The managers O. Pantaloni and P. Gastien are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Ligue 2 league table.
Ajaccio and Clermont 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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Ajaccio form and stats
3 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Ajaccio have to build on here at Stade Francois Coty in the Ligue 2.
The fans are hoping that Ajaccio will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the Coupe de France game against Saint-Flour. A 1-1 draw away in the Ligue 2 before that, with Guingamp the opponent.
Ajaccio has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. From these home matches, Ajaccio have conceded only 4 goals.
Clermont form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 0 draws and only 2 losses in the Ligue 2. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Clermont are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Two away games in a row for Clermont, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Bergerac in the Coupe de France. Prior to that result Clermont won their away game at Chambly in the Ligue 2. The scoreline was 1-0.
Clermont are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 7 games (in the league). Clermont have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 3 Ajaccio victories, 4 draws and 3 Clermont wins. 6 of these games ended with three goals or more, 4 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 
A. Grbic
8 goals
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G. Courtet
5 goals
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Ajaccio missing players
Clermont missing players
| Ajaccio | Clermont | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
|
Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 79% | 71% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 43% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 57% | 64% |
| 29% | 29% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 43% | 36% |
| 21% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 14% | 14% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 36% | 29% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 29% | 36% |
| 64% | 71% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 43% | 29% |
| 21% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 36% |
| 4 | 5.1 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.1 | 5 |
| 5.4 | 5.3 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 2 | 4.7 | 3.5 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
- Ajaccio have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Clermont have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Clermont have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Clermont haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lens | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 28 |
| 2 | Lorient | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 27 |
| 3 | Ajaccio | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Troyes | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 |
| 5 | Sochaux | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 25 |
| 6 | Clermont | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| 7 | Guingamp | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 20 |
| 8 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
| 9 | Le Havre | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 19 |
| 10 | Nancy | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 19 |
| 11 | Rodez | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| 12 | Auxerre | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 17 |
| 13 | Valenciennes | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 17 |
| 14 | Caen | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -4 | 15 |
| 15 | Niort | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 14 |
| 16 | Châteauroux | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 14 |
| 17 | Le Mans | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 13 |
| 18 | Chambly | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -10 | 13 |
| 19 | Paris | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -11 | 12 |
| 20 | Orleans | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -8 | 9 |