Amiens SC fights Auxerre in Ligue 2 battle

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Tue 02.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Crédit Agricole de la Licorne (12097 seats)

Amiens SC will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 11 points behind Auxerre.

Insights:
  • Amiens SC have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Ligue 2
  • Auxerre have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in Ligue 2

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Amiens SC form and stats

When playing at home in the Ligue 2, Amiens SC, who have the fewest scored goals (7) at home in Ligue 2, have managed 4 wins, 6 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 13 games.

Stress levels are on the rise for Amiens's attacking players as they have now played 502 minutes without scoring in a league game. S. Odey was their last goal scorer.

In their previous game, the manager O. Tanchot led his Amiens to a defeat in the Ligue 2 match away at Toulouse. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade Crédit Agricole de la Licorne. Preceding that match was a defeat to Sochaux (0-1).

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Amiens here at Stade Crédit Agricole de la Licorne in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 13 games). Amiens have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 6 goals.

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Auxerre form and stats

Playing away, Auxerre have won 4 games, drawn 5 and suffered 4 defeats in the Ligue 2 this season.

The manager J. Furlan was unhappy after their last game, a Ligue 2 match played at their home ground Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps. Auxerre suffered a 0-1 loss to Rodez (placed 13th). Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Chambly.

It's a bit worrying for Auxerre that their goalkeeper Donovan Leon made six saves in the Rodez game last time out, but still couldn't prevent the loss.

Auxerre are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 13 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Auxerre have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Auxerre - Amiens SC 2-1, played this season. Amiens-Auxerre H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Amiens SC zero wins, Auxerre four wins, one draw. two of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

AuxerreM. Le Bihan
M. Le Bihan
14 goals
AuxerreR. Dugimont
R. Dugimont
11 goals
AuxerreM. Autret
M. Autret
6 goals

Amiens SC missing players

Auxerre missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Amiens SC Auxerre
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 2 13 27
8 4 1 Won W 0 4 12
9 6 1 Drew D 2 5 8
10 3 2 Lost L 0 4 7
21 7 3 Scored S 3 16 47
24 6 4 Conceded C 3 17 30
78% 69% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
48% 23% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 69% 78%
26% 8% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 54% 56%
7% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 38% 37%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
30% 23% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 54% 59%
48% 62% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 31% 22%
44% 46% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 23% 22%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 1.8 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.8 1.8
5 2 1 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
8.1 7.8 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 6 9 9.7
3.3 2.6 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.4 4.5
24% 21% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 75% 36% 39%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Amiens SC have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Ligue 2
  • Amiens SC have the fewest scored goals (7) at home in Ligue 2
  • Auxerre have scored more than double the goals of Amiens SC.
  • Auxerre have the most matches over the total-line (16) in Ligue 2
  • Auxerre have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in Ligue 2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Troyes 27 16 7 4 40 22 14 11 3 0 24 9 13 5 4 4 16 13 18 55
2 Clermont 27 15 7 5 42 16 14 10 3 1 28 6 13 5 4 4 14 10 26 52
3 Toulouse 27 15 7 5 51 30 14 9 3 2 30 15 13 6 4 3 21 15 21 52
4 Grenoble Foot 38 27 14 7 6 36 22 13 9 4 0 25 8 14 5 3 6 11 14 14 49
5 Auxerre 27 12 8 7 47 30 14 8 3 3 31 13 13 4 5 4 16 17 17 44
6 Paris 27 12 8 7 38 30 13 7 4 2 21 15 14 5 4 5 17 15 8 44
7 Sochaux 27 9 12 6 34 24 14 5 5 4 19 16 13 4 7 2 15 8 10 39
8 Valenciennes 27 9 9 9 34 35 13 5 4 4 15 13 14 4 5 5 19 22 -1 36
9 Caen 27 8 10 9 27 33 14 5 6 3 13 14 13 3 4 6 14 19 -6 34
10 Le Havre 27 8 10 9 22 30 13 3 7 3 10 11 14 5 3 6 12 19 -8 34
11 Niort 27 8 10 9 30 39 13 5 5 3 14 12 14 3 5 6 16 27 -9 34
12 Amiens SC 27 8 9 10 21 24 13 4 6 3 7 6 14 4 3 7 14 18 -3 33
13 Rodez 27 7 12 8 26 32 14 5 5 4 14 14 13 2 7 4 12 18 -6 33
14 Ajaccio 27 8 8 11 22 33 13 5 4 4 11 12 14 3 4 7 11 21 -11 32
15 Nancy 27 7 10 10 36 38 13 3 6 4 21 23 14 4 4 6 15 15 -2 31
16 Dunkerque 27 7 7 13 21 32 14 4 5 5 14 13 13 3 2 8 7 19 -11 28
17 Guingamp 27 4 14 9 28 35 13 2 7 4 14 16 14 2 7 5 14 19 -7 26
18 Pau 27 6 6 15 24 38 13 4 4 5 13 14 14 2 2 10 11 24 -14 24
19 Chambly 27 5 9 13 28 45 14 4 2 8 15 22 13 1 7 5 13 23 -17 24
20 Châteauroux 27 4 6 17 24 43 14 3 2 9 16 24 13 1 4 8 8 19 -19 18

Amiens SC:
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 Troyes 27 16 7 4 40 22 14 11 3 0 24 9 13 5 4 4 16 13 18 55
2 Clermont 27 15 7 5 42 16 14 10 3 1 28 6 13 5 4 4 14 10 26 52
3 Toulouse 27 15 7 5 51 30 14 9 3 2 30 15 13 6 4 3 21 15 21 52
4 Grenoble Foot 38 27 14 7 6 36 22 13 9 4 0 25 8 14 5 3 6 11 14 14 49
5 Auxerre 27 12 8 7 47 30 14 8 3 3 31 13 13 4 5 4 16 17 17 44
6 Paris 27 12 8 7 38 30 13 7 4 2 21 15 14 5 4 5 17 15 8 44
7 Sochaux 27 9 12 6 34 24 14 5 5 4 19 16 13 4 7 2 15 8 10 39
8 Valenciennes 27 9 9 9 34 35 13 5 4 4 15 13 14 4 5 5 19 22 -1 36
9 Caen 27 8 10 9 27 33 14 5 6 3 13 14 13 3 4 6 14 19 -6 34
10 Le Havre 27 8 10 9 22 30 13 3 7 3 10 11 14 5 3 6 12 19 -8 34
11 Niort 27 8 10 9 30 39 13 5 5 3 14 12 14 3 5 6 16 27 -9 34
12 Amiens SC 27 8 9 10 21 24 13 4 6 3 7 6 14 4 3 7 14 18 -3 33
13 Rodez 27 7 12 8 26 32 14 5 5 4 14 14 13 2 7 4 12 18 -6 33
14 Ajaccio 27 8 8 11 22 33 13 5 4 4 11 12 14 3 4 7 11 21 -11 32
15 Nancy 27 7 10 10 36 38 13 3 6 4 21 23 14 4 4 6 15 15 -2 31
16 Dunkerque 27 7 7 13 21 32 14 4 5 5 14 13 13 3 2 8 7 19 -11 28
17 Guingamp 27 4 14 9 28 35 13 2 7 4 14 16 14 2 7 5 14 19 -7 26
18 Pau 27 6 6 15 24 38 13 4 4 5 13 14 14 2 2 10 11 24 -14 24
19 Chambly 27 5 9 13 28 45 14 4 2 8 15 22 13 1 7 5 13 23 -17 24
20 Châteauroux 27 4 6 17 24 43 14 3 2 9 16 24 13 1 4 8 8 19 -19 18

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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.