Ligue 2 match prediction and preview for Ajaccio vs Grenoble Foot 38 clash

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 30.January
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade François Coty (10660 seats)

Ajaccio will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 13 points behind Grenoble Foot 38.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Ajaccio form and stats

Ajaccio have played 10 Ligue 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-3-3 (wins-draws-losses). Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Ajaccio, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

No payout for Ajaccio in their previous match, an away game at Dunkerque that ended in defeat 1-3. In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Châteauroux.

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

Ajaccio aren't scoring a lot here at Stade François Coty in the league, with only 9 goals from 10 games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Ajaccio are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade François Coty in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 10 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Grenoble Foot 38 form and stats

As the visiting team in Ligue 2 matches, Grenoble Foot 38 have produced an overall stat of 3-3-5 so far. Grenoble seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Grenoble had fun at their own home (Stade François Coty) last time out, beating Chambly 2-0. Yoric Ravet and Marcellin Achille Anani scored. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Clermont (after extra-time, 2-4 on penalties).

A new game in only two days for Grenoble, the Ligue 2 home match versus Guingamp. Busy days.

The attacking power of Grenoble when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 11 league matches away. Grenoble have conceded 11 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Grenoble Foot 38 - Ajaccio 2-0 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Ajaccio won five games, two matches ended with a draw and Grenoble Foot 38 has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

AjaccioB. Moussiti-Oko
B. Moussiti-Oko
5 goals
Grenoble Foot 38M. Anani
M. Anani
5 goals
AjaccioR. Nouri
R. Nouri
4 goals

Ajaccio missing players

Grenoble Foot 38 missing players

Ajaccio Grenoble Foot 38
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
21 10 2 Played P 4 11 21
6 4 0 Won W 0 3 11
7 3 0 Drew D 3 3 5
8 3 2 Lost L 1 5 5
18 9 0 Scored S 2 7 29
26 9 5 Conceded C 3 11 17
90% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 91% 90%
57% 40% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 55% 67%
24% 20% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 18% 29%
24% 20% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 14%
10% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
38% 30% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 27% 29%
33% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 27% 48%
38% 40% 100% Failed to Score F T 50% 55% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 2.3 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.4 2
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.5 8.5 8 Shots (avg) S ( 7.2 8.7 8.8
3.3 3.7 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3.1 3.8
26% 24% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 21% 37%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Troyes 21 13 5 3 30 15 10 8 2 0 17 6 11 5 3 3 13 9 15 44
2 Clermont 21 11 7 3 31 10 11 7 3 1 21 5 10 4 4 2 10 5 21 40
3 Toulouse 20 11 6 3 39 23 11 6 3 2 21 13 9 5 3 1 18 10 16 39
4 Grenoble Foot 38 21 11 5 5 29 17 10 8 2 0 22 6 11 3 3 5 7 11 12 38
5 Auxerre 21 10 6 5 41 24 11 7 2 2 27 10 10 3 4 3 14 14 17 36
6 Paris 20 10 5 5 30 22 11 6 3 2 17 12 9 4 2 3 13 10 8 35
7 Sochaux 20 6 10 4 26 19 10 4 4 2 17 13 10 2 6 2 9 6 7 28
8 Valenciennes 20 7 7 6 28 25 9 3 3 3 10 10 11 4 4 3 18 15 3 28
9 Amiens SC 21 7 7 7 20 18 10 3 5 2 6 5 11 4 2 5 14 13 2 28
10 Caen 21 7 7 7 21 24 11 4 5 2 11 11 10 3 2 5 10 13 -3 28
11 Niort 20 7 5 8 22 31 10 4 3 3 11 10 10 3 2 5 11 21 -9 26
12 Ajaccio 21 6 7 8 18 26 10 4 3 3 9 9 11 2 4 5 9 17 -8 25
13 Le Havre 21 6 7 8 18 26 10 2 5 3 7 9 11 4 2 5 11 17 -8 25
14 Dunkerque 21 7 3 11 18 27 11 4 3 4 12 10 10 3 0 7 6 17 -9 24
15 Guingamp 21 4 10 7 22 27 10 2 5 3 10 11 11 2 5 4 12 16 -5 22
16 Rodez 21 4 10 7 20 29 11 3 4 4 10 13 10 1 6 3 10 16 -9 22
17 Nancy 21 4 8 9 26 32 10 2 5 3 18 20 11 2 3 6 8 12 -6 20
18 Chambly 20 4 7 9 21 31 10 3 1 6 9 14 10 1 6 3 12 17 -10 19
19 Châteauroux 21 3 5 13 18 35 11 2 2 7 11 19 10 1 3 6 7 16 -17 14
20 Pau 21 3 5 13 15 32 10 2 3 5 8 13 11 1 2 8 7 19 -17 14

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.