Ajaccio battle against Sochaux for kudos and football prosperity.
- Ajaccio have won all their matches at home so far.
- Sochaux have not yet lost a game away.
This should be an engrossing match with lots of fun and excitement as both teams are well refreshed since they last played a game. Let's get started!
These teams have little in common geographically as Sochaux have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Ajaccio form and stats
As mentioned below, Ajaccio are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Ligue 2 games.
Ajaccio travelled for their previous game, a trip to Guingamp that ended 1-1. Mickaël Barreto, who plays in attack, was the top performer for the team in that game, scoring a rating of 7.63 (out of 10). Barreto hit three key passes and had 37 successful passes (of 43 total).
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Caen.This is expected to be a close game, with Ajaccio perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Ajaccio as a small favourite), we find eight games. Ajaccio has won three of these, drawn three and lost two.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Ligue 2 game versus Paris in only three days. This game is also played here at Stade François Coty.
At Stade François Coty, Ajaccio has the goal stats of 5-1 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Sochaux form and stats
Sochaux are happy with their away performances in the Ligue 2 so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels.
Sochaux have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Maxence Andre Prevot. It's been 270 minutes since they last conceded in Ligue 2.
Sochaux go into this game after a win, the home game against Grenoble Foot 38 that ended 1-0. Midfielder Gaetan Weissbeck was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.4. Weissbeck scored one goal and had 33 successful passes (of 39 total).
A 0-0 draw at Amiens SC's stadium before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sochaux playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were four Sochaux wins, four draws and five defeats.
The travelling fans enjoy Sochaux's attacking play in away games, having scored 5 goals in 3 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Sochaux as they have only conceded 2 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Ajaccio wins - draws - Sochaux wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Weissbeck 3 goals |   Q. Laçi 2 goals |  O. Gonzalez 2 goals |
Ajaccio missing players
Sochaux missing players
| Ajaccio | Sochaux | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 83% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 33% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 33% |
| 40% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 4.4 | 4.5 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| 5.4 | 1.5 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| 2.8 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7.6 | 10.5 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12 | 10 |
| 3 | 3.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 3.3 |
| 53% | 71% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 42% | 35% |
- Ajaccio have won all their matches at home so far.
- Ajaccio have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- All of Ajaccio's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Sochaux have not yet lost a 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 | Toulouse | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 2 | Paris | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Nîmes | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | Auxerre | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | Caen | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Pau | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | Ajaccio | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | Le Havre | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | Rodez | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | Niort | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 12 | Quevilly Rouen | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 13 | Guingamp | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 7 |
| 14 | Bastia | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 15 | Amiens SC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| 16 | Valenciennes | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 5 |
| 17 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 4 |
| 18 | Dunkerque | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 2 |
| 19 | Dijon | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -8 | 1 |
| 20 | Nancy | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -10 | 1 |