Match preview Ligue 2: Ajaccio - Caen at Stade François Coty

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 14.August
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade François Coty (10660 seats)

Ajaccio will battle it out with Caen in this Ligue 2 game. All you need to know about the match can be found here!

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Caen, who are travelling more than 1300 kilometers to play this game.

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Ajaccio form and stats

Ajaccio have only played one Ligue 2 game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 8 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats from 19 matches.

Ajaccio shared the glory with Auxerre in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Defender Matthieu Huard got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.32/10. Huard won 2 of 4 duels.

Before that, Ajaccio had a home game versus Amiens SC which ended with a victory 3-1.

Early season league goal statistics from Ajaccio's 1 home game: 3 goals, 1 conceded.

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Caen form and stats

Only one away game in the Ligue 2 so far for Caen and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 3 victories, 5 draws and 11 losses from 19 travels.

Caen failed to get anything from their last game, a Ligue 2 home match vs Sochaux (placed 6th) that ended with defeat 1-2. Goalkeeper Rémy Riou got the top player rating of the team with 7.43/10. Riou stopped the opponent with five saves. Late heartbreak for Caen in the Sochaux match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Niort.

1 goal so far away for Caen, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

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

Top Goalscorers

CaenA. Mendy
A. Mendy
4 goals
AjaccioQ. Laçi
Q. Laçi
2 goals
AjaccioY. Cimignani
Y. Cimignani
1 goals

Ajaccio missing players

Caen missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ajaccio Caen
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 1 1 3
1 1 0 Won W 1 1 2
2 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
5 3 0 Scored S 1 1 6
3 1 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
67% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 67%
67% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 67%
67% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 33%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 100% 67%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5 7 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3 2.7
6 2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6 7
4 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
7.7 12 0 Shots (avg) S ( 8 8 10
2.7 3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3 4
62% 100% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 33% 50%
Ajaccio Last season Caen
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
11 8   Won W   3 9
13 6   Drew D   5 14
14 5   Lost L   11 15
34 21   Scored S   17 34
43 17   Conceded C   30 49
87% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 87%
63% 58%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   58% 61%
29% 32%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 39%
16% 16%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   32% 21%
5% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 8%
34% 32%   BTTS BTTS   42% 47%
37% 42%   Clean Sheets C S   16% 26%
42% 37%   Failed to Score F T   53% 39%
 
4.7 5.4   Corners for (avg) C F   4.3 4.4
4 3.1   Corners against (avg) C A   5.3 4.6
1.8 2.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 2.3
4 2   Red cards R C   3 7
 
8.2 8.4   Shots (avg) S (   7.6 7.9
3.3 3.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.2 3.4
27% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 26%

  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 3 3 0 0 8 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 6 1 6 9
2 Toulouse 3 2 1 0 7 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 5 7
3 Nîmes 3 2 1 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 4 1 4 7
4 Auxerre 3 2 1 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 7
5 Caen 3 2 0 1 6 2 2 1 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 6
6 Sochaux 3 2 0 1 5 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 6
7 Ajaccio 3 1 2 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 5
8 Quevilly Rouen 2 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 4
9 Le Havre 3 1 1 1 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 4
10 Niort 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 4
11 Rodez 3 1 1 1 2 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 5 -3 4
12 Guingamp 3 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
13 Pau 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 3
14 Valenciennes 3 0 2 1 1 4 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -3 2
15 Bastia 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Dunkerque 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 1
17 Dijon 3 0 1 2 3 6 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 1
18 Grenoble Foot 38 3 0 1 2 0 7 2 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 -7 1
19 Amiens SC 3 0 0 3 3 8 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 -5 0
20 Nancy 2 0 0 2 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -5 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Troyes 38 23 8 7 60 36 19 15 3 1 32 15 19 8 5 6 28 21 24 77
2 Clermont 38 21 9 8 61 25 19 13 5 1 37 9 19 8 4 7 24 16 36 72
3 Toulouse 38 20 10 8 71 42 19 13 4 2 44 18 19 7 6 6 27 24 29 70
4 Grenoble Foot 38 38 18 11 9 51 35 19 12 6 1 35 14 19 6 5 8 16 21 16 65
5 Paris 38 17 13 8 53 37 19 11 5 3 31 18 19 6 8 5 22 19 16 64
6 Auxerre 38 16 14 8 64 43 19 10 6 3 38 18 19 6 8 5 26 25 21 62
7 Sochaux 38 12 15 11 45 37 19 6 7 6 24 22 19 6 8 5 21 15 8 51
8 Nancy 38 11 14 13 53 53 19 6 8 5 28 28 19 5 6 8 25 25 0 47
9 Guingamp 38 10 17 11 41 43 19 4 10 5 19 23 19 6 7 6 22 20 -2 47
10 Amiens SC 38 11 14 13 34 40 19 7 8 4 15 12 19 4 6 9 19 28 -6 47
11 Valenciennes 38 12 11 15 50 59 19 7 6 6 24 23 19 5 5 9 26 36 -9 47
12 Le Havre 38 11 14 13 38 48 19 4 8 7 16 23 19 7 6 6 22 25 -10 47
13 Ajaccio 38 11 13 14 34 43 19 8 6 5 21 17 19 3 7 9 13 26 -9 46
14 Pau 38 11 11 16 42 49 19 9 5 5 26 19 19 2 6 11 16 30 -7 44
15 Rodez 38 8 19 11 38 44 19 6 9 4 23 20 19 2 10 7 15 24 -6 43
16 Dunkerque 38 10 11 17 34 47 19 6 8 5 22 18 19 4 3 12 12 29 -13 41
17 Caen 38 9 14 15 34 49 19 6 9 4 17 19 19 3 5 11 17 30 -15 41
18 Niort 38 9 14 15 34 58 19 6 6 7 17 25 19 3 8 8 17 33 -24 41
19 Chambly 38 9 11 18 41 64 19 7 3 9 21 27 19 2 8 9 20 37 -23 38
20 Chateauroux 38 4 11 23 32 58 19 3 5 11 21 31 19 1 6 12 11 27 -26 23

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 3 3 0 0 8 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 6 1 6 9
2 Toulouse 3 2 1 0 7 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 5 7
3 Nîmes 3 2 1 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 4 1 4 7
4 Auxerre 3 2 1 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 7
5 Caen 3 2 0 1 6 2 2 1 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 6
6 Sochaux 3 2 0 1 5 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 6
7 Ajaccio 3 1 2 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 5
8 Quevilly Rouen 2 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 4
9 Le Havre 3 1 1 1 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 4
10 Niort 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 4
11 Rodez 3 1 1 1 2 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 5 -3 4
12 Guingamp 3 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
13 Pau 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 3
14 Valenciennes 3 0 2 1 1 4 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -3 2
15 Bastia 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Dunkerque 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 1
17 Dijon 3 0 1 2 3 6 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 1
18 Grenoble Foot 38 3 0 1 2 0 7 2 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 -7 1
19 Amiens SC 3 0 0 3 3 8 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 -5 0
20 Nancy 2 0 0 2 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -5 0

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