This fixture stars two sides dwelling in the lower section of the Ligue 1, Nantes at 16th position and Ajaccio sitting at 17th. A nice chance for one of the sides to improve their situation.
- Ajaccio have the fewest scored goals (12) in Ligue 1
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Ajaccio, who are travelling more than 1300 kilometers to play this game.
This looks to be an action-packed game with lots of spark and energy as both contenders are well renewed since they last saw competitive action. Let's go!
Nantes form and stats
Nantes have played 6 Ligue 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The regulars are hoping that Nantes will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the game against Reims (placed 11th). The first defeat after collecting points in three league matches. Nantes's goalkeeper Lafont was extremely busy against Reims, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning eight saves.
Before that one, a strong away victory at Olympiakos Piraeus. A Europa League match. The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Nantes handle that role? We have found 8 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
A decent goal production from Nantes in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 6 league matches. 7 goals have been conceded.
Ajaccio form and stats
There's been little loot from Ajaccio's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 7 away games in the Ligue 1. Ajaccio only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 1 draw.
Belaïli (2), Nouri and Idrissy scored in Ajaccio's previous match, the home game against Strasbourg that ended 4-2. Those three points felt sweet as this side had gone three league rounds without winning. Ajaccio can call themselves comeback kings after the match against Strasbourg. Buried deep in trouble at 0-2, the troops rallied and completely turned the match around to a 4-2 victory. Nouri scored the final goal. Midfield player Belaïli was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.45/10. Belaïli scored two goals, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Auxerre wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.We have checked recent matches where Ajaccio have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 8 games were 2 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
The attacking power of Ajaccio when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 7 league matches away. As opposed to that, Ajaccio have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Nantes have pulled off a streak of 5 consecutive games without losing (4-1-0) when playing Ajaccio.The games between these sides have sometimes been ill-tempered, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Simon 4 goals |  M. Abdallah 4 goals |  I. Kpene Ganago 3 goals |
Nantes missing players
Ajaccio missing players
| Nantes | Ajaccio | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 15 | 9 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 22 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 22 |
| 86% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 79% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 71% | 64% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 50% |
| 29% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 21% | 17% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 64% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 57% | 50% |
| 14% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 14% | 14% |
| 36% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 29% | 43% |
| 4.3 | 3.7 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.7 | 4 |
| 5.7 | 6.2 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.3 |
| 1.6 | 0.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 12.1 | 13.3 | 19 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 9.9 | 10 |
| 3.9 | 3.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 3.1 | 3 |
| 27% | 39% | 80% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 27% | 29% |
| 13.3 | 12.5 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.3 | 13.1 | 11.4 |
| 4.5 | 2.7 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
- Ajaccio have the fewest scored goals (12) in Ligue 1
- Ajaccio have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Ligue 1
- Ajaccio haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 29 | 38 |
| 2 | Lens | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 33 |
| 3 | Rennes | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 28 |
| 4 | Olympique Marseille | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 27 |
| 5 | Monaco | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 27 |
| 6 | Lorient | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | Lille | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 23 |
| 8 | Olympique Lyonnais | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 20 |
| 9 | Nice | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -2 | 19 |
| 10 | Clermont | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -3 | 19 |
| 11 | Reims | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -5 | 16 |
| 12 | Toulouse | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 16 |
| 13 | Troyes | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -4 | 14 |
| 14 | Montpellier | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -5 | 13 |
| 15 | Auxerre | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -12 | 13 |
| 16 | Nantes | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -7 | 12 |
| 17 | Ajaccio | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -10 | 11 |
| 18 | Strasbourg | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -9 | 10 |
| 19 | Brest | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -13 | 10 |
| 20 | Angers SCO | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -18 | 8 |
