Possible nail-biting contest in Ajaccio - Dunkerque game

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 02.Sep
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade François Coty (10660 seats)

Ajaccio will battle it out with Dunkerque in this Ligue 2 game. Everything you need to know about the match is found here!

These teams have little in common geographically as Dunkerque have to travel 1400 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Ajaccio form and stats

Ajaccio are yet to win a home game, having collected 2 points from their first two Ligue 2 games here at Stade François Coty.

Nouri was the last player to score a league goal for Ajaccio and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Ajaccio haven't scored in 237 minutes.

The regulars are hoping that Ajaccio will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the match against Caen (placed 1st). The first setback in the shape of a loss after going undefeated through three league fixtures. Midfield player Mangani got a match rating of 7.35 in that game, the max score being 10. Mangani had 49 successful passes (of 57 total).

Before that, Ajaccio drew at home versus Bordeaux.

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 7 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 1 and lost 3.

Ajaccio has scored {1 goals-1} so far and conceded {1 goals-2} from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Dunkerque form and stats

Things could have gone better for Dunkerque in their Ligue 2 away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.

Dunkerque have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 188 minutes ago. Orelien was the goal scorer.

Dunkerque might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Angers SCO proved too strong as Dunkerque slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Stade Marcel-Tribut. Dunkerque were so close to getting something from the game against Angers SCO, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal five minutes into overtime. Attacker Gnanduillet got a player rating of 7.43 in the game. "Man of the match" Gnanduillet dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Annecy's place.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 9 similar matches played by Dunkerque in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Dunkerque, 3 draws and 4 defeats.

{1 goals} so far away for Dunkerque, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head statistics (for the preceeding four meetings): Ajaccio won three games, zero matches ended in a draw and Dunkerque managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / two. The matches between these clubs sometimes lean towards being hostile, having seen 2 red cards from the last four duels.

Top Goalscorers

DunkerqueR. Ghrieb
R. Ghrieb
2 goals
AjaccioY. Touzghar
Y. Touzghar
1 goals
AjaccioR. Nouri
R. Nouri
1 goals

Ajaccio missing players

Dunkerque missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ajaccio Dunkerque
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
4 2 1 Played P 1 2 4
1 0 0 Won W 0 1 1
2 2 1 Drew D 0 0 1
1 0 0 Lost L 1 1 2
2 1 1 Scored S 0 1 3
4 1 1 Conceded C 3 3 6
75% 50% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
50% 50% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 50% 50%
25% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 25%
50% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 25%
50% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 50%
 
3 4 7 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2 2.8
4.5 4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.5 4.8
2 2.5 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2 2.2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.2 14.5 20 Shots (avg) S ( 4 6.5 10.8
3.2 4 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 4 5.5
15% 12% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 12% 14%
 
9.2 11.5 8 Shots against (avg) S A 11 13.5 12
3.2 3.5 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.5 4.2
Ajaccio Last season Dunkerque
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   17 34
7 4   Won W   9 19
5 3   Drew D   3 5
26 12   Lost L   5 10
23 10   Scored S   25 50
74 30   Conceded C   18 32
92% 84%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   88% 91%
68% 53%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   65% 62%
53% 37%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   41% 41%
21% 21%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   24% 24%
11% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   18% 15%
34% 21%   BTTS BTTS   41% 38%
16% 26%   Clean Sheets C S   41% 47%
58% 68%   Failed to Score F T   29% 24%
 
3.3 3.3   Corners for (avg) C F   5 5.2
4.4 3.5   Corners against (avg) C A   5 5.1
2.3 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 1.8
10 5   Red cards R C   1 2
 
8.4 8.9   Shots (avg) S (   8.4 10.1
2.4 2.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4 4.4
25% 22%   Goal Efficiency G E   37% 34%
 
11.6 10.8   Shots against (avg) S A   9.3 10.3
4.5 4.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.9 4.5

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Caen 4 4 0 0 9 0 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 9 12
2 Amiens SC 4 3 0 1 4 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 9
3 Grenoble Foot 38 4 2 2 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 8
4 Guingamp 4 2 1 1 8 2 2 1 0 1 4 1 2 1 1 0 4 1 6 7
5 Bastia 4 2 1 1 7 4 2 2 0 0 6 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 3 7
6 Laval 4 2 1 1 3 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 0 7
7 Bordeaux 4 2 1 1 3 3 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 6
8 Pau 4 2 0 2 5 6 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 6 -1 6
9 Auxerre 4 1 2 1 6 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 6 3 2 5
10 Troyes 4 1 2 1 7 6 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 0 2 1 4 5 1 5
11 Angers SCO 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 5
12 Ajaccio 4 1 2 1 2 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 3 -2 5
13 Annecy 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
14 Rodez 4 1 1 2 3 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 4
15 Dunkerque 4 1 1 2 3 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 -3 4
16 Valenciennes 4 1 1 2 2 7 2 0 1 1 1 4 2 1 0 1 1 3 -5 4
17 Saint-Etienne 3 1 0 2 3 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 3
18 Paris 4 1 0 3 3 6 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 -3 3
19 Quevilly Rouen 4 0 1 3 1 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 -3 1
20 Concarneau 4 0 1 3 0 6 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 -6 1
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 PSG 38 27 4 7 89 40 19 13 2 4 45 25 19 14 2 3 44 15 49 85
2 Lens 38 25 9 4 68 29 19 17 1 1 41 13 19 8 8 3 27 16 39 84
3 Olympique Marseille 38 22 7 9 67 40 19 10 4 5 35 24 19 12 3 4 32 16 27 73
4 Rennes 38 21 5 12 69 39 19 15 0 4 43 14 19 6 5 8 26 25 30 68
5 Lille 38 19 10 9 65 44 19 13 4 2 40 25 19 6 6 7 25 19 21 67
6 Monaco 38 19 8 11 70 58 19 9 3 7 37 33 19 10 5 4 33 25 12 65
7 Olympique Lyonnais 38 18 8 12 65 47 19 10 5 4 35 19 19 8 3 8 30 28 18 62
8 Clermont 38 17 8 13 45 49 19 9 3 7 20 28 19 8 5 6 25 21 -4 59
9 Nice 38 15 13 10 48 37 19 7 7 5 24 18 19 8 6 5 24 19 11 58
10 Lorient 38 15 10 13 52 53 19 9 4 6 26 21 19 6 6 7 26 32 -1 55
11 Reims 38 12 15 11 45 45 19 8 6 5 28 23 19 4 9 6 17 22 0 51
12 Montpellier 38 15 5 18 65 62 19 7 3 9 29 29 19 8 2 9 36 33 3 50
13 Toulouse 38 13 9 16 51 57 19 6 6 7 27 27 19 7 3 9 24 30 -6 48
14 Brest 38 11 11 16 44 54 19 7 5 7 24 26 19 4 6 9 20 28 -10 44
15 Strasbourg 38 9 13 16 51 59 19 5 7 7 25 26 19 4 6 9 26 33 -8 40
16 Nantes 38 7 15 16 37 55 19 5 8 6 20 26 19 2 7 10 17 29 -18 36
17 Auxerre 38 8 11 19 35 63 19 5 7 7 18 28 19 3 4 12 17 35 -28 35
18 Ajaccio 38 7 5 26 23 74 19 4 3 12 10 30 19 3 2 14 13 44 -51 26
19 Troyes 38 4 12 22 45 81 19 1 11 7 19 30 19 3 1 15 26 51 -36 24
20 Angers SCO 38 4 6 28 33 81 19 3 3 13 20 36 19 1 3 15 13 45 -48 18
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 Dunkerque 34 19 5 10 50 32 17 10 2 5 25 14 17 9 3 5 25 18 18 62
2 Red Star 34 17 9 8 51 30 17 8 3 6 23 20 17 9 6 2 28 10 21 60
3 Concarneau 34 18 7 9 57 37 17 10 3 4 27 14 17 8 4 5 30 23 20 60
4 Martigues 34 15 15 4 54 40 17 10 6 1 31 18 17 5 9 3 23 22 14 60
5 Versailles 34 14 9 11 41 41 17 9 3 5 21 18 17 5 6 6 20 23 0 51
6 Avranches 34 15 4 15 47 44 17 8 2 7 27 22 17 7 2 8 20 22 3 48
7 Villefranche 34 11 13 10 49 40 17 7 7 3 25 16 17 4 6 7 24 24 9 46
8 Sedan 34 12 10 12 41 47 17 6 4 7 18 22 17 6 6 5 23 25 -6 46
9 Orleans 34 10 14 10 38 37 17 4 8 5 16 17 17 6 6 5 22 20 1 44
10 Chateauroux 34 12 8 14 41 46 17 6 4 7 23 25 17 6 4 7 18 21 -5 44
11 Le Mans 34 10 13 11 50 42 17 7 8 2 34 15 17 3 5 9 16 27 8 43
12 Nancy 34 10 13 11 37 39 17 7 3 7 20 19 17 3 10 4 17 20 -2 42
13 Cholet 34 10 12 12 36 44 17 6 7 4 19 18 17 4 5 8 17 26 -8 42
14 Bourg-en-Bresse 34 9 13 12 42 46 17 4 8 5 24 26 17 5 5 7 18 20 -4 40
15 Stade Briochin 34 8 14 12 36 46 17 4 8 5 16 19 17 4 6 7 20 27 -10 38
16 Le Puy F.43 Auvergne 34 7 14 13 34 50 17 3 8 6 19 24 17 4 6 7 15 26 -16 35
17 Gobelins 34 6 13 15 28 42 17 3 9 5 18 19 17 3 4 10 10 23 -14 31
18 Bastia-Borgo 34 6 8 20 32 61 17 5 4 8 21 31 17 1 4 12 11 30 -29 26

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 Caen 4 4 0 0 9 0 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 9 12
2 Amiens SC 4 3 0 1 4 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 9
3 Grenoble Foot 38 4 2 2 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 8
4 Guingamp 4 2 1 1 8 2 2 1 0 1 4 1 2 1 1 0 4 1 6 7
5 Bastia 4 2 1 1 7 4 2 2 0 0 6 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 3 7
6 Laval 4 2 1 1 3 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 0 7
7 Bordeaux 4 2 1 1 3 3 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 6
8 Pau 4 2 0 2 5 6 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 6 -1 6
9 Auxerre 4 1 2 1 6 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 6 3 2 5
10 Troyes 4 1 2 1 7 6 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 0 2 1 4 5 1 5
11 Angers SCO 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 5
12 Ajaccio 4 1 2 1 2 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 3 -2 5
13 Annecy 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
14 Rodez 4 1 1 2 3 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 4
15 Dunkerque 4 1 1 2 3 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 -3 4
16 Valenciennes 4 1 1 2 2 7 2 0 1 1 1 4 2 1 0 1 1 3 -5 4
17 Saint-Etienne 3 1 0 2 3 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 3
18 Paris 4 1 0 3 3 6 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 -3 3
19 Quevilly Rouen 4 0 1 3 1 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 -3 1
20 Concarneau 4 0 1 3 0 6 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 -6 1

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