Ajaccio vs Pau previews for sports fans

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 09.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade François Coty (10660 seats)

2nd place in the Ligue 2 table for Ajaccio at present, a strong achievement. The home team ticketholders pray for more joy as 8th-placed Pau visit Stade François Coty.

Insights:
  • Ajaccio have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Ligue 2
  • Pau have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

It's quite the trip for Pau when visiting Ajaccio as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Ajaccio form and stats

30 points is a decent return from 15 Ligue 2 games here at Stade François Coty for Ajaccio. The data says 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Benjamin Leroy not having conceded a league goal in 318 minutes.

Ajaccio are returning here after visiting Nancy and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Idrissy and Bayala scored the goal(s). Bayala, an attacker, was the highest rated performer for the team in that game, and was presented with a rating of 7.62 (out of 10). Bayala scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Nimes in a game that was won 1-0.

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 seven games, won four matches, drawn one and lost two.

Ajaccio aren't scoring a lot here at Stade François Coty in the league, with only 14 goals from 15 games. Ajaccio have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 5 goals.

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Pau form and stats

There's been little loot from Pau's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 15 away games in the Ligue 2. Pau only have 2 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 5 draws.

Naidji and Armand scored in Pau's previous match, the home game against Le Havre that ended 2-1. Midfielder Daubin was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.84. Daubin served one assist, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 49 successful passes (of 52 total).

A 1-1 draw at Paris's stadium before that.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Pau as they have only managed to score 10 times from 15 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Pau have conceded 21 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two teams involved met each other earlier this match year: Pau - Ajaccio 1-0. Ajaccio-Pau H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Ajaccio one win, Pau one win, two draws. one of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

AjaccioR. Nouri
R. Nouri
7 goals
PauV. Lobry
V. Lobry
5 goals
PauE. Assifuah-Inkoom
E. Assifuah-Inkoom
5 goals

Ajaccio missing players

Pau missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ajaccio Pau
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 15 5 Played P 5 15 31
17 9 3 Won W 1 2 12
7 3 1 Drew D 2 5 6
7 3 1 Lost L 2 8 13
28 14 5 Scored S 6 10 32
15 5 2 Conceded C 9 21 34
84% 80% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 97%
39% 27% 20% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 60% 65%
10% 13% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 33% 39%
6% 7% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 13% 10%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 7% 3%
13% 13% 20% BTTS BTTS 100% 47% 42%
65% 67% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 13% 29%
39% 40% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 47% 32%
 
4.5 5.1 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 4 4
3.6 2.8 3 Corners against (avg) C A 6.6 5.9 4.7
2.1 1.9 2.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.3 2.2
4 2 1 Red cards R C 2 3 4
 
8.2 10.3 11.4 Shots (avg) S ( 5.8 6.3 8.6
3.2 4.1 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.6 2.3 3.5
29% 23% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 46% 29% 29%
 
5.6 3.9 3.6 Shots against (avg) S A 13.4 11.1 10
2.6 1.5 1.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 4.7 4
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Ajaccio have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ajaccio have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Ajaccio have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Ligue 2
  • Ajaccio have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Ligue 2
  • Ajaccio have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Ligue 2
  • Ajaccio have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in Ligue 2
  • Ajaccio have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Ligue 2
  • Ajaccio have the most clean sheets (10) at home in Ligue 2
  • Ajaccio have the most clean sheets (20) in Ligue 2
  • Pau have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored 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 Toulouse 31 19 9 3 71 27 16 11 4 1 46 13 15 8 5 2 25 14 44 66
2 Ajaccio 31 17 7 7 28 15 15 9 3 3 14 5 16 8 4 4 14 10 13 58
3 Paris 31 16 8 7 44 29 15 9 5 1 24 10 16 7 3 6 20 19 15 56
4 Auxerre 31 15 10 6 48 34 15 7 4 4 27 17 16 8 6 2 21 17 14 55
5 Sochaux 31 15 9 7 37 28 15 8 4 3 16 10 16 7 5 4 21 18 9 54
6 Caen 31 11 9 11 44 35 16 8 1 7 26 16 15 3 8 4 18 19 9 42
7 Guingamp 31 10 12 9 35 37 15 6 6 3 22 18 16 4 6 6 13 19 -2 42
8 Pau 31 12 6 13 32 34 16 10 1 5 22 13 15 2 5 8 10 21 -2 42
9 Dijon 31 12 5 14 35 37 16 8 2 6 20 17 15 4 3 8 15 20 -2 41
10 Le Havre 31 10 11 10 30 33 16 5 5 6 14 16 15 5 6 4 16 17 -3 41
11 Amiens SC 31 9 13 9 39 33 16 7 5 4 25 12 15 2 8 5 14 21 6 40
12 Niort 31 11 7 13 32 32 15 7 3 5 18 11 16 4 4 8 14 21 0 40
13 Nimes 31 11 6 14 35 41 16 5 4 7 18 21 15 6 2 7 17 20 -6 39
14 Bastia 31 8 14 9 31 29 16 4 12 0 16 8 15 4 2 9 15 21 2 38
15 Valenciennes 31 8 12 11 30 40 16 4 4 8 18 27 15 4 8 3 12 13 -10 36
16 Rodez 31 7 12 12 25 35 15 3 8 4 12 14 16 4 4 8 13 21 -10 33
17 Grenoble Foot 38 31 9 6 16 23 38 15 6 3 6 16 17 16 3 3 10 7 21 -15 33
18 Quevilly Rouen 31 7 10 14 24 42 15 3 7 5 12 18 16 4 3 9 12 24 -18 31
19 Dunkerque 31 8 6 17 24 39 16 5 5 6 13 15 15 3 1 11 11 24 -15 30
20 Nancy 31 5 8 18 25 54 15 4 4 7 13 22 16 1 4 11 12 32 -29 23

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 Toulouse 31 19 9 3 71 27 16 11 4 1 46 13 15 8 5 2 25 14 44 66
2 Ajaccio 31 17 7 7 28 15 15 9 3 3 14 5 16 8 4 4 14 10 13 58
3 Paris 31 16 8 7 44 29 15 9 5 1 24 10 16 7 3 6 20 19 15 56
4 Auxerre 31 15 10 6 48 34 15 7 4 4 27 17 16 8 6 2 21 17 14 55
5 Sochaux 31 15 9 7 37 28 15 8 4 3 16 10 16 7 5 4 21 18 9 54
6 Caen 31 11 9 11 44 35 16 8 1 7 26 16 15 3 8 4 18 19 9 42
7 Guingamp 31 10 12 9 35 37 15 6 6 3 22 18 16 4 6 6 13 19 -2 42
8 Pau 31 12 6 13 32 34 16 10 1 5 22 13 15 2 5 8 10 21 -2 42
9 Dijon 31 12 5 14 35 37 16 8 2 6 20 17 15 4 3 8 15 20 -2 41
10 Le Havre 31 10 11 10 30 33 16 5 5 6 14 16 15 5 6 4 16 17 -3 41
11 Amiens SC 31 9 13 9 39 33 16 7 5 4 25 12 15 2 8 5 14 21 6 40
12 Niort 31 11 7 13 32 32 15 7 3 5 18 11 16 4 4 8 14 21 0 40
13 Nimes 31 11 6 14 35 41 16 5 4 7 18 21 15 6 2 7 17 20 -6 39
14 Bastia 31 8 14 9 31 29 16 4 12 0 16 8 15 4 2 9 15 21 2 38
15 Valenciennes 31 8 12 11 30 40 16 4 4 8 18 27 15 4 8 3 12 13 -10 36
16 Rodez 31 7 12 12 25 35 15 3 8 4 12 14 16 4 4 8 13 21 -10 33
17 Grenoble Foot 38 31 9 6 16 23 38 15 6 3 6 16 17 16 3 3 10 7 21 -15 33
18 Quevilly Rouen 31 7 10 14 24 42 15 3 7 5 12 18 16 4 3 9 12 24 -18 31
19 Dunkerque 31 8 6 17 24 39 16 5 5 6 13 15 15 3 1 11 11 24 -15 30
20 Nancy 31 5 8 18 25 54 15 4 4 7 13 22 16 1 4 11 12 32 -29 23

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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.