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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Mon 04.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Marcel-Picot (20087 seats)

The guesting Ajaccio side are thought to be odds-on at Nancy, as the away side enjoy a 32 point supremacy from their 30 league games this season.

Insights:
  • Nancy have the most conceded goals (52) in Ligue 2
  • Ajaccio have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Ligue 2

It's quite the trip for Ajaccio when visiting Nancy as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.

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Nancy form and stats

The story so far in the Ligue 2 for Nancy at their home stadium (Stade Marcel-Picot) is 4 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats.

No payout for Nancy in their previous match, an away game at Guingamp that ended in defeat 1-3. The striker Bobichon won the honour of being "man of the match" for Nancy with a rating of 8.25/10. Bobichon served one assist, hit five key passes and had 41 successful passes (of 50 total).

Before that, Nancy had a home game versus Paris which ended with a victory 3-0.

Nancy aren't scoring a lot here at Stade Marcel-Picot in the league, with only 13 goals from 14 games. On the other hand, Nancy have conceded 20 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Ajaccio form and stats

Playing away, Ajaccio have won 7 games, drawn 4 and suffered 4 defeats in the Ligue 2 this season.

228 minutes! That's how long the Ajaccio goalkeeper Benjamin Leroy and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Ajaccio go into this game after a win, the home game against Nimes that ended 1-0. Midfield player Laci was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.12/10. Laci scored one goal, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times and had 55 successful passes (of 64 total).

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Quevilly Rouen that ended 0-0.

The visitors have scored 12 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 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

The last head to head match ended Ajaccio - Nancy 2-0, earlier this season. Statistics for the prior ten meetings involving these two sides are: three wins for Nancy, three draws and four wins for Ajaccio. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.

Top Goalscorers

NancyM. Biron
M. Biron
7 goals
AjaccioR. Nouri
R. Nouri
7 goals
NancyM. Thiam
M. Thiam
5 goals

Nancy missing players

Ajaccio missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Nancy Ajaccio
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
30 14 5 Played P 4 15 30
5 4 1 Won W 2 7 16
8 4 2 Drew D 1 4 7
17 6 2 Lost L 1 4 7
25 13 5 Scored S 3 12 26
52 20 9 Conceded C 2 10 15
93% 93% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 87% 83%
77% 79% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 47% 37%
47% 43% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 7% 10%
23% 14% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 7%
10% 7% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
53% 43% 40% BTTS BTTS 0% 13% 13%
13% 21% 40% Clean Sheets C S 75% 60% 63%
40% 43% 40% Failed to Score F T 50% 40% 40%
 
4.8 6 5.4 Corners for (avg) C F 2.2 3.8 4.5
4.9 4.5 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 2.2 4.7 3.7
1.8 1.6 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.2 2.1
10 4 1 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
9.8 12 11.4 Shots (avg) S ( 5.2 5.8 8.1
3.8 4.8 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.2 2.1 3.1
22% 19% 19% Goal Efficiency G E 60% 38% 28%
 
10.3 9.2 10.8 Shots against (avg) S A 7.8 7.3 5.6
4.7 4.4 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 3.8 2.7
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Ajaccio have the fewest conceded goals (10) away in Ligue 2
  • Ajaccio have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Ligue 2
  • Ajaccio have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Ligue 2
  • Ajaccio have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in Ligue 2
  • Ajaccio have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Ligue 2
  • Ajaccio have the most clean sheets (19) in Ligue 2
  • Ajaccio have the most clean sheets (9) away in Ligue 2
  • Nancy have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Nancy have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Ligue 2
  • Nancy have the most conceded goals (52) in Ligue 2
  • Nancy have the most conceded goals in the first half (30) in Ligue 2
  • Nancy have the the worst goal difference (-27) in Ligue 2
  • Nancy 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 Toulouse 30 18 9 3 69 26 15 10 4 1 44 12 15 8 5 2 25 14 43 63
2 Paris 30 16 8 6 43 27 15 9 5 1 24 10 15 7 3 5 19 17 16 56
3 Ajaccio 30 16 7 7 26 15 15 9 3 3 14 5 15 7 4 4 12 10 11 55
4 Auxerre 30 15 9 6 47 33 15 7 4 4 27 17 15 8 5 2 20 16 14 54
5 Sochaux 30 14 9 7 35 28 15 8 4 3 16 10 15 6 5 4 19 18 7 51
6 Le Havre 30 10 11 9 29 31 16 5 5 6 14 16 14 5 6 3 15 15 -2 41
7 Caen 30 10 9 11 42 34 15 7 1 7 24 15 15 3 8 4 18 19 8 39
8 Niort 30 11 6 13 31 31 15 7 3 5 18 11 15 4 3 8 13 20 0 39
9 Pau 30 11 6 13 30 33 15 9 1 5 20 12 15 2 5 8 10 21 -3 39
10 Nimes 30 11 6 13 35 39 15 5 4 6 18 19 15 6 2 7 17 20 -4 39
11 Guingamp 30 9 12 9 33 37 15 6 6 3 22 18 15 3 6 6 11 19 -4 39
12 Dijon 30 11 5 14 34 37 15 7 2 6 19 17 15 4 3 8 15 20 -3 38
13 Amiens SC 30 8 13 9 37 33 16 7 5 4 25 12 14 1 8 5 12 21 4 37
14 Bastia 30 8 13 9 30 28 15 4 11 0 15 7 15 4 2 9 15 21 2 37
15 Valenciennes 30 8 12 10 30 38 15 4 4 7 18 25 15 4 8 3 12 13 -8 36
16 Grenoble Foot 38 30 9 6 15 23 37 15 6 3 6 16 17 15 3 3 9 7 20 -14 33
17 Rodez 30 7 11 12 24 34 14 3 7 4 11 13 16 4 4 8 13 21 -10 32
18 Quevilly Rouen 30 7 10 13 24 40 14 3 7 4 12 16 16 4 3 9 12 24 -16 31
19 Dunkerque 30 8 6 16 23 37 16 5 5 6 13 15 14 3 1 10 10 22 -14 30
20 Nancy 30 5 8 17 25 52 14 4 4 6 13 20 16 1 4 11 12 32 -27 23

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 30 18 9 3 69 26 15 10 4 1 44 12 15 8 5 2 25 14 43 63
2 Paris 30 16 8 6 43 27 15 9 5 1 24 10 15 7 3 5 19 17 16 56
3 Ajaccio 30 16 7 7 26 15 15 9 3 3 14 5 15 7 4 4 12 10 11 55
4 Auxerre 30 15 9 6 47 33 15 7 4 4 27 17 15 8 5 2 20 16 14 54
5 Sochaux 30 14 9 7 35 28 15 8 4 3 16 10 15 6 5 4 19 18 7 51
6 Le Havre 30 10 11 9 29 31 16 5 5 6 14 16 14 5 6 3 15 15 -2 41
7 Caen 30 10 9 11 42 34 15 7 1 7 24 15 15 3 8 4 18 19 8 39
8 Niort 30 11 6 13 31 31 15 7 3 5 18 11 15 4 3 8 13 20 0 39
9 Pau 30 11 6 13 30 33 15 9 1 5 20 12 15 2 5 8 10 21 -3 39
10 Nimes 30 11 6 13 35 39 15 5 4 6 18 19 15 6 2 7 17 20 -4 39
11 Guingamp 30 9 12 9 33 37 15 6 6 3 22 18 15 3 6 6 11 19 -4 39
12 Dijon 30 11 5 14 34 37 15 7 2 6 19 17 15 4 3 8 15 20 -3 38
13 Amiens SC 30 8 13 9 37 33 16 7 5 4 25 12 14 1 8 5 12 21 4 37
14 Bastia 30 8 13 9 30 28 15 4 11 0 15 7 15 4 2 9 15 21 2 37
15 Valenciennes 30 8 12 10 30 38 15 4 4 7 18 25 15 4 8 3 12 13 -8 36
16 Grenoble Foot 38 30 9 6 15 23 37 15 6 3 6 16 17 15 3 3 9 7 20 -14 33
17 Rodez 30 7 11 12 24 34 14 3 7 4 11 13 16 4 4 8 13 21 -10 32
18 Quevilly Rouen 30 7 10 13 24 40 14 3 7 4 12 16 16 4 3 9 12 24 -16 31
19 Dunkerque 30 8 6 16 23 37 16 5 5 6 13 15 14 3 1 10 10 22 -14 30
20 Nancy 30 5 8 17 25 52 14 4 4 6 13 20 16 1 4 11 12 32 -27 23

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