Lots to play for in this game, with Sochaux at 3rd and Ajaccio placed 4th. Read our preview!
- Sochaux have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Ligue 2
- Ajaccio have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Ligue 2
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.
Both sides have had enough days rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's trust this will be an in-your-face game!
Sochaux form and stats
6 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Sochaux have to build on here at Stade Auguste-Bonal in the Ligue 2.
Sochaux enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Grenoble Foot 38's place. The match ended 3-1 with Weissbeck, Kitala and Mauricio scoring. Weissbeck (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.8/10. Weissbeck scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 6 of 8 times and had 35 successful passes (of 39 total).
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Amiens SC.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 Sochaux have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won two, drawn nine and lost four.
Sochaux are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 12 games. From these home matches, Sochaux have conceded only 9 goals.
Ajaccio form and stats
5 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Ajaccio playing as the away team in the Ligue 2 this season. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Ajaccio are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Ajaccio are looking to quickly end their 408 minutes long goal drought in the Ligue 2.
Ajaccio's previous game was their home loss versus Guingamp (0-1). Attacker Krasso got a player rating of 7.4 in the game. "Man of the match" Krasso hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
Prior to that match, the Ajaccio manager Pantaloni faced defeat when travelling to Paris and losing 0-2.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Ajaccio in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Ajaccio, five draws and four defeats.
The attacking power of Ajaccio when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 12 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Ajaccio as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Here's the final score when the sides faced each other previously this season; Ajaccio - Sochaux 1-0. Sochaux-Ajaccio H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Sochaux two wins, Ajaccio five wins, three draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The games between these teams have sometimes been rough and physical, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.Top Goalscorers
  A. Kalulu Kyatengwa 6 goals |   R. Nouri 6 goals |  G. Weissbeck 5 goals |
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| Sochaux | Ajaccio | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 28 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 20 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 13 |
| 83% | 92% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 92% | 83% |
| 54% | 58% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 58% | 42% |
| 33% | 17% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 8% | 8% |
| 21% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 8% | 8% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 46% | 42% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 17% | 12% |
| 42% | 42% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 62% |
| 29% | 25% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 42% | 42% |
| 5.3 | 5.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| 4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9.2 | 9 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.2 | 5.5 | 7.5 |
| 3.8 | 4.1 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.2 | 3 |
| 31% | 27% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 37% | 30% |
| 7.2 | 5.2 | 5.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.5 | 8 | 6.1 |
| 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.2 | 2.9 |
- Ajaccio have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Ligue 2
- Ajaccio have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Ligue 2
- Ajaccio have the most clean sheets (15) in Ligue 2
- Sochaux have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Ligue 2
- Sochaux have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Ligue 2
- Sochaux have the most points from losing position (12) 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 | Toulouse | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 52 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 31 | 48 |
| 2 | Paris | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 47 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 44 |
| 4 | Ajaccio | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 42 |
| 5 | Auxerre | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 39 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 35 |
| 7 | Niort | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 35 |
| 8 | Nîmes | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | -2 | 32 |
| 9 | Pau | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -2 | 32 |
| 10 | Guingamp | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 30 |
| 11 | Amiens SC | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 30 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 29 |
| 12 | Caen | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 29 |
| 13 | Dijon | 24 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 17 | -5 | 29 |
| 14 | Rodez | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 29 |
| 15 | Bastia | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 28 |
| 16 | Quevilly Rouen | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -11 | 28 |
| 17 | Valenciennes | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -10 | 26 |
| 18 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 17 | -12 | 25 |
| 19 | Dunkerque | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -10 | 24 |
| 20 | Nancy | 24 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 46 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 27 | -27 | 17 |
