Match preview Ligue 2: Sochaux - Ajaccio at Stade Bonal

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Date: Fri 25.October
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Bonal (20005 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Sochaux - Ajaccio!

Sochaux 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.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Sochaux form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stade Bonal as Sochaux, who have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Ligue 2, have scored 11 goals to get 14 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Ligue 2 are 4-2-0 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stade Bonal.

The home team returns to Stade Bonal after sharing the points with Chambly (placed 15th) on their last time out; the Ligue 2 game ended 0-0. Before that, Sochaux had a home game versus Clermont which ended with a victory 4-0.

The Sochaux fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 6 league matches. Defensively Sochaux have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 6 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Ajaccio form and stats

The visitors are W3-D1-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 2.

Ajaccio's last game was the home draw against Nancy (0-0). A 0-0 draw at Lorient's stadium before that.

Ajaccio are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 5 games (in the league). 5 goals have been conceded by Ajaccio in these games.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Sochaux won 5 games, 3 matches ended with a draw and Ajaccio has 2 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 4 / 6

Top Goalscorers

SochauxA. Sané
A. Sané
7 goals / 1 assists
AjaccioG. Courtet
G. Courtet
5 goals / 1 assists

Sochaux missing players

Ajaccio missing players

Sochaux Ajaccio
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
11 6 0 Played P 1 5 11
5 4 0 Won W 0 3 5
4 2 0 Drew D 1 1 4
2 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
14 11 0 Scored S 0 7 13
5 1 0 Conceded C 0 5 9
73% 67% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 80% 73%
55% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 40% 45%
27% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 40% 36%
18% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 27%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 9%
18% 17% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 40% 36%
64% 83% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 60% 64%
45% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 20% 27%
 
3.3 3.5 0 Corners For (avg) C F 1 2.2 3.6
4.4 3.7 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 5 4.8 5.3
1.8 1.5 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 1.8 2.1
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
Key stats this season:
  • Ajaccio have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Ajaccio have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Ajaccio have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Sochaux have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Sochaux have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sochaux have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

Sochaux
13-09-19 L2 Sochaux 0 - 0 Valenciennes
20-09-19 L2 Sochaux 3 - 1 Guingamp
27-09-19 L2 Rodez 0 - 2 Sochaux
04-10-19 L2 Sochaux 4 - 0 Clermont
18-10-19 L2 Chambly 0 - 0 Sochaux
25-10-19 L2 Sochaux 20:00 Ajaccio
02-11-19 L2 Niort 15:00 Sochaux
08-11-19 L2 Sochaux 20:00 Le Havre
22-11-19 L2 Lens 01:00 Sochaux
29-11-19 L2 Sochaux 01:00 Troyes
Ajaccio
13-09-19 L2 Ajaccio 0 - 0 Orléans
20-09-19 L2 Le Mans 2 - 4 Ajaccio
27-09-19 L2 Ajaccio 2 - 0 Valenciennes
04-10-19 L2 Lorient 0 - 0 Ajaccio
18-10-19 L2 Ajaccio 0 - 0 Nancy
25-10-19 L2 Sochaux 20:00 Ajaccio
01-11-19 L2 Ajaccio 20:00 Rodez
09-11-19 L2 Guingamp 14:45 Ajaccio
22-11-19 L2 Ajaccio 01:00 Clermont
29-11-19 L2 Chambly 01:00 Ajaccio

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lorient 11 7 3 1 16 7 5 3 1 1 6 2 6 4 2 0 10 5 9 24
2 Lens 11 6 3 2 17 11 5 3 1 1 6 4 6 3 2 1 11 7 6 21
3 Sochaux 11 5 4 2 14 5 6 4 2 0 11 1 5 1 2 2 3 4 9 19
4 Troyes 11 6 1 4 15 11 6 3 0 3 9 8 5 3 1 1 6 3 4 19
5 Ajaccio 11 5 4 2 13 9 6 2 3 1 6 4 5 3 1 1 7 5 4 19
6 Le Havre 11 4 5 2 18 13 5 1 3 1 6 5 6 3 2 1 12 8 5 17
7 Auxerre 11 4 4 3 17 12 5 3 1 1 10 5 6 1 3 2 7 7 5 16
8 Guingamp 11 4 4 3 16 13 6 3 2 1 12 6 5 1 2 2 4 7 3 16
9 Nancy 11 3 7 1 13 11 6 3 3 0 9 4 5 0 4 1 4 7 2 16
10 Valenciennes 11 4 4 3 7 8 5 2 2 1 4 4 6 2 2 2 3 4 -1 16
11 Grenoble Foot 38 11 3 6 2 12 11 5 1 3 1 4 4 6 2 3 1 8 7 1 15
12 Rodez 11 4 3 4 15 15 5 3 1 1 11 7 6 1 2 3 4 8 0 15
13 Clermont 11 4 3 4 12 13 6 1 3 2 7 7 5 3 0 2 5 6 -1 15
14 Niort 11 3 5 3 11 10 6 1 3 2 6 6 5 2 2 1 5 4 1 14
15 Chambly 11 3 4 4 6 9 6 1 3 2 2 5 5 2 1 2 4 4 -3 13
16 Orléans 11 1 5 5 8 14 5 0 1 4 3 9 6 1 4 1 5 5 -6 8
17 Caen 11 1 5 5 6 13 6 0 3 3 2 8 5 1 2 2 4 5 -7 8
18 Paris 11 2 2 7 5 15 5 1 1 3 2 7 6 1 1 4 3 8 -10 8
19 Châteauroux 11 1 4 6 3 12 5 0 2 3 1 4 6 1 2 3 2 8 -9 7
20 Le Mans 11 2 0 9 11 23 6 2 0 4 8 10 5 0 0 5 3 13 -12 6