Soccer game preview: Home supporters with high expectations before Ajaccio - Dunkerque

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Tue 19.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade François Coty (10660 seats)

Victory to the hosting team is anticipated from this game if the league standings is a way to look into the future. The Ajaccio followers are positive that the mismatch between 2nd and Dunkerque's 19th place in the table will be revealed on the pitch.

Insights:
  • Ajaccio have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Ligue 2
  • Dunkerque have the most conceded goals in the second half (30) in Ligue 2

It's quite the trip for Dunkerque when visiting Ajaccio as the cities are 1400 kilometers apart.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Ajaccio form and stats

33 points is a decent return from 16 Ligue 2 games here at Stade François Coty for Ajaccio. The data says 10 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Ajaccio are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location.

A strong away win for Ajaccio against Dijon the last match, as Courtet, Arconte and Bayala were on target. The attacking player Courtet was announced as "man of the match" for Ajaccio with a rating of 8.01/10. Courtet scored one goal and hit one key pass.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Pau in a game that was won 2-1.

Ajaccio are traveling soon after this match as the Ligue 2 match at Valenciennes awaits in three days.

Defensively Ajaccio have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (6 in 16 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Dunkerque form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Dunkerque so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 3-1-12 (win-draw-lose). With the Dunkerque losing streak of five defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.

Home advantage was not enough for Dunkerque in their previous game as they lost hosting Grenoble Foot 38, 0-3. Attacker Kikonda got a player rating of 7.33 in the game. "Man of the match" Kikonda hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

A 1-2 defeat away at Le Havre before that.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Amiens SC in just three days.

The attacking power of Dunkerque when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 16 league matches away. Dunkerque's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 26 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The former head-to-head meeting ended Dunkerque - Ajaccio 0-1, earlier this season. Head to head totals (for the prior three meetings): Ajaccio won two games, zero matches ended with a draw and Dunkerque have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / two The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being a bit rough, having seen 2 red cards from the last three duels.

Top Goalscorers

DunkerqueM. Tchokounté
M. Tchokounté
9 goals
AjaccioR. Nouri
R. Nouri
7 goals
AjaccioG. Courtet
G. Courtet
5 goals

Ajaccio missing players

Dunkerque missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ajaccio Dunkerque
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 6 Played P 4 16 33
19 10 3 Won W 0 3 8
7 3 1 Drew D 0 1 6
7 3 2 Lost L 4 12 19
33 16 5 Scored S 2 12 25
16 6 3 Conceded C 7 26 44
85% 81% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
42% 31% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 75% 73%
15% 19% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 36%
6% 6% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 6%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
15% 19% 17% BTTS BTTS 50% 44% 39%
64% 62% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 6% 21%
36% 38% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 45%
 
4.5 5.1 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 6.2 3.9 4
3.6 2.8 1.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 5.4 4.5
2.1 1.9 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.5 2
4 2 0 Red cards R C 1 3 3
 
8.4 10.7 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8 6.1 7
3.4 4.3 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.5 2.8
30% 23% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 30% 27%
 
5.6 3.9 3.2 Shots against (avg) S A 9.5 10.6 9.6
2.5 1.6 1.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 5.4 4.6
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Ajaccio have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ajaccio have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Ajaccio have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Ligue 2
  • Ajaccio have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in Ligue 2
  • Ajaccio have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Ligue 2
  • Ajaccio have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Ligue 2
  • Ajaccio have the most clean sheets (10) at home in Ligue 2
  • Ajaccio have the most clean sheets (21) in Ligue 2
  • Dunkerque have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Dunkerque have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Dunkerque have the most conceded goals in the second half (30) in Ligue 2
  • Dunkerque haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Toulouse 33 21 9 3 77 29 17 12 4 1 48 13 16 9 5 2 29 16 48 72
2 Ajaccio 33 19 7 7 33 16 16 10 3 3 16 6 17 9 4 4 17 10 17 64
3 Auxerre 33 17 10 6 53 35 16 8 4 4 28 17 17 9 6 2 25 18 18 61
4 Paris 33 17 9 7 47 31 16 9 6 1 26 12 17 8 3 6 21 19 16 60
5 Sochaux 33 17 9 7 41 29 16 9 4 3 17 10 17 8 5 4 24 19 12 60
6 Le Havre 33 12 11 10 33 34 17 6 5 6 16 17 16 6 6 4 17 17 -1 47
7 Caen 33 12 10 11 47 36 17 8 2 7 27 17 16 4 8 4 20 19 11 46
8 Guingamp 33 11 12 10 39 42 16 6 6 4 24 22 17 5 6 6 15 20 -3 45
9 Niort 33 12 8 13 34 32 16 7 4 5 18 11 17 5 4 8 16 21 2 44
10 Amiens SC 33 9 15 9 40 34 17 7 6 4 25 12 16 2 9 5 15 22 6 42
11 Dijon 33 12 6 15 37 42 17 8 2 7 20 20 16 4 4 8 17 22 -5 42
12 Pau 33 12 6 15 34 40 17 10 1 6 23 17 16 2 5 9 11 23 -6 42
13 Nîmes 33 11 7 15 36 44 17 5 4 8 19 24 16 6 3 7 17 20 -8 40
14 Bastia 33 8 15 10 32 31 17 4 12 1 17 10 16 4 3 9 15 21 1 39
15 Valenciennes 33 8 12 13 30 42 17 4 4 9 18 28 16 4 8 4 12 14 -12 36
16 Grenoble Foot 38 33 10 6 17 26 40 16 6 3 7 16 19 17 4 3 10 10 21 -14 36
17 Quevilly Rouen 33 8 10 15 26 44 16 4 7 5 14 18 17 4 3 10 12 26 -18 34
18 Rodez 33 7 12 14 25 38 16 3 8 5 12 15 17 4 4 9 13 23 -13 33
19 Dunkerque 33 8 6 19 25 44 17 5 5 7 13 18 16 3 1 12 12 26 -19 30
20 Nancy 33 5 8 20 25 57 16 4 4 8 13 24 17 1 4 12 12 33 -32 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 Toulouse 33 21 9 3 77 29 17 12 4 1 48 13 16 9 5 2 29 16 48 72
2 Ajaccio 33 19 7 7 33 16 16 10 3 3 16 6 17 9 4 4 17 10 17 64
3 Auxerre 33 17 10 6 53 35 16 8 4 4 28 17 17 9 6 2 25 18 18 61
4 Paris 33 17 9 7 47 31 16 9 6 1 26 12 17 8 3 6 21 19 16 60
5 Sochaux 33 17 9 7 41 29 16 9 4 3 17 10 17 8 5 4 24 19 12 60
6 Le Havre 33 12 11 10 33 34 17 6 5 6 16 17 16 6 6 4 17 17 -1 47
7 Caen 33 12 10 11 47 36 17 8 2 7 27 17 16 4 8 4 20 19 11 46
8 Guingamp 33 11 12 10 39 42 16 6 6 4 24 22 17 5 6 6 15 20 -3 45
9 Niort 33 12 8 13 34 32 16 7 4 5 18 11 17 5 4 8 16 21 2 44
10 Amiens SC 33 9 15 9 40 34 17 7 6 4 25 12 16 2 9 5 15 22 6 42
11 Dijon 33 12 6 15 37 42 17 8 2 7 20 20 16 4 4 8 17 22 -5 42
12 Pau 33 12 6 15 34 40 17 10 1 6 23 17 16 2 5 9 11 23 -6 42
13 Nîmes 33 11 7 15 36 44 17 5 4 8 19 24 16 6 3 7 17 20 -8 40
14 Bastia 33 8 15 10 32 31 17 4 12 1 17 10 16 4 3 9 15 21 1 39
15 Valenciennes 33 8 12 13 30 42 17 4 4 9 18 28 16 4 8 4 12 14 -12 36
16 Grenoble Foot 38 33 10 6 17 26 40 16 6 3 7 16 19 17 4 3 10 10 21 -14 36
17 Quevilly Rouen 33 8 10 15 26 44 16 4 7 5 14 18 17 4 3 10 12 26 -18 34
18 Rodez 33 7 12 14 25 38 16 3 8 5 12 15 17 4 4 9 13 23 -13 33
19 Dunkerque 33 8 6 19 25 44 17 5 5 7 13 18 16 3 1 12 12 26 -19 30
20 Nancy 33 5 8 20 25 57 16 4 4 8 13 24 17 1 4 12 12 33 -32 23

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