Pau vs Ajaccio betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 30.October
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Du Hameau Idron 1 (13970 seats)

Ajaccio can not bank on any freebies from the home team Pau in this Ligue 2 game. Here's the thorough match guide!

Insights:
  • Pau have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Ligue 2
  • Ajaccio have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Ligue 2

Pau and Ajaccio should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

Ajaccio have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Pau form and stats

4-1-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 2 numbers at home for Pau so far this season.

Pau faced defeat in their previous match, away at Le Havre (0-1). Midfield player Quentin Daubin got a match rating of 7.4 in that game, the max score being 10. Daubin dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 37 successful passes (of 45 total).

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Paris in a game that was won 1-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with Pau perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Pau as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Pau has won six of these, drawn four and lost one.

Pau are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 7 games. Pau have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Ajaccio form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 2 travels is 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.

Ajaccio have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Benjamin Leroy. It's been 208 minutes since they last conceded in Ligue 2.

Ajaccio go into this game after a win, the home game against Nancy that ended 2-0. Riad Nouri got a match rating of 9.1 in that game, top player of the team. Nouri scored two goals, hit one key pass and had 26 successful passes (of 32 total).

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Nîmes.

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 five Ajaccio wins, five draws and four defeats.

Ajaccio have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last three meetings: zero - two - one (Pau wins - draws - Ajaccio wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

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Pau Ajaccio
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
13 7 2 Played P 2 6 13
5 4 1 Won W 1 2 7
3 1 0 Drew D 1 3 4
5 2 1 Lost L 0 1 2
13 9 1 Scored S 3 7 16
12 5 1 Conceded C 1 5 7
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 85%
62% 71% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 62%
31% 29% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 17% 15%
8% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 15%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
38% 43% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 33% 23%
31% 43% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 50% 62%
38% 14% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 31%
 
4.8 3.9 2.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.7 4.2
4.5 3.7 2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 6.2 4.2
1.8 1.9 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 3 2.5
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8.8 10 11 Shots (avg) S ( 5.5 5.5 7.6
4 5 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.2 2.8
25% 26% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 54% 44%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Ajaccio have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Ajaccio have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Ajaccio have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Ligue 2
  • Pau have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Ligue 2
  • Pau have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Pau haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 13 8 4 1 30 11 6 4 1 1 16 6 7 4 3 0 14 5 19 28
2 Sochaux 13 8 3 2 14 7 7 4 2 1 6 3 6 4 1 1 8 4 7 27
3 Ajaccio 13 7 4 2 16 7 7 5 1 1 9 2 6 2 3 1 7 5 9 25
4 Le Havre 13 6 6 1 14 7 7 4 2 1 8 4 6 2 4 0 6 3 7 24
5 Auxerre 12 5 5 2 18 13 6 3 2 1 11 4 6 2 3 1 7 9 5 20
6 Paris 13 5 3 5 16 15 6 2 3 1 8 6 7 3 0 4 8 9 1 18
7 Niort 13 5 3 5 13 12 6 3 1 2 7 4 7 2 2 3 6 8 1 18
8 Pau 13 5 3 5 13 12 7 4 1 2 9 5 6 1 2 3 4 7 1 18
9 Guingamp 13 4 5 4 14 15 6 2 2 2 8 8 7 2 3 2 6 7 -1 17
10 Caen 13 4 4 5 16 15 7 2 1 4 10 9 6 2 3 1 6 6 1 16
11 Rodez 13 4 4 5 13 15 6 1 3 2 4 6 7 3 1 3 9 9 -2 16
12 Quevilly Rouen 13 4 4 5 13 16 6 1 2 3 5 9 7 3 2 2 8 7 -3 16
13 Dijon 13 5 1 7 14 19 7 3 1 3 9 10 6 2 0 4 5 9 -5 16
14 Grenoble Foot 38 13 4 3 6 13 18 7 4 1 2 11 8 6 0 2 4 2 10 -5 15
15 Valenciennes 13 4 3 6 11 20 6 1 1 4 5 13 7 3 2 2 6 7 -9 15
16 Nîmes 13 3 5 5 15 17 6 1 3 2 5 7 7 2 2 3 10 10 -2 14
17 Dunkerque 13 3 4 6 13 17 7 1 3 3 5 8 6 2 1 3 8 9 -4 13
18 Amiens SC 13 2 6 5 14 16 7 1 3 3 7 8 6 1 3 2 7 8 -2 12
19 Bastia 12 2 5 5 9 13 6 1 5 0 5 3 6 1 0 5 4 10 -4 11
20 Nancy 13 1 5 7 9 23 6 1 2 3 5 12 7 0 3 4 4 11 -14 8

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.