The standings shows that 12 points split the pair of competitors in this Ligue 2 fixture. Ajaccio own both the points- and home stadium advantage.
- Ajaccio have the fewest conceded goals (8) in Ligue 2
- Valenciennes have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Ligue 2
Both contenders have had sufficient rest since their last match. Let's hope for an active fixture!
Valenciennes have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1300 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Ajaccio form and stats
Ajaccio have performed here at Stade François Coty this season with 6 wins from 8 Ligue 2 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1. Ajaccio has recorded two wins in a row here at Stade François Coty, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Ajaccio are confident in defense, having played 215 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
It's back home for Ajaccio, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Dunkerque away with the result 1-0. Yanis Cimignani found the net in that victory. Oumar Gonzalez was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.63 out of 10. The defender Gonzalez won 7 of 10 duels.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Coupe de France home game that ended 0-0 versus Orleans (after extra-time, 3-4 on penalties).The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Ajaccio handle that role? We have found 16 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are ten wins, four draws and two defeats.
Ajaccio has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Ajaccio have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals. It's worth mentioning that 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Valenciennes form and stats
The visitors are W3-D3-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 2.
Valenciennes have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier. It's been 206 minutes since they last conceded in Ligue 2.
Two travels in a row for Valenciennes, whose manager C. Delmotte could celebrate last time after the Coupe de France win against Cite 6.
Before that, Valenciennes secured a home win against Grenoble Foot 38 with the score 1-0.We have checked recent matches where Valenciennes have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 18 games were seven victories, five draws and six defeats.
The attacking power of Valenciennes when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 8 league matches away. Valenciennes are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Data for the prior ten meetings involving these two participants are: six wins for Ajaccio, two draws and two wins for Valenciennes. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  R. Nouri 4 goals |   G. Robail 4 goals |  G. Courtet 3 goals |
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| Ajaccio | Valenciennes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 18 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 22 |
| 88% | 88% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 88% | 88% |
| 50% | 38% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 50% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 50% |
| 62% | 75% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 38% | 31% |
| 31% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 38% | 31% |
| 4 | 5 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
| 3.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 7 | 5.8 |
| 2.8 | 2.5 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7.6 | 9.8 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.5 | 7.1 | 8.9 |
| 2.8 | 3.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.8 | 3 |
| 41% | 34% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 27% | 27% |
| 5.8 | 3.8 | 2.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 8 | 8.7 |
| 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.8 | 3.9 |
- Ajaccio have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Ajaccio have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in Ligue 2
- Ajaccio have the fewest conceded goals (8) in Ligue 2
- Ajaccio have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Ligue 2
- Ajaccio have the most clean sheets (10) in Ligue 2
- Ajaccio have the most clean sheets (6) at home in Ligue 2
- Ajaccio have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Ajaccio is in the best form (4-0-2) in Ligue 2
- Valenciennes have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Ligue 2
- Valenciennes have the most conceded goals in the second half (15) in Ligue 2
- Valenciennes have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Ligue 2
- Valenciennes have won significantly less corners away then at 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 | Toulouse | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 22 | 33 |
| 2 | Ajaccio | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 31 |
| 3 | Auxerre | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 29 |
| 4 | Sochaux | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 28 |
| 5 | Paris | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 27 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 26 |
| 7 | Pau | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 24 |
| 8 | Rodez | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| 9 | Niort | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 21 |
| 10 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -4 | 21 |
| 11 | Nîmes | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -1 | 20 |
| 12 | Dijon | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 19 |
| 13 | Valenciennes | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -9 | 19 |
| 14 | Bastia | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 18 |
| 15 | Guingamp | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 18 |
| 16 | Caen | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 17 |
| 17 | Quevilly Rouen | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 18 | Dunkerque | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -5 | 16 |
| 19 | Amiens SC | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 15 |
| 20 | Nancy | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -14 | 12 |