Ajaccio vs Grenoble Foot 38: Match guide and preview

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Date: Fri 10.January
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Francois Coty (10660 seats)

Ajaccio have performed better than Grenoble Foot 38 so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

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Ajaccio form and stats

Overall Ligue 2 stats at home this season for Ajaccio, who have the most clean sheets (11) in Ligue 2, are 3-4-2 (wins-draw-losses).

Ajaccio lost their last game at Troyes (placed 3rd) after a 1-2 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Ajaccio lost 1-2 at home to Lens.

Ajaccio's goalkeeper Benjamin Leroy was extremely busy against Troyes, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning 6 saves.

Ajaccio has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Ajaccio are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade Francois Coty in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 9 matches.

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Grenoble Foot 38 form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 2 travels is 3 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats.

The supporters enjoyed Grenoble Foot 38's previous game versus Rodez (placed 12th), a Ligue 2 2-1 win played at home. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Sochaux that ended 1-1.

Grenoble Foot 38 find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 11 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. Grenoble Foot 38 have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Grenoble Foot 38 - Ajaccio 0-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 5 Ajaccio victories, 2 draws and {3 Grenoble Foot 38 wins}. 4 of these games ended with three goals or more, 6 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

AjaccioG. Courtet
G. Courtet
6 goals
Grenoble Foot 38M. Djitte
M. Djitte
6 goals
AjaccioJ. Choplin
J. Choplin
3 goals

Ajaccio missing players

Grenoble Foot 38 missing players

Ajaccio Grenoble Foot 38
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
19 9 4 Played P 2 10 19
9 3 1 Won W 1 3 5
6 4 2 Drew D 0 5 11
4 2 1 Lost L 1 2 3
23 9 4 Scored S 3 11 19
15 7 4 Conceded C 2 10 17
84% 78% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 80% 79%
58% 56% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 60% 58%
32% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 30% 26%
16% 11% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 16%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 5%
42% 44% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 53%
58% 56% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 50% 42%
16% 22% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 26%
 
4.3 4.3 7 Corners For (avg) C F 4.5 4.2 4.4
5.5 5.8 6.8 Corners Against (avg) C A 3.5 4.6 4.9
2.1 2 2.2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 1.8 1.9
1 1 1 Red Cards R C 0 0 2
 
188 94 51 Total Shots T S 23 103 180
66 28 14 Shots on Target S O 9 38 61
35% 32% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 29% 31%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Ajaccio has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3)
  • Ajaccio has the most clean sheets (11)
  • Ajaccio have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 Lens 19 12 4 3 30 15 9 7 1 1 15 4 10 5 3 2 15 11 15 40
2 Lorient 19 12 3 4 30 15 9 6 1 2 13 5 10 6 2 2 17 10 15 39
3 Troyes 19 12 2 5 22 16 10 6 0 4 13 13 9 6 2 1 9 3 6 38
4 Ajaccio 19 9 6 4 23 15 9 3 4 2 9 7 10 6 2 2 14 8 8 33
5 Valenciennes 19 8 6 5 15 11 10 5 3 2 10 5 9 3 3 3 5 6 4 30
6 Clermont 19 8 6 5 20 18 9 3 3 3 10 9 10 5 3 2 10 9 2 30
7 Le Havre 19 7 8 4 29 20 9 3 5 1 14 7 10 4 3 3 15 13 9 29
8 Guingamp 19 7 6 6 32 24 10 3 4 3 15 11 9 4 2 3 17 13 8 27
9 Sochaux 19 7 6 6 20 15 10 5 3 2 14 5 9 2 3 4 6 10 5 27
10 Nancy 19 5 12 2 19 15 10 5 5 0 13 5 9 0 7 2 6 10 4 27
11 Grenoble Foot 38 19 5 11 3 19 17 9 2 6 1 8 7 10 3 5 2 11 10 2 26
12 Rodez 19 6 3 10 23 26 9 5 1 3 17 12 10 1 2 7 6 14 -3 21
13 Caen 19 4 9 6 19 23 10 2 5 3 8 12 9 2 4 3 11 11 -4 21
14 Auxerre 19 4 8 7 21 21 10 3 5 2 14 10 9 1 3 5 7 11 0 20
15 Le Mans 19 6 2 11 23 32 10 4 1 5 13 14 9 2 1 6 10 18 -9 20
16 Chambly 19 5 5 9 15 25 10 2 3 5 6 15 9 3 2 4 9 10 -10 20
17 Chateauroux 19 4 6 9 12 25 9 1 3 5 5 13 10 3 3 4 7 12 -13 18
18 Niort 19 4 5 10 16 24 9 2 3 4 8 10 10 2 2 6 8 14 -8 17
19 Paris 19 4 3 12 10 28 9 2 1 6 6 17 10 2 2 6 4 11 -18 15
20 Orleans 19 2 7 10 15 28 10 1 2 7 5 16 9 1 5 3 10 12 -13 13

Read more about Ligue 2

Ligue 2 is the second highest division in French football. Most games are played at Fridays and Mondays, allowing the top league Ligue 1 “ownership” of the weekend days. 20 teams play 380 fixtures in total, creating a league table where the top three teams promote and the bottom three relegate.