Ligue 2 match preview: Béziers versus Gazélec Ajaccio

Competition: France Ligue 2
Date: Fri 29.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de Sauclières

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Ligue 2, Béziers holding 19th place and Gazélec Ajaccio lying 15th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Béziers form and stats

With 1 win, 7 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Béziers, who have the fewest scored goals (7) at home in Ligue 2, are certainly not brimming with confidence.

Béziers's previous game was a Ligue 2 match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Auxerre (placed 14th). The home side are looking to build on that result. In the match before that, Béziers hosted Le Havre and drew the game 1-1.

Béziers has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches: 7 goals from 14 games. Béziers's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times.

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Gazélec Ajaccio form and stats

4-5-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Gazélec Ajaccio in their matches away.

Gazélec Ajaccio are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Ligue 2 against Lens (placed 5th). Before that, Gazélec Ajaccio travelled to Orléans and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.

Gazélec Ajaccio find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 14 goals from 14 away fixtures. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Gazélec Ajaccio have conceded 23 goals on the road.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Gazélec Ajaccio - Béziers 0-1 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: 2 - 0 - 1 (Béziers wins - draws - Gazélec Ajaccio wins).

Top Goalscorers

R. Armand
10 goals / 1 assists
J. Roye
4 goals / 3 assists
A. Nouri
3 goals / 3 assists

Béziers missing players

Gazélec Ajaccio missing players

Béziers Gazélec Ajaccio
Total Home Statistic Away Total
29 14 Played 15 29
86% 79% Over 0.5 93% 93%
55% 50% Over 1.5 67% 69%
28% 21% Over 2.5 33% 38%
7% 7% Over 3.5 13% 24%
3% 0% Over 4.5 0% 10%
28% 43% Both teams to score 40% 48%
31% 29% Clean Sheet 20% 21%
55% 50% Failed To Score 47% 38%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Metz 29 18 7 4 47 18 14 9 2 3 25 8 15 9 5 1 22 10 29 61
2 Brest 29 15 10 4 49 30 15 10 3 2 30 15 14 5 7 2 19 15 19 55
3 Lorient 29 14 8 7 37 27 15 7 6 2 20 13 14 7 2 5 17 14 10 50
4 Paris 29 13 11 5 26 16 14 7 6 1 15 4 15 6 5 4 11 12 10 50
5 Lens 29 14 6 9 39 23 14 9 3 2 24 6 15 5 3 7 15 17 16 48
6 Troyes 29 13 7 9 35 24 14 8 0 6 18 13 15 5 7 3 17 11 11 46
7 Orléans 29 13 5 11 40 39 15 6 3 6 17 17 14 7 2 5 23 22 1 44
8 Clermont 29 11 10 8 35 23 15 5 7 3 17 11 14 6 3 5 18 12 12 43
9 Le Havre 29 10 12 7 35 31 15 7 6 2 26 20 14 3 6 5 9 11 4 42
10 Grenoble Foot 38 29 11 9 9 34 31 15 7 4 4 15 10 14 4 5 5 19 21 3 42
11 Niort 29 9 10 10 27 31 14 5 6 3 15 13 15 4 4 7 12 18 -4 37
12 Valenciennes 29 9 7 13 42 48 15 6 4 5 24 23 14 3 3 8 18 25 -6 34
13 Ajaccio 29 8 10 11 26 36 14 5 6 3 15 12 15 3 4 8 11 24 -10 34
14 Auxerre 29 9 6 14 29 27 14 5 4 5 14 11 15 4 2 9 15 16 2 33
15 Gazélec Ajaccio 29 8 9 12 25 43 15 4 4 7 11 20 14 4 5 5 14 23 -18 33
16 Châteauroux 29 7 11 11 26 34 15 3 6 6 15 19 14 4 5 5 11 15 -8 32
17 Nancy 29 8 5 16 26 37 14 4 2 8 11 17 15 4 3 8 15 20 -11 29
18 Sochaux 29 7 6 16 18 36 14 5 2 7 10 17 15 2 4 9 8 19 -18 27
19 Béziers 29 6 8 15 18 34 14 1 7 6 7 15 15 5 1 9 11 19 -16 26
20 Red Star 29 5 7 17 19 45 15 5 1 9 13 27 14 0 6 8 6 18 -26 22

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