16 41 9 2 3 4 9 17 10 1 1 8 7 24 -25 13
20 Angers SCO 19 2 2 15 17 41 10 1 1 8 11 22 9 1 1 7 6 19 -24 8

Olympique Lyonnais:
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 19 15 2 2 48 14 9 8 1 0 23 8 10 7 1 2 25 6 34 47
2 Lens 19 13 5 1 32 13 10 10 0 0 22 7 9 3 5 1 10 6 19 44
3 Olympique Marseille 19 13 3 3 39 16 10 7 1 2 21 9 9 6 2 1 18 7 23 42
4 Monaco 19 11 4 4 42 26 10 5 2 3 23 16 9 6 2 1 19 10 16 37
5 Rennes 19 11 4 4 36 20 10 9 0 1 24 7 9 2 4 3 12 13 16 37
6 Lille 19 10 4 5 35 25 10 6 2 2 21 17 9 4 2 3 14 8 10 34
7 Lorient 19 9 5 5 31 29 9 4 2 3 14 13 10 5 3 2 17 16 2 32
8 Clermont 19 8 4 7 24 27 9 4 1 4 10 16 10 4 3 3 14 11 -3 28
9 Olympique Lyonnais 19 7 4 8 28 23 10 5 2 3 17 9 9 2 2 5 11 14 5 25
10 Nice 19 6 7 6 22 20 9 3 3 3 12 10 10 3 4 3 10 10 2 25
11 Reims 19 5 10 4 21 23 9 3 4 2 10 11 10 2 6 2 11 12 -2 25
12 Toulouse 19 6 5 8 29 34 10 4 4 2 16 15 9 2 1 6 13 19 -5 23
13 Nantes 19 4 9 6 21 24 9 3 5 1 12 9 10 1 4 5 9 15 -3 21
14 Troyes 19 4 6 9 30 40 9 1 6 2 10 13 10 3 0 7 20 27 -10 18
15 Montpellier 19 5 2 12 28 40 10 3 1 6 12 18 9 2 1 6 16 22 -12 17
16 Strasbourg 19 2 9 8 24 34 10 0 6 4 11 18 9 2 3 4 13 16 -10 15
17 Brest 19 3 6 10 19 34 9 1 4 4 7 17 10 2 2 6 12 17 -15 15
18 Ajaccio 19 4 3 12 16 34 9 2 1 6 7 14 10 2 2 6 9 20 -18 15
19 Auxerre 19 3 4 12 16 41 9 2 3 4 9 17 10 1 1 8 7 24 -25 13
20 Angers SCO 19 2 2 15 17 41 10 1 1 8 11 22 9 1 1 7 6 19 -24 8

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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.