Another adrenaline-fuelled game in Ligue 2 as Grenoble Foot 38 receive Ajaccio

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 04.Nov
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade des Alpes (20068 seats)

Ligue 2: Grenoble Foot 38 are ready for the visit of Ajaccio in what is nearly guaranteed to be an intriguing football game. Tipsway gives you all the news, stats and facts!

Insights:
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Ajaccio have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

This could be an intriguing game with lots of spark and excitement as both squads are well renewed since they last saw competitive action. Get this show on the road!

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Grenoble Foot 38 form and stats

Grenoble Foot 38 are steadily winning Ligue 2 games and points here at Stade des Alpes. 3 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 6 games.

Grenoble Foot 38 faced defeat in their previous match, away at Pau (2-3). This club accomplished a eleven league rounds long run without a loss before that game! The defeat against Pau was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored one minutes into stoppage time (by Boli). Ba, a forward, was the champion performer for the side in that game, collecting a rating of 8.4 (out of 10). Ba scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

In the match before that, Grenoble Foot 38 hosted Valenciennes and drew the game 3-3.

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 Grenoble have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 11 matches with the results: Won 8, drawn 3 and lost 0.

The Grenoble Foot 38 fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 6 league matches. Grenoble Foot 38 have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Ajaccio form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Ajaccio so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-3 (win-draw-lose).

It might be tough going out on the road again for Ajaccio, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Concarneau (placed 13th). That loss was their first after five consecutive league matches winning points. Midfield player Jabol-Folcarelli was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.85/10. Jabol-Folcarelli hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times and had 40 successful passes (of 50 total).

Before that, Ajaccio secured a home win against Pau with the score 2-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Ajaccio playing away and similar expectations, we found 8 relevant matches. Results were 3 Ajaccio wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat.

Goals are few and far between in Ajaccio's away league games. Only {2 goals} from 6 travels. As opposed to that, Ajaccio have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Grenoble Foot 38 wins - draws - Ajaccio wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

GrenobleP. Ba
P. Ba
5 goals
AjaccioY. Bammou
Y. Bammou
3 goals
Grenoble Foot 38J. Benet
J. Benet
2 goals

Grenoble Foot 38 missing players

Ajaccio missing players

Grenoble Foot 38 Ajaccio
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
12 6 0 Played P 1 6 12
5 3 0 Won W 0 1 4
6 3 0 Drew D 1 2 5
1 0 0 Lost L 0 3 3
16 9 0 Scored S 0 2 11
10 4 0 Conceded C 0 8 12
67% 67% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 67% 75%
58% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 67%
42% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 42%
25% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 8%
17% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
42% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 17% 33%
58% 67% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 50% 50%
33% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 67% 42%
 
4.6 5.8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.8 3.5
4.3 4.2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.2 4.1
1.5 1.2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
12.3 14.3 0 Shots (avg) S ( 5 8.3 10.3
5.2 6.2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3 3.2
26% 24% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 11% 28%
 
10.8 9.2 0 Shots against (avg) S A 8 7.3 7.8
3.9 3.5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 2.5 2.5
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Ajaccio have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Ajaccio have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Ajaccio have scored away.
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Laval 12 8 2 2 13 6 6 5 0 1 7 3 6 3 2 1 6 3 7 26
2 Angers SCO 11 7 2 2 17 8 6 4 2 0 10 2 5 3 0 2 7 6 9 23
3 Auxerre 12 6 4 2 24 12 6 2 2 2 9 5 6 4 2 0 15 7 12 22
4 Grenoble Foot 38 12 5 6 1 16 10 6 3 3 0 9 4 6 2 3 1 7 6 6 21
5 Saint-Etienne 11 6 3 2 11 6 5 2 2 1 4 2 6 4 1 1 7 4 5 21
6 Rodez 12 5 4 3 22 18 6 4 1 1 14 8 6 1 3 2 8 10 4 19
7 Pau 12 5 3 4 19 20 6 4 1 1 11 7 6 1 2 3 8 13 -1 18
8 Guingamp 12 4 5 3 18 12 6 2 3 1 11 5 6 2 2 2 7 7 6 17
9 Ajaccio 12 4 5 3 11 12 6 3 3 0 9 4 6 1 2 3 2 8 -1 17
10 Amiens SC 12 4 4 4 10 13 7 3 3 1 8 6 5 1 1 3 2 7 -3 16
11 Caen 12 4 3 5 19 16 6 2 1 3 8 6 6 2 2 2 11 10 3 15
12 Annecy 12 3 6 3 15 16 6 1 4 1 8 8 6 2 2 2 7 8 -1 15
13 Concarneau 12 4 3 5 11 16 6 2 2 2 7 8 6 2 1 3 4 8 -5 15
14 Bastia 12 3 4 5 11 17 6 3 1 2 9 10 6 0 3 3 2 7 -6 13
15 Bordeaux 12 3 4 5 10 16 6 2 2 2 8 8 6 1 2 3 2 8 -6 12
16 Paris 12 3 2 7 14 18 6 2 1 3 8 7 6 1 1 4 6 11 -4 11
17 Troyes 12 1 7 4 14 16 5 1 2 2 6 6 7 0 5 2 8 10 -2 10
18 Valenciennes 12 1 6 5 9 17 6 0 3 3 5 10 6 1 3 2 4 7 -8 9
19 Dunkerque 12 2 3 7 11 20 6 0 2 4 4 9 6 2 1 3 7 11 -9 9
20 Quevilly Rouen 12 1 4 7 12 18 6 0 2 4 5 9 6 1 2 3 7 9 -6 7

Read more about Ligue 2

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.