A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Ajaccio fans are optimistic that the difference between 3rd and Le Mans's 19th place in the table will show on the pitch.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
This pitch has grass, which is not Le Mans's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Le Mans have performed like this: Played 38 matches resulting in 14 wins, 9 draws and 15 defeats with the goal stats 42-49 (scored/conceded).
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Le Mans, who are travelling more than 1200 kilometers to play this game.
Ajaccio form and stats
Ajaccio, who have the most clean sheets (13) in Ligue 2, have collected 16 points from their Ligue 2 home games so far after 4-4-4. The Ajaccio manager O. Pantaloni might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Happy days for Ajaccio in their previous game, a Ligue 2 match away at Orléans (placed 20th) that ended with a 3-0 victory. Before that game, the home loss against Auxerre with the scoreline 2-3.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Ajaccio's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played two games, won two matches, drawn zero and lost zero.
Ajaccio has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Ajaccio have conceded 12 in these home matches.
Le Mans form and stats
There's been little loot from Le Mans's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 12 away games in the Ligue 2. Le Mans, who have the most conceded goals (40) in Ligue 2, only have 2 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 1 draw. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on R. Déziré, the Le Mans manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
The attacking players of Le Mans have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 181 minutes.
There were no winners in Le Mans's previous match, a Ligue 2 home game that ended 0-0 vs Rodez (placed 13th). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Sochaux wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Le Mans playing away, we found two games. Results were zero away wins, zero draws and two home wins.
Le Mans find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 12 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. The Le Mans manager R. Déziré has some worries about the defense as 24 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Le Mans - Ajaccio 2-4. Head-to-head totals (for the last six meetings): Ajaccio won one game, two matches ended with a draw and Le Mans has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / fourTop Goalscorers
  G. Courtet 10 goals |   V. Créhin 7 goals |  M. El Idrissy 5 goals |
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| Ajaccio | Le Mans | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| 35 | 14 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 26 |
| 22 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 8 | 24 | 40 |
| 88% | 83% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 60% | 58% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 75% | 68% |
| 40% | 42% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 58% | 52% |
| 24% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 25% | 20% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 25% | 20% |
| 44% | 50% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 42% | 48% |
| 52% | 42% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 17% | 28% |
| 16% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 42% | 32% |
| 4.4 | 4.7 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.8 |
| 4.8 | 4.9 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5 | 3.9 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 244 | 127 | 57 | Total Shots | T S | 31 | 95 | 249 |
| 93 | 42 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 33 | 82 |
| 38% | 33% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 36% | 32% |
- Ajaccio has the most clean sheets (13)
- Ajaccio have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Le Mans has the fewest points (7) away
- Le Mans has the most conceded goals (24) away
- Le Mans has the most conceded goals (40)
- Le Mans has the the worst goal difference (-12) away
- Le Mans have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Le Mans have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Le Mans haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Le Mans is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lorient | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 21 | 51 |
| 2 | Lens | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 47 |
| 3 | Ajaccio | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 45 |
| 4 | Clermont | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 44 |
| 5 | Troyes | 25 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 44 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 25 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 38 |
| 7 | Guingamp | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 38 |
| 8 | Valenciennes | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 38 |
| 9 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 35 |
| 10 | Nancy | 25 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 33 |
| 11 | Sochaux | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 32 |
| 12 | Auxerre | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 31 |
| 13 | Rodez | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 28 |
| 14 | Caen | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | -5 | 28 |
| 15 | Chambly | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | -8 | 28 |
| 16 | Châteauroux | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -15 | 28 |
| 17 | Paris | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -17 | 24 |
| 18 | Niort | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 22 | -10 | 22 |
| 19 | Le Mans | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -14 | 22 |
| 20 | Orléans | 25 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 39 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -20 | 16 |