Ligue 2 match preview: Ajaccio versus Sochaux

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 26.September
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade François Coty (10660 seats)

The Ajaccio manager O. Pantaloni attacks this game with the team placed 20th so far. In the visitors dressing room Sochaux and their manager O. Daf are in 5th place before this match.

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

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Sochaux, who are travelling more than 900 kilometers to play this game.

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Ajaccio form and stats

The home fans saw their team lose the first Ligue 2 game of the season here at Stade François Coty. Last season these fans witnessed 6 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses from Ajaccio's 14 home games. Ajaccio has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager O. Pantaloni and the players.

Ajaccio are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 308 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by C. Bayala).

No payout for Ajaccio in their previous match, an away game at Grenoble Foot 38 that ended in defeat 0-2. Heartbreak before that as Ajaccio lost 0-1 at Caen's place.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Ajaccio at home in the league. 0 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

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Sochaux form and stats

Sochaux are still undefeated on their travels in the Ligue 2. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.

Sochaux played 2-2 against Rodez in their previous match. A 0-0 draw at Toulouse's stadium before that.

The match against Rodez looked like a defeat for Sochaux, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 2-2. Gaetan Weissbeck equalized in the 83rd minute.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Sochaux has managed 2 goals and let in 0 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Ajaccio, three draws and four wins for Sochaux. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

SochauxG. Weissbeck
G. Weissbeck
2 goals
SochauxC. Diedhiou
C. Diedhiou
1 goals
SochauxJ. Lopy
J. Lopy
1 goals

Ajaccio missing players

Sochaux missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ajaccio Sochaux
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 2 2 4
0 0 0 Won W 1 1 2
0 0 0 Drew D 1 1 2
3 1 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 2 2 6
4 1 0 Conceded C 0 0 3
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 50% 75%
33% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 75%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 100% 50%
100% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 25%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.3 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
21 6 0 Total Shots T S 14 14 32
6 1 0 Shots on Target S O 4 4 11
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 50% 55%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Ajaccio has the fewest scored goals (0) in Ligue 2
  • Ajaccio is in the worst form (0-0-3)
Ajaccio Last season Sochaux
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
28 14   Played P   14 28
15 6   Won W   2 8
7 4   Drew D   5 10
6 4   Lost L   7 10
38 17   Scored S   11 28
22 12   Conceded C   19 30
86% 86%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   93% 89%
57% 57%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   79% 71%
36% 36%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   21% 25%
21% 21%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   14% 18%
11% 7%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   7% 4%
39% 43%   BTTS BTTS   43% 36%
57% 50%   Clean Sheets C S   21% 36%
18% 21%   Failed to Score F T   43% 39%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.9 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.8
1 1   Red cards R C   1 3
 
275 144   Total Shots T S   110 241
108 52   Shots on Target S O   37 83
35% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   30% 34%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Niort 4 3 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 10
2 Grenoble Foot 38 4 3 0 1 9 5 2 2 0 0 7 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 9
3 Paris 4 3 0 1 6 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 1 3 9
4 Caen 4 2 2 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 4 8
5 Sochaux 4 2 2 0 6 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 8
6 Dunkerque 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 7
7 Troyes 3 2 0 1 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 6
8 Valenciennes 4 2 0 2 4 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 6
9 Clermont 4 1 3 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 6
10 Le Havre 4 2 0 2 4 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 6
11 Rodez 4 1 2 1 4 6 2 1 0 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 -2 5
12 Nancy 4 1 1 2 4 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 4
13 Amiens SC 4 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 4
14 Châteauroux 4 1 1 2 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 -1 4
15 Guingamp 4 1 1 2 4 6 2 0 0 2 1 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 -2 4
16 Auxerre 3 1 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 -2 3
17 Toulouse 4 0 2 2 4 7 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 4 6 -3 2
18 Chambly 4 0 2 2 2 6 2 0 0 2 1 5 2 0 2 0 1 1 -4 2
19 Pau 4 0 1 3 1 7 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 5 -6 1
20 Ajaccio 3 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 -4 0
Last season 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 28 17 3 8 45 25 14 9 1 4 22 12 14 8 2 4 23 13 20 54
2 Lens 28 15 8 5 39 24 14 9 3 2 19 9 14 6 5 3 20 15 15 53
3 Ajaccio 28 15 7 6 38 22 14 6 4 4 17 12 14 9 3 2 21 10 16 52
4 Troyes 28 16 3 9 34 25 14 8 1 5 20 17 14 8 2 4 14 8 9 51
5 Clermont 28 14 8 6 35 25 14 7 3 4 21 14 14 7 5 2 14 11 10 50
6 Le Havre 28 11 11 6 38 25 14 5 7 2 18 10 14 6 4 4 20 15 13 44
7 Valenciennes 28 11 9 8 24 20 14 7 5 2 14 7 14 4 4 6 10 13 4 42
8 Guingamp 28 10 9 9 40 33 14 5 6 3 20 14 14 5 3 6 20 19 7 39
9 Grenoble Foot 38 28 7 14 7 27 29 14 3 8 3 13 13 14 4 6 4 14 16 -2 35
10 Chambly 28 9 8 11 26 32 15 4 4 7 12 21 13 5 4 4 14 11 -6 35
11 Auxerre 28 8 10 10 31 30 14 5 7 2 19 12 14 3 3 8 12 18 1 34
12 Nancy 28 6 16 6 27 26 14 6 6 2 16 9 14 0 10 4 11 17 1 34
13 Caen 28 8 10 10 33 34 14 4 5 5 14 17 14 4 5 5 19 17 -1 34
14 Sochaux 28 8 10 10 28 30 14 6 5 3 17 11 14 2 5 7 11 19 -2 34
15 Châteauroux 28 9 7 12 22 38 14 3 4 7 11 23 14 6 3 5 11 15 -16 34
16 Rodez 28 8 8 12 31 34 14 6 3 5 22 18 14 2 5 7 9 16 -3 32
17 Paris 28 7 7 14 22 40 13 3 2 8 9 22 15 4 5 6 13 18 -18 28
18 Niort 28 6 8 14 30 41 14 4 5 5 16 16 14 2 3 9 14 25 -11 26
19 Le Mans 28 7 5 16 30 45 14 5 3 6 16 17 14 2 2 10 14 28 -15 26
20 Orleans 28 4 7 17 21 43 14 2 2 10 8 23 14 2 5 7 13 20 -22 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 Niort 4 3 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 10
2 Grenoble Foot 38 4 3 0 1 9 5 2 2 0 0 7 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 9
3 Paris 4 3 0 1 6 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 1 3 9
4 Caen 4 2 2 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 4 8
5 Sochaux 4 2 2 0 6 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 8
6 Dunkerque 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 7
7 Troyes 3 2 0 1 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 6
8 Valenciennes 4 2 0 2 4 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 6
9 Clermont 4 1 3 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 6
10 Le Havre 4 2 0 2 4 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 6
11 Rodez 4 1 2 1 4 6 2 1 0 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 -2 5
12 Nancy 4 1 1 2 4 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 4
13 Amiens SC 4 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 4
14 Châteauroux 4 1 1 2 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 -1 4
15 Guingamp 4 1 1 2 4 6 2 0 0 2 1 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 -2 4
16 Auxerre 3 1 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 -2 3
17 Toulouse 4 0 2 2 4 7 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 4 6 -3 2
18 Chambly 4 0 2 2 2 6 2 0 0 2 1 5 2 0 2 0 1 1 -4 2
19 Pau 4 0 1 3 1 7 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 5 -6 1
20 Ajaccio 3 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 -4 0

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