Ligue 1 game prognosis and news & stats for the Ajaccio vs Clermont scrap

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 02.October
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade François Coty (10660 seats)

Clermont know they are in for a strenuous excursion to Ajaccio and their Stade François Coty. This guide has all the details you require ahead of the fixture.

Insights:
  • Ajaccio have the fewest scored goals (4) in Ligue 1
  • Clermont have scored more than double the goals of Ajaccio.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Clermont, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last game. Let's look for an animated fixture!

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Ajaccio form and stats

The story so far in the Ligue 1 for Ajaccio at their home stadium (Stade François Coty) is 0 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. With Ajaccio having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager Pantaloni.

Ajaccio enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Brest's place. The match ended 1-0 with Hamouma scoring. A huge relief, as that was the first league victory after failing to win seven games in a row. Avinel was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.4 out of 10. The defender Avinel won 4 of 5 duels.

Ahead of that match, Ajaccio lost 0-1 at home to Nice.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Ajaccio have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 3 and lost 1.

Ajaccio have scored 1 goal here in 4 league matches, a depressing statistic. Ajaccio's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Clermont form and stats

Playing away, Clermont have won 1 game, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season.

Clermont's previous game was their home loss versus Troyes (1-3). The attacker Cham-Saracevic got a match rating of 7.45 in that game. Cham-Saracevic served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 30 successful passes (of 35 total).

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Strasbourg that ended 0-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Clermont playing away and similar expectations, we found 8 relevant matches. Results were 3 Clermont wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

Clermont have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 4 league away games 5 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Clermont have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Ajaccio-Clermont H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Ajaccio four wins, Clermont two wins, four draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

ClermontM. Saracevic
M. Saracevic
3 goals
ClermontK. Andrić
K. Andrić
2 goals
AjaccioC. Bayala
C. Bayala
1 goals

Ajaccio missing players

Clermont missing players

Ajaccio Clermont
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
8 4 2 Played P 2 4 8
1 0 0 Won W 1 1 3
1 1 0 Drew D 1 1 1
6 3 2 Lost L 0 2 4
4 1 1 Scored S 4 5 9
11 5 4 Conceded C 2 5 13
88% 75% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 75% 88%
50% 25% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 62%
38% 25% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 50%
12% 25% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 25% 38%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 25% 25%
38% 25% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 38%
25% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 25% 38%
50% 75% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 38%
 
4.1 3 4 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 4 3.5
3.2 2.2 1.5 Corners against (avg) C A 2 3.5 4.1
3.4 3.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.5 2.1
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10 9.8 6.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11 8.5 9.4
2.8 2.2 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.5 2.4
18% 11% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 50% 47%
 
10.8 9.8 9 Shots against (avg) S A 11.5 16.2 15
4.4 3.8 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 6.5 6.1
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 (4) in Ligue 1
  • Ajaccio have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Ligue 1
  • Ajaccio have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Ajaccio have yet to win a game at home.
  • Ajaccio is in the worst form (1-0-5)
  • Clermont have scored more than double the goals of Ajaccio.

  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 8 7 1 0 26 4 3 2 1 0 7 3 5 5 0 0 19 1 22 22
2 Olympique Marseille 8 6 2 0 16 5 5 4 1 0 10 4 3 2 1 0 6 1 11 20
3 Lorient 8 6 1 1 17 12 3 3 0 0 8 4 5 3 1 1 9 8 5 19
4 Lens 8 5 3 0 16 7 4 4 0 0 11 5 4 1 3 0 5 2 9 18
5 Monaco 8 4 2 2 13 12 4 1 1 2 6 10 4 3 1 0 7 2 1 14
6 Olympique Lyonnais 8 4 1 3 16 10 5 4 0 1 13 4 3 0 1 2 3 6 6 13
7 Lille 8 4 1 3 16 16 4 2 0 2 8 11 4 2 1 1 8 5 0 13
8 Rennes 8 3 3 2 14 8 4 3 0 1 10 3 4 0 3 1 4 5 6 12
9 Montpellier 8 4 0 4 19 15 5 3 0 2 9 8 3 1 0 2 10 7 4 12
10 Troyes 8 3 1 4 14 16 3 1 1 1 4 5 5 2 0 3 10 11 -2 10
11 Clermont 8 3 1 4 9 13 4 2 0 2 4 8 4 1 1 2 5 5 -4 10
12 Toulouse 8 2 2 4 9 13 4 1 2 1 4 6 4 1 0 3 5 7 -4 8
13 Nice 8 2 2 4 5 9 4 0 1 3 1 6 4 2 1 1 4 3 -4 8
14 Angers SCO 8 2 2 4 9 18 4 1 1 2 5 8 4 1 1 2 4 10 -9 8
15 Nantes 8 1 4 3 8 11 4 1 2 1 4 5 4 0 2 2 4 6 -3 7
16 Auxerre 8 2 1 5 8 19 4 1 1 2 4 7 4 1 0 3 4 12 -11 7
17 Reims 8 1 3 4 10 17 4 0 2 2 4 9 4 1 1 2 6 8 -7 6
18 Strasbourg 8 0 5 3 6 9 4 0 3 1 3 4 4 0 2 2 3 5 -3 5
19 Brest 8 1 2 5 8 18 4 0 2 2 2 10 4 1 0 3 6 8 -10 5
20 Ajaccio 8 1 1 6 4 11 4 0 1 3 1 5 4 1 0 3 3 6 -7 4

Read more about Ligue 1

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.