It's advantage Troyes so far with their 1st position in the Ligue 2 table, welcoming Ajaccio who are placed 13th.
- Troyes has the most points (33) at home in Ligue 2
- Troyes have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Ajaccio have scored away.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
It's quite the trip for Ajaccio when visiting Troyes as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
Troyes form and stats
10-3-0 is the performance here at Stade de l'Aube so far in the Ligue 2, giving Troyes a total of 33 from their 13 games here. Outstanding results!
Troyes drew their last game, 2-2 away at Valenciennes (placed 8th). Ahead of that match, Troyes won a home game hosting Rodez (2-1).
The hometeam coach L. Batlles made a successful contribution in the game against Valenciennes, bringing on Alimami Gory who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw.
The manager L. Batlles will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Chambly in only two days.
A decent goal production from Troyes in their home games so far, with 23 goals from 13 league matches. Troyes have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ajaccio form and stats
Ajaccio have only collected 13 points from their away games in the Ligue 2, after 3-4-6 (13 played).
Ajaccio aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 314 league minutes without a goal. M. Barreto was the last player to find the net.
Ajaccio might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Clermont proved too strong as Ajaccio slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Stade François Coty. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Toulouse wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.
It's a bit worrying for Ajaccio that their goalkeeper Benjamin Leroy made six saves in the Clermont game last time out, but still couldn't prevent the loss.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Rodez in just two days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Ajaccio as they have only managed to score 11 times from 13 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Ajaccio have conceded 20 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Ajaccio - Troyes 0-4, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - one - four (Troyes wins - draws - Ajaccio wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Touzghar 10 goals |   B. Moussiti-Oko 5 goals |  A. Gory 4 goals |
Troyes missing players
Ajaccio missing players
| Troyes | Ajaccio | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 26 |
| 15 | 10 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 39 | 23 | 8 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 22 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 11 | 20 | 32 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 73% | 85% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 77% | 62% |
| 50% | 46% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 31% | 27% |
| 19% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 23% | 19% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 8% | 8% |
| 54% | 62% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| 42% | 38% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 31% | 35% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 38% | 42% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11.4 | 11.8 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 6.8 | 7.7 |
| 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| 33% | 37% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 29% | 27% |
- Ajaccio have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Troyes has the most points (33) at home in Ligue 2
- Troyes have not yet lost a game at home.
- Troyes have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Troyes have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Ajaccio have scored away.
- Troyes have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Troyes 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 | Troyes | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 52 |
| 2 | Clermont | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 49 |
| 3 | Toulouse | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 48 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 49 |
| 4 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 48 |
| 5 | Auxerre | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 44 |
| 6 | Paris | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 41 |
| 7 | Sochaux | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 38 |
| 8 | Valenciennes | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 36 |
| 9 | Le Havre | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -6 | 34 |
| 10 | Amiens SC | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 33 |
| 11 | Caen | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 33 |
| 12 | Niort | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 26 | -9 | 33 |
| 13 | Ajaccio | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -10 | 32 |
| 14 | Rodez | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 25 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 30 |
| 15 | Nancy | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -5 | 28 |
| 16 | Dunkerque | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 19 | -11 | 27 |
| 17 | Guingamp | 25 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -7 | 24 |
| 18 | Chambly | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 22 | -17 | 23 |
| 19 | Pau | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 24 | -16 | 21 |
| 20 | Châteauroux | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -16 | 18 |