Ligue 2 match preview: Ajaccio versus Brest

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Date: Tue 23.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade François Coty (10660 seats)

Struggling Ajaccio will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Brest in the upcoming league round. It’s 16th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Ajaccio and Brest.

It's quite the trip for Brest when visiting Ajaccio as the cities are 1600 kilometers apart.

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Ajaccio form and stats

5 victories, 7 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Ajaccio have to build on here at Stade François Coty.

Ajaccio manager O. Pantaloni and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Clermont in the Ligue 2. Preceding that match was the home game against Grenoble Foot 38 that was lost 1-2.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Ajaccio as they are travelling to their away game against Nancy in the Ligue 2. That match is three days after this one.

Ajaccio has scored 17 goals at home this season, in 16 matches. From these home matches, Ajaccio have conceded only 15 goals.

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Brest form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most scored goals (57) in Ligue 2, on their travels is 7 wins, 7 draws and 2 defeats. Brest are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played ten in a row without losing.

Brest are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the Ligue 2 against Orléans. Prior to that result Brest won their away game at Nancy. The scoreline was 3-2.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Lens in just four days.

The travelling fans enjoy Brest's attacking play in away games, having scored 24 goals in 16 away matches. Brest have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Brest - Ajaccio 2-0 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Ajaccio 5 wins, 2 draws and Brest 3 victories.

Top Goalscorers

G. Charbonnier
24 goals / 6 assists
M. Autret
8 goals / 4 assists
R. Nouri
6 goals / 4 assists

Ajaccio missing players

Brest missing players

Ajaccio Brest
Total Home Statistic Away Total
33 16 Played 16 33
28 17 Scored 24 57
40 15 Conceded 17 33
76% 69% Over 0.5 94% 94%
61% 56% Over 1.5 88% 79%
39% 44% Over 2.5 44% 45%
24% 19% Over 3.5 25% 30%
6% 12% Over 4.5 6% 15%
45% 56% Both teams to score 69% 64%
30% 38% Clean Sheet 25% 30%
48% 38% Failed To Score 12% 12%
 
4.2 4.9 Corners For (avg) 5.8 5.8
3.8 3.5 Corners Against (avg) 5.2 4.4
1.8 2.2 Yellow Cards (avg) 2 2
3 0 Red Cards (total) 1 2
Key stats this season:
  • Ajaccio is involved in more matches over 2.5 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 D P
1 Metz 33 21 8 4 53 20 16 11 2 3 29 10 17 10 6 1 24 10 33 71
2 Brest 33 18 11 4 57 33 17 11 4 2 33 16 16 7 7 2 24 17 24 65
3 Troyes 33 17 7 9 42 25 16 10 0 6 21 14 17 7 7 3 21 11 17 58
4 Paris 33 14 12 7 32 21 16 8 7 1 20 6 17 6 5 6 12 15 11 54
5 Lorient 33 15 9 9 43 35 17 8 6 3 23 17 16 7 3 6 20 18 8 54
6 Lens 32 14 9 9 39 23 16 9 5 2 24 6 16 5 4 7 15 17 16 51
7 Orléans 33 15 6 12 49 45 17 7 4 6 21 20 16 8 2 6 28 25 4 51
8 Le Havre 33 12 14 7 40 33 17 8 7 2 28 21 16 4 7 5 12 12 7 50
9 Clermont 33 11 12 10 38 28 17 5 8 4 19 14 16 6 4 6 19 14 10 45
10 Grenoble Foot 38 32 12 9 11 37 38 16 7 4 5 15 14 16 5 5 6 22 24 -1 45
11 Niort 33 9 12 12 28 34 16 5 7 4 15 14 17 4 5 8 13 20 -6 39
12 Auxerre 33 10 8 15 30 30 16 6 5 5 15 11 17 4 3 10 15 19 0 38
13 Valenciennes 33 10 8 15 49 55 17 6 4 7 29 30 16 4 4 8 20 25 -6 38
14 Châteauroux 33 8 13 12 30 38 17 4 7 6 17 20 16 4 6 6 13 18 -8 37
15 Gazélec Ajaccio 33 9 10 14 26 46 17 5 4 8 12 22 16 4 6 6 14 24 -20 37
16 Ajaccio 33 8 12 13 28 40 16 5 7 4 17 15 17 3 5 9 11 25 -12 36
17 Nancy 33 9 6 18 32 45 16 4 2 10 13 22 17 5 4 8 19 23 -13 33
18 Sochaux 33 9 6 18 21 40 16 6 2 8 12 20 17 3 4 10 9 20 -19 33
19 Béziers 33 7 9 17 26 45 16 1 8 7 8 18 17 6 1 10 18 27 -19 30
20 Red Star 33 6 9 18 25 51 17 5 2 10 14 30 16 1 7 8 11 21 -26 27

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