Soccer match preview: Home supporters have big expectations when Nice receive Ajaccio

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Fri 10.February
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Allianz Riviera (36178 seats)

In total; 22 games have been played and Nice are 16 points in front of Ajaccio. Who wins?

Insights:
  • Nice have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Ajaccio have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in Ligue 1

Nice and Ajaccio 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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Nice form and stats

Nice have played 10 Ligue 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-3-3 (wins-draws-losses). Nice has recorded two wins in a row here at Allianz Riviera, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

A good away victory last time out for Nice, who won 3-1 against Olympique Marseille (placed 2nd). The home team have an in-form goalscorer in Laborde, having scored in three consecutive games. The forward Laborde was declared "man of the match" for Nice with a rating of 7.83/10. Laborde scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Lens with a 1-0 scoreline.

Nice are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 10 games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.

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Ajaccio form and stats

There's been little loot from Ajaccio's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 11 away games in the Ligue 1. Ajaccio only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws.

Ajaccio might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Nantes proved too strong as Ajaccio slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Stade François Coty. Midfield player Chabrolle was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.15/10. Chabrolle had 32 successful passes (of 39 total).

Prior to that result Ajaccio won their away game at Angers SCO. The scoreline was 2-1.

Ajaccio have conceded 21 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Nice have pulled off a streak of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (3-1-0) when facing Ajaccio.

The newest recorded meeting featuring both these contenders is the Ajaccio - Nice 0-1 played not long ago this season.

Top Goalscorers

NiceN. Pépé
N. Pépé
6 goals
NiceG. Laborde
G. Laborde
6 goals
AjaccioM. Belaïli
M. Belaïli
5 goals

Nice missing players

Ajaccio missing players

Nice Ajaccio
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 10 5 Played P 3 11 22
9 4 3 Won W 0 3 5
7 3 1 Drew D 1 2 3
6 3 1 Lost L 2 6 14
27 13 11 Scored S 3 11 18
21 10 5 Conceded C 6 21 39
91% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
59% 50% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 82% 68%
36% 30% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 55% 45%
14% 20% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 18% 23%
9% 20% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 9%
55% 40% 60% BTTS BTTS 67% 64% 45%
27% 30% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 9% 14%
27% 40% 20% Failed to Score F T 33% 27% 45%
 
3.9 4.8 4.4 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 4.5 3.9
4.9 4.9 4.4 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5 4
1.6 1.5 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.7 2.5 2.3
3 1 1 Red cards R C 1 3 5
 
12 13.7 15 Shots (avg) S ( 7.7 8.9 9.8
4.7 5.8 6.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.9 2.9
26% 22% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 34% 29%
 
12.5 12.2 11.8 Shots against (avg) S A 13 12.5 11.1
3.8 3.7 3.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.7 4.6 4.3
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Ajaccio have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Ajaccio have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Ajaccio have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in Ligue 1
  • Ajaccio haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Nice have won significantly more corners at home than 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 PSG 22 17 3 2 54 17 11 9 2 0 26 10 11 8 1 2 28 7 37 54
2 Olympique Marseille 22 14 4 4 43 20 12 7 2 3 23 13 10 7 2 1 20 7 23 46
3 Lens 22 13 7 2 34 16 11 10 0 1 22 8 11 3 7 1 12 8 18 46
4 Monaco 22 13 5 4 48 29 11 6 2 3 26 18 11 7 3 1 22 11 19 44
5 Rennes 22 12 4 6 41 25 12 10 0 2 28 10 10 2 4 4 13 15 16 40
6 Lille 22 11 5 6 38 27 11 6 3 2 21 17 11 5 2 4 17 10 11 38
7 Lorient 22 10 6 6 35 34 11 5 3 3 16 14 11 5 3 3 19 20 1 36
8 Nice 22 9 7 6 27 21 10 4 3 3 13 10 12 5 4 3 14 11 6 34
9 Olympique Lyonnais 22 9 5 8 33 24 11 5 3 3 17 9 11 4 2 5 16 15 9 32
10 Reims 22 6 12 4 26 26 10 4 4 2 14 13 12 2 8 2 12 13 0 30
11 Clermont 22 8 6 8 24 29 11 4 2 5 10 18 11 4 4 3 14 11 -5 30
12 Toulouse 22 8 5 9 36 38 11 5 4 2 20 16 11 3 1 7 16 22 -2 29
13 Nantes 22 5 10 7 23 26 10 3 5 2 12 11 12 2 5 5 11 15 -3 25
14 Brest 22 4 8 10 24 35 11 2 5 4 12 18 11 2 3 6 12 17 -11 20
15 Montpellier 22 6 2 14 31 45 11 3 1 7 13 21 11 3 1 7 18 24 -14 20
16 Troyes 22 4 7 11 33 48 11 1 7 3 12 17 11 3 0 8 21 31 -15 19
17 Strasbourg 22 3 9 10 27 39 12 1 6 5 14 20 10 2 3 5 13 19 -12 18
18 Ajaccio 22 5 3 14 18 39 11 2 1 8 7 18 11 3 2 6 11 21 -21 18
19 Auxerre 22 3 5 14 18 46 11 2 4 5 9 19 11 1 1 9 9 27 -28 14
20 Angers SCO 22 2 3 17 18 47 11 1 1 9 12 24 11 1 2 8 6 23 -29 9

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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.