Ligue 2 match preview: Gazélec Ajaccio versus Metz

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Date: Fri 19.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Ange Casanova (8000 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Gazélec Ajaccio have their presumed home advantage while Metz are ahead 31 points in the Ligue 2 table.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

It's quite the trip for Metz when visiting Gazélec Ajaccio as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.

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Gazélec Ajaccio form and stats

When playing at home, Gazélec Ajaccio have managed 5 wins, 4 draws and suffered 7 defeats from 16 games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stade Ange Casanova.

The fans are hoping that Gazélec Ajaccio will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Ligue 2 game against Troyes. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Ajaccio in a game that was won 1-0.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Gazélec Ajaccio as they are travelling to their away game against Niort in the Ligue 2. That match is four days after this one.

Gazélec Ajaccio have scored 12 goals here in 16 matches, not a lot. 20 goals have been conceded.

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Metz form and stats

The away team, who have the most points (33) away in Ligue 2, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 9 wins, 6 draws and only 1 loss. Metz are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played 15 in a row without losing.

Metz are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Ligue 2 against Châteauroux. Before that, Metz travelled to Auxerre and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

A quick return to home after this game, as Metz are hosting Grenoble Foot 38 in the Ligue 2 only four days away.

Metz are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 22 away goals from 16 games. Metz are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 16 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Metz - Gazélec Ajaccio 1-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last one meeting): Gazélec Ajaccio won 0 games, 0 matches ended with a draw and Metz has 1 win.

Top Goalscorers

H. Diallo
22 goals / 5 assists
R. Armand
11 goals / 1 assists
I. Niane
8 goals / 1 assists

Gazélec Ajaccio missing players

Metz missing players

Gazélec Ajaccio Metz
Total Home Statistic Away Total
32 16 Played 16 32
26 12 Scored 22 51
44 20 Conceded 10 20
91% 94% Over 0.5 75% 88%
62% 62% Over 1.5 56% 66%
34% 31% Over 2.5 44% 44%
22% 12% Over 3.5 19% 16%
9% 0% Over 4.5 6% 6%
44% 38% Both teams to score 44% 44%
25% 25% Clean Sheet 56% 50%
41% 44% Failed To Score 25% 19%
 
0 0 Corners For (avg) 0 0
0 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0
0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0
0 0 Red Cards (avg) 0 0

  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 32 20 8 4 51 20 16 11 2 3 29 10 16 9 6 1 22 10 31 68
2 Brest 32 17 11 4 54 32 16 10 4 2 30 15 16 7 7 2 24 17 22 62
3 Troyes 32 16 7 9 39 25 16 10 0 6 21 14 16 6 7 3 18 11 14 55
4 Paris 31 14 11 6 29 17 15 8 6 1 18 4 16 6 5 5 11 13 12 53
5 Lorient 31 15 8 8 41 30 16 8 6 2 23 14 15 7 2 6 18 16 11 53
6 Lens 32 14 9 9 39 23 16 9 5 2 24 6 16 5 4 7 15 17 16 51
7 Orléans 32 15 6 11 48 42 17 7 4 6 21 20 15 8 2 5 27 22 6 51
8 Le Havre 32 11 14 7 38 32 16 7 7 2 26 20 16 4 7 5 12 12 6 47
9 Grenoble Foot 38 32 12 9 11 37 38 16 7 4 5 15 14 16 5 5 6 22 24 -1 45
10 Clermont 32 11 11 10 38 28 16 5 7 4 19 14 16 6 4 6 19 14 10 44
11 Niort 32 9 12 11 27 32 16 5 7 4 15 14 16 4 5 7 12 18 -5 39
12 Valenciennes 32 10 8 14 44 49 16 6 4 6 24 24 16 4 4 8 20 25 -5 38
13 Gazélec Ajaccio 32 9 10 13 26 44 16 5 4 7 12 20 16 4 6 6 14 24 -18 37
14 Auxerre 32 9 8 15 29 30 15 5 5 5 14 11 17 4 3 10 15 19 -1 35
15 Ajaccio 32 8 11 13 28 40 16 5 7 4 17 15 16 3 4 9 11 25 -12 35
16 Châteauroux 32 7 13 12 28 37 16 3 7 6 15 19 16 4 6 6 13 18 -9 34
17 Sochaux 32 9 6 17 21 39 16 6 2 8 12 20 16 3 4 9 9 19 -18 33
18 Nancy 32 9 5 18 31 44 16 4 2 10 13 22 16 5 3 8 18 22 -13 32
19 Béziers 32 6 9 17 20 40 16 1 8 7 8 18 16 5 1 10 12 22 -20 27
20 Red Star 32 6 8 18 24 50 16 5 1 10 13 29 16 1 7 8 11 21 -26 26

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