A key match in Ligue 2 as both teams are battling for the top positions. With the home team in 3rd position and the visitors placed 2nd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
Ajaccio and Lens should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Ajaccio form and stats
When playing at home in the Ligue 2, Ajaccio, who have the most clean sheets (11) in Ligue 2, have managed 3 wins, 4 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 8 games. Ajaccio haven’t lost a game in eleven attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Auxerre, 105 days ago.
Ajaccio are confident in defense, having played 217 minutes without conceding a goal.
A good away victory last time out for Ajaccio, who won 1-0 against Niort (placed 16th). In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Chambly.
Ajaccio are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 8 games. From these home matches, Ajaccio have conceded only 5 goals.
Lens form and stats
4-3-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Lens in their Ligue 2 matches away.
Lens play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Dieppe. Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Chambly in the Ligue 2.
Lens are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 9 games (in the league). Lens have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Ajaccio won 2 games, 2 matches ended with a draw and Lens has 6 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 4 / 6Top Goalscorers
  S. Banza 6 goals |   G. Courtet 5 goals |  G. Robail 5 goals |
Ajaccio missing players
Lens missing players
| Ajaccio | Lens | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 13 | 27 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 14 |
| 82% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 88% |
| 53% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 76% |
| 24% | 25% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 44% | 47% |
| 18% | 12% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 24% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 35% | 38% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 56% | 41% |
| 65% | 62% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 47% |
| 18% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 24% |
| 4.3 | 4.8 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| 5.2 | 5.4 | 8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 10 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 176 | 88 | 12 | Total Shots | T S | 7 | 85 | 173 |
| 63 | 27 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 36 | 75 |
| 33% | 30% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 36% | 36% |
- Ajaccio has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2)
- Ajaccio has the most clean sheets (11)
- Ajaccio have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ajaccio is in the best form (4-2-0)
- Lens has the most points from losing position (11)
| 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 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 36 |
| 2 | Lens | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 34 |
| 3 | Ajaccio | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 33 |
| 4 | Troyes | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 32 |
| 5 | Le Havre | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 28 |
| 6 | Sochaux | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 26 |
| 7 | Clermont | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 26 |
| 8 | Guingamp | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 24 |
| 9 | Valenciennes | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 24 |
| 10 | Nancy | 17 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| 11 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 22 |
| 12 | Caen | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -3 | 20 |
| 13 | Auxerre | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| 14 | Rodez | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -3 | 18 |
| 15 | Châteauroux | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 18 |
| 16 | Niort | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 17 |
| 17 | Chambly | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -11 | 16 |
| 18 | Paris | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -14 | 15 |
| 19 | Le Mans | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -13 | 14 |
| 20 | Orléans | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -13 | 10 |