The league table in National tells a story about these teams so far, with Boulogne leading Gazélec Ajaccio by 24 points. Match preview to follow:
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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Boulogne form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stade de la Libération as Boulogne have scored 14 goals to get 23 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the National are 7-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Boulogne, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
A nice win for Boulogne last time playing, versus Le Puy F.43 Auvergne. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with R. Kolo scoring for the victors. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Bastia-Borgo.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Boulogne matches with similar probabilities have ended with two wins, two draws and zero defeats (from four games).
The Boulogne fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 11 matches. Boulogne have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Gazélec Ajaccio form and stats
There's been little loot from Gazélec Ajaccio's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 11 away games in the National. Gazélec Ajaccio only have 1 win to counter their 8 defeats and 2 draws. It's all red in the travel logs of Gazélec Ajaccio, having lost seven matches in a row as the visiting team.
Gazélec Ajaccio have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 216 minutes ago. A. Nguiamba was the goal scorer.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a National home defeat versus Dunkerque with 0-2 on the scoreboard. A 0-1 defeat away at Le Puy F.43 Auvergne before that.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Gazélec Ajaccio playing away, we found five games. Results were zero away wins, two draws and three home wins.
Gazélec Ajaccio are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 5 goals from 11 away games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Gazélec Ajaccio have conceded 21 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Gazélec Ajaccio - Boulogne 0-0 earlier this season. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's four Boulogne victories, one draw and zero Gazélec Ajaccio wins. Over/under statistics; zero of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 S. Id Azza 6 goals |   D. Pollet 6 goals | A. Scaramozzino 4 goals |
Boulogne missing players
Gazélec Ajaccio missing players
| Boulogne | Gazélec Ajaccio | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 11 | 23 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 25 | 14 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 11 | 21 | 30 |
| 91% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 57% | 55% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 82% | 65% |
| 26% | 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 36% | 22% |
| 4% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 18% | 13% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 30% | 45% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 27% | 26% |
| 43% | 45% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 9% | 30% |
| 35% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 80% | 64% | 61% |
| 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.8 | 2.5 |
| 2.2 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2 | 1.6 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 208 | 101 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 18 | 72 | 153 |
| 104 | 57 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 25 | 60 |
| 22% | 25% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 20% | 20% |
- Boulogne has the fewest conceded goals (16)
- Boulogne has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6)
- Boulogne have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Boulogne have scored more than double the goals of Gazélec Ajaccio.
- Gazélec Ajaccio has the fewest scored goals (12)
- Gazélec Ajaccio has the fewest scored goals (5) away
- Gazélec Ajaccio has the fewest scored goals in the first half (6)
- Gazélec Ajaccio has the fewest scored goals in the second half (6)
- Gazélec Ajaccio has the the worst goal difference (-16) away
- Gazélec Ajaccio have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Gazélec Ajaccio have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gazélec Ajaccio haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dunkerque | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 46 |
| 2 | Pau | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 40 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 45 |
| 3 | Red Star | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 41 |
| 4 | Villefranche | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 40 |
| 5 | Boulogne | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 40 |
| 6 | Avranches | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 39 |
| 7 | Lyon Duchère | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 37 |
| 8 | Bourg-en-Bresse | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 36 |
| 9 | Laval | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 32 |
| 10 | Créteil | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 31 |
| 11 | Concarneau | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 25 |
| 12 | Cholet | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | -9 | 25 |
| 13 | Quevilly Rouen | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -7 | 24 |
| 14 | Bastia-Borgo | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 24 |
| 15 | Le Puy F.43 Auvergne | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -10 | 20 |
| 16 | Béziers | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25 | -18 | 20 |
| 17 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 21 | -18 | 16 |
| 18 | Toulon | 23 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -13 | 13 |