Betting preview: Caen vs Ajaccio should be interesting

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 29.August
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Michel d'Ornano (21215 seats)

It's game two of the Ligue 2 season and everything to play for. Read our full preview of Caen-Ajaccio!

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

Ajaccio 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.

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Caen form and stats

Caen travelled for their previous game, a trip to Clermont that ended 0-0. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Châteauroux (1-2).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Caen have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won three, drawn two and lost one.

Last season, Caen's league statistics were 8 wins, 10 draws and 10 losses, resulting in a 13th position in the Ligue 1. Over these 28 matches they scored 33 goals and conceded 34. Playing at home last season Caen managed 4-5-5 (win-draw-lost) with 14 goals and 17 conceded.

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Ajaccio form and stats

Ajaccio's previous game was their home loss versus Châteauroux (0-1). That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Lorient.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Ajaccio in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Ajaccio, two draws and five defeats.

Let's have a look at how Ajaccio performed last season in the Ligue 2: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 15 victories, 7 draws and 6 defeats. In total they scored 38 and conceded 22 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 9 - drew 3 and lost 2 with 21/10 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last nine meetings): Caen won four games, three matches ended with a draw and Ajaccio has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / six

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Total First Half Second Half
Caen Ajaccio
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
7 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 2
6 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 2
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
5 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 6
1 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 1
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Caen Last season Ajaccio
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
28 14   Played P   14 28
8 4   Won W   9 15
10 5   Drew D   3 7
10 5   Lost L   2 6
33 14   Scored S   21 38
34 17   Conceded C   10 22
86% 79%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   86% 86%
68% 57%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   57% 57%
43% 36%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   36% 36%
14% 14%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   21% 21%
14% 14%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   14% 11%
57% 36%   BTTS BTTS   36% 39%
25% 36%   Clean Sheets C S   64% 57%
32% 50%   Failed to Score F T   14% 18%
 
4.9 5.8   Corners for (avg) C F   4.2 4.4
4.2 3.4   Corners against (avg) C A   5.1 4.8
2.1 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 1.9
4 1   Red cards R C   0 1
 
245 138   Total Shots T S   131 275
94 43   Shots on Target S O   56 108
35% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 35%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
2 Valenciennes 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Sochaux 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Amiens SC 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Châteauroux 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Dunkerque 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Niort 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
8 Rodez 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 Caen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
10 Clermont 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Ajaccio 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Grenoble Foot 38 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
15 Guingamp 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Nancy 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
17 Toulouse 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Auxerre 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
19 Chambly 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
20 Pau 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 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 Paris 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
2 Valenciennes 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Sochaux 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Amiens SC 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Châteauroux 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Dunkerque 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Niort 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
8 Rodez 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 Caen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
10 Clermont 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Ajaccio 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Grenoble Foot 38 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
15 Guingamp 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Nancy 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
17 Toulouse 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Auxerre 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
19 Chambly 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
20 Pau 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0

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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.