Possible nail-biting contest in Dijon - Ajaccio game

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 16.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Gaston-Gérard (16098 seats)

It's only five sleeps since Dijon met Paris and the score was 2-2. What will the score be hosting Ajaccio?

Insights:
  • Dijon have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Ajaccio have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Ligue 2

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

This could be an engrossing game with lots of spark and bustle as both participants are well refreshed since they last played a game. Let's go!

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Dijon form and stats

The complete Ligue 2 statistics playing at home this season for Dijon are 8-2-6 (wins-draws-losses). Dijon are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

Dijon travelled for their previous game, a trip to Paris that ended 2-2. The attacker Scheidler was announced as "man of the match" for Dijon with a rating of 7.65/10. Scheidler scored one goal and served one assist.

Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Grenoble Foot 38.

Dijon are traveling soon after this match as the Ligue 2 match at Auxerre awaits in three days.

Dijon has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. Dijon have conceded 17 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Ajaccio form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Ligue 2, on their Ligue 2 travels is 8 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

Ajaccio won their last game, 2-1 versus Pau played at home. Attacker Krasso got a player rating of 8.82 in the game. "Man of the match" Krasso scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 5 of 9 times.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Nancy with the score of 2-0.

A new game in only three days for Ajaccio, the Ligue 2 home match versus Dunkerque. Busy days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Ajaccio as they have only managed to score 14 times from 16 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Ajaccio as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

These competitors have met previously this season: Ajaccio - Dijon 1-0. Stats for the prior ten meetings involving these two teams are: three wins for Dijon, three draws and four wins for Ajaccio. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

DijonA. Scheidler
A. Scheidler
10 goals
AjaccioR. Nouri
R. Nouri
7 goals
DijonM. Dobre
M. Dobre
5 goals

Dijon missing players

Ajaccio missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Dijon Ajaccio
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 6 16 32
12 8 2 Won W 4 8 18
6 2 0 Drew D 1 4 7
14 6 3 Lost L 1 4 7
37 20 7 Scored S 6 14 30
39 17 9 Conceded C 2 10 16
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 84%
66% 56% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 50% 41%
44% 38% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 6% 12%
22% 25% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 6%
9% 6% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
47% 44% 60% BTTS BTTS 17% 12% 16%
34% 38% 20% Clean Sheets C S 67% 62% 62%
25% 19% 20% Failed to Score F T 17% 38% 38%
 
5.3 6.9 6.4 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 3.9 4.5
4.2 3.4 4.4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4.4 3.6
1.9 1.9 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.3 2.1
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
9.4 10.6 10.2 Shots (avg) S ( 6.3 6.2 8.5
3.7 4 3.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 2.3 3.3
31% 31% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 38% 28%
 
8.6 8.1 10 Shots against (avg) S A 7.5 7.3 5.6
3.5 3.3 5.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 3.7 2.6
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Ajaccio have the fewest conceded goals (10) away in Ligue 2
  • Ajaccio have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Ligue 2
  • Ajaccio have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Ligue 2
  • Ajaccio have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Ligue 2
  • Ajaccio have the most clean sheets (10) away in Ligue 2
  • Ajaccio have the most clean sheets (20) in Ligue 2
  • Dijon have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Dijon have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Dijon haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 32 20 9 3 75 29 16 11 4 1 46 13 16 9 5 2 29 16 46 69
2 Ajaccio 32 18 7 7 30 16 16 10 3 3 16 6 16 8 4 4 14 10 14 61
3 Auxerre 32 16 10 6 49 34 16 8 4 4 28 17 16 8 6 2 21 17 15 58
4 Paris 32 16 9 7 46 31 16 9 6 1 26 12 16 7 3 6 20 19 15 57
5 Sochaux 32 16 9 7 38 28 16 9 4 3 17 10 16 7 5 4 21 18 10 57
6 Caen 32 12 9 11 46 35 16 8 1 7 26 16 16 4 8 4 20 19 11 45
7 Le Havre 32 11 11 10 32 34 17 6 5 6 16 17 15 5 6 4 16 17 -2 44
8 Dijon 32 12 6 14 37 39 16 8 2 6 20 17 16 4 4 8 17 22 -2 42
9 Pau 32 12 6 14 33 36 16 10 1 5 22 13 16 2 5 9 11 23 -3 42
10 Guingamp 32 10 12 10 37 41 16 6 6 4 24 22 16 4 6 6 13 19 -4 42
11 Amiens SC 32 9 14 9 39 33 17 7 6 4 25 12 15 2 8 5 14 21 6 41
12 Niort 32 11 8 13 32 32 16 7 4 5 18 11 16 4 4 8 14 21 0 41
13 Nimes 32 11 7 14 35 41 16 5 4 7 18 21 16 6 3 7 17 20 -6 40
14 Bastia 32 8 15 9 31 29 16 4 12 0 16 8 16 4 3 9 15 21 2 39
15 Valenciennes 32 8 12 12 30 41 16 4 4 8 18 27 16 4 8 4 12 14 -11 36
16 Quevilly Rouen 32 8 10 14 26 42 16 4 7 5 14 18 16 4 3 9 12 24 -16 34
17 Rodez 32 7 12 13 25 37 15 3 8 4 12 14 17 4 4 9 13 23 -12 33
18 Grenoble Foot 38 32 9 6 17 23 40 16 6 3 7 16 19 16 3 3 10 7 21 -17 33
19 Dunkerque 32 8 6 18 25 41 16 5 5 6 13 15 16 3 1 12 12 26 -16 30
20 Nancy 32 5 8 19 25 55 15 4 4 7 13 22 17 1 4 12 12 33 -30 23

Dijon:
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 Toulouse 32 20 9 3 75 29 16 11 4 1 46 13 16 9 5 2 29 16 46 69
2 Ajaccio 32 18 7 7 30 16 16 10 3 3 16 6 16 8 4 4 14 10 14 61
3 Auxerre 32 16 10 6 49 34 16 8 4 4 28 17 16 8 6 2 21 17 15 58
4 Paris 32 16 9 7 46 31 16 9 6 1 26 12 16 7 3 6 20 19 15 57
5 Sochaux 32 16 9 7 38 28 16 9 4 3 17 10 16 7 5 4 21 18 10 57
6 Caen 32 12 9 11 46 35 16 8 1 7 26 16 16 4 8 4 20 19 11 45
7 Le Havre 32 11 11 10 32 34 17 6 5 6 16 17 15 5 6 4 16 17 -2 44
8 Dijon 32 12 6 14 37 39 16 8 2 6 20 17 16 4 4 8 17 22 -2 42
9 Pau 32 12 6 14 33 36 16 10 1 5 22 13 16 2 5 9 11 23 -3 42
10 Guingamp 32 10 12 10 37 41 16 6 6 4 24 22 16 4 6 6 13 19 -4 42
11 Amiens SC 32 9 14 9 39 33 17 7 6 4 25 12 15 2 8 5 14 21 6 41
12 Niort 32 11 8 13 32 32 16 7 4 5 18 11 16 4 4 8 14 21 0 41
13 Nimes 32 11 7 14 35 41 16 5 4 7 18 21 16 6 3 7 17 20 -6 40
14 Bastia 32 8 15 9 31 29 16 4 12 0 16 8 16 4 3 9 15 21 2 39
15 Valenciennes 32 8 12 12 30 41 16 4 4 8 18 27 16 4 8 4 12 14 -11 36
16 Quevilly Rouen 32 8 10 14 26 42 16 4 7 5 14 18 16 4 3 9 12 24 -16 34
17 Rodez 32 7 12 13 25 37 15 3 8 4 12 14 17 4 4 9 13 23 -12 33
18 Grenoble Foot 38 32 9 6 17 23 40 16 6 3 7 16 19 16 3 3 10 7 21 -17 33
19 Dunkerque 32 8 6 18 25 41 16 5 5 6 13 15 16 3 1 12 12 26 -16 30
20 Nancy 32 5 8 19 25 55 15 4 4 7 13 22 17 1 4 12 12 33 -30 23

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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.