Ajaccio vs Lorient: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 07.March
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade François Coty (10660 seats)

Ajaccio and Lorient are both riding high in the Ligue 2 with their 4th and 1st positions respectively. Expect a great game!

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

23-5-13 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Lorient when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 41 matches are 58-42 (scored/conceded).

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Ajaccio form and stats

Ajaccio, who have the most clean sheets (15) in Ligue 2, have collected 19 points from their Ligue 2 home games so far after 5-4-4.

The Ajaccio goalkeeper Benjamin Leroy is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 326 minutes without conceding a goal in the Ligue 2.

The home team returns to Stade François Coty after being equal after 90 minutes with Valenciennes (placed 8th) on their last time out; the Ligue 2 game ended 0-0. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Le Mans.

Ajaccio are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 13 games. Ajaccio have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Lorient form and stats

Lorient's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Lorient, who have the most scored goals (45) in Ligue 2, collect 26 points from their 13 away matches in the Ligue 2. 8 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 3 defeats).

Lorient failed to get anything from their last game, a Ligue 2 home match vs Chambly (placed 13th) that ended with defeat 1-2. Prior to that result Lorient won their away game at Rodez. The scoreline was 1-0.

Lorient are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 23 times in 13 away games so far. It's not easy to score on Lorient as they have only conceded 12 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Ajaccio and Lorient have met before this season: Lorient - Ajaccio 0-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Ajaccio victories, three draws and five Lorient wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Lorient
Y. Wissa
15 goals
AjaccioG. Courtet
G. Courtet
10 goals
Lorient
P. Hamel
9 goals

Ajaccio missing players

Lorient missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ajaccio Lorient
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 3 13 27
14 5 0 Won W 1 8 17
7 4 2 Drew D 1 2 3
6 4 1 Lost L 1 3 7
37 16 4 Scored S 4 23 45
22 12 5 Conceded C 3 12 24
85% 85% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
59% 62% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 77% 67%
37% 38% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 62% 59%
22% 23% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 31% 22%
11% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
41% 46% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 46% 48%
56% 46% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 38% 33%
19% 23% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 15% 22%
 
4.4 4.5 2.7 Corners for (avg) C F 2.3 4.5 5.6
4.9 4.6 7.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 5.3 4.4
1.9 1.8 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 1.9 1.6
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
268 137 30 Total Shots T S 21 129 292
103 47 9 Shots on Target S O 11 58 127
36% 34% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 40% 35%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Ajaccio has the most clean sheets (15)
  • Ajaccio have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lorient has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9)
  • Lorient has the most scored goals (23) away
  • Lorient has the most scored goals (45)
  • Lorient has the most scored goals in the first half (25)
  • Lorient has the the best goal difference (+21)
  • Lorient have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Lorient have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Lorient 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 Lorient 27 17 3 7 45 24 14 9 1 4 22 12 13 8 2 3 23 12 21 54
2 Lens 27 14 8 5 38 24 13 8 3 2 18 9 14 6 5 3 20 15 14 50
3 Troyes 27 16 2 9 33 24 13 8 0 5 19 16 14 8 2 4 14 8 9 50
4 Ajaccio 27 14 7 6 37 22 13 5 4 4 16 12 14 9 3 2 21 10 15 49
5 Clermont 27 13 8 6 33 25 13 6 3 4 19 14 14 7 5 2 14 11 8 47
6 Le Havre 27 10 11 6 37 25 13 4 7 2 17 10 14 6 4 4 20 15 12 41
7 Guingamp 27 10 9 8 39 31 14 5 6 3 20 14 13 5 3 5 19 17 8 39
8 Valenciennes 27 10 9 8 21 19 14 7 5 2 14 7 13 3 4 6 7 12 2 39
9 Grenoble Foot 38 27 7 14 6 26 26 13 3 8 2 12 10 14 4 6 4 14 16 0 35
10 Auxerre 27 8 10 9 31 29 14 5 7 2 19 12 13 3 3 7 12 17 2 34
11 Caen 27 8 10 9 32 32 14 4 5 5 14 17 13 4 5 4 18 15 0 34
12 Sochaux 27 8 10 9 28 28 14 6 5 3 17 11 13 2 5 6 11 17 0 34
13 Chambly 27 9 7 11 24 30 14 4 3 7 10 19 13 5 4 4 14 11 -6 34
14 Nancy 27 6 15 6 26 25 14 6 6 2 16 9 13 0 9 4 10 16 1 33
15 Chateauroux 27 8 7 12 20 37 13 2 4 7 9 22 14 6 3 5 11 15 -17 31
16 Rodez 27 7 8 12 29 33 13 5 3 5 20 17 14 2 5 7 9 16 -4 29
17 Paris 27 7 6 14 21 39 13 3 2 8 9 22 14 4 4 6 12 17 -18 27
18 Niort 27 6 7 14 29 40 13 4 4 5 15 15 14 2 3 9 14 25 -11 25
19 Le Mans 27 7 4 16 28 43 14 5 3 6 16 17 13 2 1 10 12 26 -15 25
20 Orleans 27 4 7 16 21 42 14 2 2 10 8 23 13 2 5 6 13 19 -21 19

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 Lorient 27 17 3 7 45 24 14 9 1 4 22 12 13 8 2 3 23 12 21 54
2 Lens 27 14 8 5 38 24 13 8 3 2 18 9 14 6 5 3 20 15 14 50
3 Troyes 27 16 2 9 33 24 13 8 0 5 19 16 14 8 2 4 14 8 9 50
4 Ajaccio 27 14 7 6 37 22 13 5 4 4 16 12 14 9 3 2 21 10 15 49
5 Clermont 27 13 8 6 33 25 13 6 3 4 19 14 14 7 5 2 14 11 8 47
6 Le Havre 27 10 11 6 37 25 13 4 7 2 17 10 14 6 4 4 20 15 12 41
7 Guingamp 27 10 9 8 39 31 14 5 6 3 20 14 13 5 3 5 19 17 8 39
8 Valenciennes 27 10 9 8 21 19 14 7 5 2 14 7 13 3 4 6 7 12 2 39
9 Grenoble Foot 38 27 7 14 6 26 26 13 3 8 2 12 10 14 4 6 4 14 16 0 35
10 Auxerre 27 8 10 9 31 29 14 5 7 2 19 12 13 3 3 7 12 17 2 34
11 Caen 27 8 10 9 32 32 14 4 5 5 14 17 13 4 5 4 18 15 0 34
12 Sochaux 27 8 10 9 28 28 14 6 5 3 17 11 13 2 5 6 11 17 0 34
13 Chambly 27 9 7 11 24 30 14 4 3 7 10 19 13 5 4 4 14 11 -6 34
14 Nancy 27 6 15 6 26 25 14 6 6 2 16 9 13 0 9 4 10 16 1 33
15 Chateauroux 27 8 7 12 20 37 13 2 4 7 9 22 14 6 3 5 11 15 -17 31
16 Rodez 27 7 8 12 29 33 13 5 3 5 20 17 14 2 5 7 9 16 -4 29
17 Paris 27 7 6 14 21 39 13 3 2 8 9 22 14 4 4 6 12 17 -18 27
18 Niort 27 6 7 14 29 40 13 4 4 5 15 15 14 2 3 9 14 25 -11 25
19 Le Mans 27 7 4 16 28 43 14 5 3 6 16 17 13 2 1 10 12 26 -15 25
20 Orleans 27 4 7 16 21 42 14 2 2 10 8 23 13 2 5 6 13 19 -21 19

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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.