Delightful dogfight as daring Guingamp duel with determined Ajaccio

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Mon 18.Sep
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stade du Roudourou (18378 seats)

Guingamp fight Ajaccio for glory and football prosperity.

Insights:
  • Guingamp have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Guingamp have scored more than double the goals of Ajaccio.

These teams have little in common geographically as Ajaccio have to travel 1500 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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Guingamp form and stats

Only two Ligue 2 home games for Guingamp so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

Guingamp lost their last game at Amiens SC (placed 2nd) after a 1-4 scoreline. Midfield player Merghem got a match rating of 8.01 in that game, the max score being 10. Merghem hit seven key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 6 times and had 24 successful passes (of 29 total).

Ahead of that match, Guingamp won a home game hosting Pau (4-0).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Guingamp have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 12 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 3 and lost 6.

At Stade du Roudourou, Guingamp has the goal stats of 4-1 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Ajaccio form and stats

Ajaccio are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Ligue 2, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).

Ajaccio's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Dunkerque that finished 2-2. Midfield player Bayala was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.01/10. Bayala scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.

Prior to that match, the Ajaccio manager Pantaloni faced defeat when travelling to Caen and losing 0-3.

We have checked recent matches where Ajaccio have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 10 games were 2 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Ajaccio has managed {1 goals} and let in 3 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Guingamp have managed a streak of 9 consecutive games without defeat (5-4-0) when facing Ajaccio.

Top Goalscorers

GuingampA. El Ouazzani
A. El Ouazzani
2 goals
GuingampA. Sagna
A. Sagna
2 goals
GuingampM. Sivis
M. Sivis
1 goals

Guingamp missing players

Ajaccio missing players

Guingamp Ajaccio
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
5 2 1 Played P 0 2 5
2 1 1 Won W 0 1 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 3
2 1 0 Lost L 0 1 1
9 4 4 Scored S 0 1 4
6 1 0 Conceded C 0 3 6
80% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 80%
60% 50% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 60%
60% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 40%
60% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 20%
40% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
40% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 40%
40% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 40%
40% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 40%
 
5.2 6.5 6 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2 2.8
2.2 1.5 2 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5 4.6
2.6 3.5 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.5 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
14.4 19.5 23 Shots (avg) S ( 0 4 9.4
5.4 6 9 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.5 3.2
33% 33% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 20% 25%
 
10.2 10.5 12 Shots against (avg) S A 0 6.5 9.2
5.2 6 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3.5 3.6
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Ajaccio have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Ajaccio have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Guingamp have scored more than double the goals of Ajaccio.
  • Guingamp have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Guingamp have won significantly more corners at home than away.
Guingamp Last season Ajaccio
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
15 7   Won W   3 7
10 4   Drew D   2 5
13 8   Lost L   14 26
51 26   Scored S   13 23
46 24   Conceded C   44 74
89% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 92%
74% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   84% 68%
45% 53%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   68% 53%
24% 32%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   21% 21%
11% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 11%
55% 53%   BTTS BTTS   47% 34%
29% 26%   Clean Sheets C S   5% 16%
26% 32%   Failed to Score F T   47% 58%
 
3.4 3.7   Corners for (avg) C F   3.4 3.3
4.5 4   Corners against (avg) C A   5.3 4.4
1.6 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 2.3
2 0   Red cards R C   5 10
 
9.7 10.7   Shots (avg) S (   7.8 8.4
3.9 4.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.4 2.4
34% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 25%
 
9.4 8.1   Shots against (avg) S A   12.5 11.6
4 3.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.8 4.5

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

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.