This is match day, this is Ligue 2 and this is Ajaccio - Pau. Read our comprehensive match guide!
- Ajaccio have not yet lost a game at home.
- Pau have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Pau have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
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.
Ajaccio form and stats
When playing at home in the Ligue 2, Ajaccio have managed 2 wins, 3 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 5 games. Ajaccio has recorded two wins in a row here at Stade François Coty, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
The Ajaccio goalkeeper Mathieu Michel is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 302 minutes without conceding a goal in the Ligue 2.
The Ajaccio coach Pantaloni and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Saint-Etienne (placed 5th). Marchetti (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.64/10. Marchetti dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times.
Ahead of that match, Ajaccio won a home game hosting Bastia (2-0).The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Ajaccio have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 10 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 3 and lost 1.
Ajaccio has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. Ajaccio are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade François Coty in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 5 matches.
Pau form and stats
1-2-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Pau in their Ligue 2 matches away.
Pau has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Quevilly Rouen for a 2-2 draw. Bassouamina, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.25. Bassouamina scored two goals and hit one key pass.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Amiens SC.Pau are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 15 matches.
Pau are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 8 times in 5 away games so far. Pau have conceded 11 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last six games between these two teams, there's three Ajaccio victories, two draws and one Pau win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  H. Saivet 4 goals |  M. Bassouamina 3 goals |  M. Sylla 3 goals |
Ajaccio missing players
Pau missing players
| Ajaccio | Pau | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 16 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 11 | 16 |
| 70% | 80% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 80% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 40% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 80% | 70% |
| 10% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 80% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 30% | 60% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 40% |
| 50% | 40% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| 50% | 20% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 40% | 30% |
| 3.4 | 3.6 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 8 | 6.2 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 9.7 | 12.6 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.2 | 9.9 |
| 3.1 | 3.6 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5 | 4.6 |
| 26% | 39% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 32% | 35% |
| 8.6 | 9.2 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 23 | 19.6 | 16.6 |
| 2.7 | 2.8 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.2 | 5.7 |
- Ajaccio have not yet lost a game at home.
- All of Pau's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Pau have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Pau have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Pau have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Pau have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Pau haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Laval | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 25 |
| 2 | Auxerre | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 21 |
| 3 | Angers SCO | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| 5 | Saint-Etienne | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| 6 | Rodez | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 7 | Guingamp | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 15 |
| 8 | Pau | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | Ajaccio | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 14 |
| 10 | Amiens SC | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 14 |
| 11 | Caen | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| 12 | Annecy | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | Bordeaux | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 11 |
| 14 | Bastia | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 11 |
| 15 | Concarneau | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 11 |
| 16 | Troyes | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 8 |
| 17 | Paris | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -6 | 7 |
| 18 | Valenciennes | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 7 |
| 19 | Quevilly Rouen | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 6 |
| 20 | Dunkerque | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 6 |
