Soccer betting preview: Nancy welcomes Ajaccio in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Tue 20.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Marcel-Picot (20087 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Nancy in 10th and Ajaccio in 9th place.

Insights:
  • Nancy have the most dropped points from leading position (27) in Ligue 2
  • Ajaccio have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Nancy nor Ajaccio as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

These teams have little in common geographically as Ajaccio have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

Ajaccio are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Nancy form and stats

Nancy have collected 22 points from their Ligue 2 home games so far after 5-7-4.

The fans are hoping that Nancy will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 2-3 away loss in the Ligue 2 game against Auxerre (placed 6th). Before that, Nancy drew at home versus Sochaux.

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 Nancy have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won six, drawn four and lost five.

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

The Nancy fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 23 in 16 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Nancy have conceded 23 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Ajaccio form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Ajaccio so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 3-5-8 (win-draw-lose).

Ajaccio go into this game after a win, the home game against Niort that ended 3-0. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Le Havre.

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 14 relevant matches. Results were four Ajaccio wins, five draws and five defeats.

A new game in only four days for Ajaccio, the Ligue 2 home match versus Amiens SC. Busy days.

The attacking power of Ajaccio when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 16 league matches away. Ajaccio's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 24 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Ajaccio - Nancy 1-0 earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Nancy victories, three draws and three Ajaccio wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

NancyM. Biron
M. Biron
12 goals
AjaccioG. Courtet
G. Courtet
7 goals
NancyK. Rocha Santos
K. Rocha Santos
6 goals

Nancy missing players

Ajaccio missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Nancy Ajaccio
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 16 3 Played P 5 16 33
10 5 0 Won W 2 3 11
11 7 2 Drew D 3 5 9
12 4 1 Lost L 0 8 13
46 23 2 Scored S 5 13 31
46 23 3 Conceded C 2 24 38
94% 94% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 94% 91%
70% 69% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 75% 64%
52% 62% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 31% 30%
36% 44% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 19% 15%
21% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
64% 69% 33% BTTS BTTS 40% 44% 33%
18% 25% 33% Clean Sheets C S 60% 25% 36%
24% 12% 67% Failed to Score F T 20% 38% 39%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.7 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.5 1.8
5 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
7.1 7.6 7 Shots (avg) S ( 7 7.8 8.2
3 3 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 3.2 3.4
47% 48% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 25% 28%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Ajaccio have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Nancy have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Nancy have the most dropped points from leading position (27) in Ligue 2
  • Nancy have the most points from losing position (15) in Ligue 2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Troyes 33 19 8 6 48 31 17 13 3 1 27 14 16 6 5 5 21 17 17 65
2 Toulouse 33 18 8 7 61 34 17 12 3 2 39 16 16 6 5 5 22 18 27 62
3 Clermont 33 17 9 7 52 20 17 11 5 1 32 7 16 6 4 6 20 13 32 60
4 Grenoble Foot 38 33 16 10 7 45 29 16 10 6 0 31 12 17 6 4 7 14 17 16 58
5 Paris 33 15 11 7 46 34 16 9 5 2 25 16 17 6 6 5 21 18 12 56
6 Auxerre 33 14 12 7 58 36 17 9 5 3 35 16 16 5 7 4 23 20 22 54
7 Sochaux 33 11 15 7 41 28 17 5 7 5 21 19 16 6 8 2 20 9 13 48
8 Valenciennes 33 11 10 12 39 45 17 7 5 5 20 17 16 4 5 7 19 28 -6 43
9 Ajaccio 33 11 9 13 31 38 17 8 4 5 18 14 16 3 5 8 13 24 -7 42
10 Nancy 33 10 11 12 46 46 16 5 7 4 23 23 17 5 4 8 23 23 0 41
11 Amiens SC 31 10 10 11 26 31 16 6 7 3 12 8 15 4 3 8 14 21 -5 40
12 Le Havre 33 9 13 11 27 37 16 3 8 5 11 16 17 6 5 6 16 21 -10 40
13 Rodez 33 8 15 10 34 39 17 6 7 4 21 18 16 2 8 6 13 21 -5 39
14 Niort 33 9 11 13 32 51 16 6 5 5 16 19 17 3 6 8 16 32 -19 38
15 Pau 33 9 9 15 33 43 16 7 4 5 19 16 17 2 5 10 14 27 -10 36
16 Caen 33 8 12 13 31 43 16 5 7 4 14 17 17 3 5 9 17 26 -12 36
17 Dunkerque 32 9 8 15 27 38 16 5 6 5 17 14 16 4 2 10 10 24 -11 35
18 Guingamp 33 6 16 11 33 43 16 2 9 5 16 23 17 4 7 6 17 20 -10 34
19 Chambly 32 6 10 16 35 57 16 5 2 9 17 26 16 1 8 7 16 31 -22 28
20 Châteauroux 33 4 9 20 29 51 16 3 3 10 19 28 17 1 6 10 10 23 -22 21

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 Troyes 33 19 8 6 48 31 17 13 3 1 27 14 16 6 5 5 21 17 17 65
2 Toulouse 33 18 8 7 61 34 17 12 3 2 39 16 16 6 5 5 22 18 27 62
3 Clermont 33 17 9 7 52 20 17 11 5 1 32 7 16 6 4 6 20 13 32 60
4 Grenoble Foot 38 33 16 10 7 45 29 16 10 6 0 31 12 17 6 4 7 14 17 16 58
5 Paris 33 15 11 7 46 34 16 9 5 2 25 16 17 6 6 5 21 18 12 56
6 Auxerre 33 14 12 7 58 36 17 9 5 3 35 16 16 5 7 4 23 20 22 54
7 Sochaux 33 11 15 7 41 28 17 5 7 5 21 19 16 6 8 2 20 9 13 48
8 Valenciennes 33 11 10 12 39 45 17 7 5 5 20 17 16 4 5 7 19 28 -6 43
9 Ajaccio 33 11 9 13 31 38 17 8 4 5 18 14 16 3 5 8 13 24 -7 42
10 Nancy 33 10 11 12 46 46 16 5 7 4 23 23 17 5 4 8 23 23 0 41
11 Amiens SC 31 10 10 11 26 31 16 6 7 3 12 8 15 4 3 8 14 21 -5 40
12 Le Havre 33 9 13 11 27 37 16 3 8 5 11 16 17 6 5 6 16 21 -10 40
13 Rodez 33 8 15 10 34 39 17 6 7 4 21 18 16 2 8 6 13 21 -5 39
14 Niort 33 9 11 13 32 51 16 6 5 5 16 19 17 3 6 8 16 32 -19 38
15 Pau 33 9 9 15 33 43 16 7 4 5 19 16 17 2 5 10 14 27 -10 36
16 Caen 33 8 12 13 31 43 16 5 7 4 14 17 17 3 5 9 17 26 -12 36
17 Dunkerque 32 9 8 15 27 38 16 5 6 5 17 14 16 4 2 10 10 24 -11 35
18 Guingamp 33 6 16 11 33 43 16 2 9 5 16 23 17 4 7 6 17 20 -10 34
19 Chambly 32 6 10 16 35 57 16 5 2 9 17 26 16 1 8 7 16 31 -22 28
20 Châteauroux 33 4 9 20 29 51 16 3 3 10 19 28 17 1 6 10 10 23 -22 21

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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.