Only a win will satisfy the Ajaccio supporters in this Stade Francois Coty clash with Chateauroux, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Ligue 2 table.
Ajaccio and Châteauroux 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.
It's quite the trip for Châteauroux when visiting Ajaccio as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
Ajaccio form and stats
4-4-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 2 numbers at home for Ajaccio, who have the most clean sheets (12) in Ligue 2, so far this season.
Happy days for Ajaccio in their previous game, a Ligue 2 match away at Caen (placed 16th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Before that, Ajaccio had a home game versus Grenoble Foot 38 which ended with a victory 3-1.
Some amazing scenes last match, when Mohamed Youssouf scored the winning goal three minutes into stoppage time.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Ajaccio as they are travelling to their away game against Paris in the Ligue 2. That match is four days after this one.
Ajaccio are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 10 games. Ajaccio have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Châteauroux form and stats
The visitors are W4-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 2.
Châteauroux delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Niort (placed 18th) in their previous match; a Ligue 2 game. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Rodez at their stadium, the result 2-1.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Chambly in just four days.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Châteauroux have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Châteauroux - Ajaccio 0-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Ajaccio won 4 games, 5 matches ended with a draw and Châteauroux has 1 win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 3 / 7Top Goalscorers
  G. Courtet 8 goals |   R. Grange 4 goals |  M. Tramoni 3 goals |
Ajaccio missing players
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| Ajaccio | Châteauroux | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 27 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 86% | 80% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 90% |
| 57% | 60% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 64% | 57% |
| 33% | 40% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 45% | 33% |
| 19% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 43% | 50% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 45% | 48% |
| 57% | 50% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 27% | 24% |
| 14% | 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 36% | 38% |
| 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.3 | 4.7 |
| 5.3 | 5.5 | 4.2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 4.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 207 | 102 | 50 | Total Shots | T S | 27 | 120 | 249 |
| 77 | 33 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 45 | 89 |
| 35% | 36% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 20% | 17% |
- Ajaccio has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4)
- Ajaccio has the most clean sheets (12)
- Ajaccio have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Châteauroux has the fewest scored goals in the first half (5)
- Châteauroux have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Châteauroux have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lorient | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 45 |
| 2 | Lens | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 42 |
| 3 | Ajaccio | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 39 |
| 4 | Troyes | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 38 |
| 5 | Le Havre | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 35 |
| 6 | Clermont | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
| 7 | Valenciennes | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 33 |
| 8 | Nancy | 21 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 30 |
| 9 | Guingamp | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 28 |
| 10 | Sochaux | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 28 |
| 11 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 27 |
| 12 | Auxerre | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 26 |
| 13 | Chambly | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -9 | 24 |
| 14 | Rodez | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -4 | 22 |
| 15 | Châteauroux | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -12 | 22 |
| 16 | Caen | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -6 | 21 |
| 17 | Le Mans | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -11 | 20 |
| 18 | Niort | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 18 |
| 19 | Paris | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -18 | 17 |
| 20 | Orléans | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -12 | 16 |