An important duel in the bottom section of the Ligue 2, with both Ajaccio and Pau experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 14th and the visitors in 18th place.
- Ajaccio has the fewest scored goals (11) in Ligue 2
- Pau has the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Ligue 2
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Pau, who are travelling more than 900 kilometers to play this game.
Ajaccio form and stats
2 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Ajaccio, who have the fewest scored goals (11) in Ligue 2, have to build on here at Stade François Coty in the Ligue 2.
The Ajaccio goalkeeper Benjamin Leroy is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 193 minutes without conceding a goal in the Ligue 2.
Ajaccio travelled for their previous game, a trip to Amiens SC that ended 0-0. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Nancy in a game that was won 1-0.
Ajaccio are traveling soon after this match as the Ligue 2 match at Paris awaits in four days.
Ajaccio have scored 4 goals here in 8 league matches, a depressing statistic. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Ajaccio have conceded 8 goals.
Pau form and stats
There's been little loot from Pau's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 9 away games in the Ligue 2. Pau only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws. Pau seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
The manager D. Tholot was unhappy after their last game, a Ligue 2 match played at their home ground Stade Du Hameau Idron 1. Pau suffered a 0-3 loss to Toulouse (placed 3rd). Prior to that match, the Pau manager D. Tholot faced defeat when travelling to Auxerre and losing 1-2.
It's a bit worrying for Pau that their goalkeeper Alexandre Olliero made six saves in the Toulouse game last time out, but still couldn''t prevent the loss.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Chambly in just four days.
The attacking power of Pau when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 9 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Pau rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 14 goals from these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  R. Armand 4 goals |   R. Nouri 3 goals |  E. Assifuah-Inkoom 3 goals |
Ajaccio missing players
Pau missing players
| Ajaccio | Pau | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 21 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 14 | 23 |
| 88% | 88% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 88% |
| 53% | 38% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 65% |
| 18% | 12% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 56% | 41% |
| 18% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 12% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 22% | 29% |
| 35% | 38% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 22% | 24% |
| 47% | 50% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 59% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 7.2 | 7.9 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 6.9 | 7.5 |
| 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| 21% | 15% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 24% | 28% |
- Ajaccio has the fewest scored goals (11) in Ligue 2
- Ajaccio has the fewest scored goals (4) at home in Ligue 2
- Pau has the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Ligue 2
- Pau have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Pau 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 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 34 |
| 2 | Troyes | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 34 |
| 3 | Toulouse | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 32 |
| 4 | Auxerre | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 31 |
| 5 | Paris | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 31 |
| 6 | Clermont | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 30 |
| 7 | Caen | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 26 |
| 8 | Sochaux | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 |
| 9 | Niort | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -4 | 24 |
| 10 | Amiens SC | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 23 |
| 11 | Valenciennes | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 21 |
| 12 | Dunkerque | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 20 |
| 13 | Le Havre | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 20 |
| 14 | Ajaccio | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -10 | 18 |
| 15 | Guingamp | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 16 |
| 16 | Chambly | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 14 | -9 | 16 |
| 17 | Nancy | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 14 |
| 18 | Pau | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -10 | 14 |
| 19 | Rodez | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 14 |
| 20 | Châteauroux | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -11 | 13 |