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AC Ajaccio vs Grenoble Foot 38, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
AC Ajaccio
1 – 2
Full Time
Grenoble Foot 38
Fri 12 Apr 2019 · 18:00 UTC Stade Francois Coty HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 41' Ryan Sanusi
Riad Nouri 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AC Ajaccio vs Grenoble Foot 38 — Ligue 2 at Stade Francois Coty.

Match Details

  • Referee Sylvain Palhies
  • Referee Paul Cravo
  • Referee Brice Parinet-Le Tellier
  • Referee Jordan Riche

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 2 6
2 FC Annecy 2 6
3 USL Dunkerque 2 4
4 FC Metz 2 4
5 Montpellier HSC 2 4
6 Red Star FC 2 4
7 Rodez Aveyron Football 2 3
8 En Avant Guingamp 2 3
9 Pau FC 2 3
10 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 2 3
11 Stade de Reims 2 2
12 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2 1
13 AS Nancy-Lorraine 2 1
14 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 2 1
15 Grenoble Foot 38 2 1
16 Clermont Foot 63 2 1
17 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2 1
18 FC Nantes 2 0

Head-to-Head

7
4
8
AC Ajaccio 19 games · Avg 2.8 goals Grenoble Foot 38
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-12 AC Ajaccio 1–2 Grenoble Foot 38 2018-11-09 Grenoble Foot 38 2–0 AC Ajaccio 2018-04-01 AC Ajaccio 2–1 Grenoble Foot 38 2017-09-23 Grenoble Foot 38 3–1 AC Ajaccio 2017-02-19 Grenoble Foot 38 3–0 AC Ajaccio

Recent Form

AC Ajaccio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr Grenoble Foot 38 H 1–2 L
05 Apr GFC Ajaccio A 0–1 L
29 Mar La Berrichonne de Chateauroux H 1–1 D
15 Mar Le Havre AC A 1–3 L
08 Mar Red Star FC H 0–0 D
01 Mar Valenciennes FC A 0–4 L
Grenoble Foot 38
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr AC Ajaccio A 2–1 W
05 Apr US Orleans Loiret H 0–4 L
29 Mar ES Troyes AC A 1–2 L
15 Mar AS Nancy-Lorraine H 1–0 W
08 Mar Clermont Foot 63 A 1–1 D
01 Mar Red Star FC H 2–0 W

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Grenoble Foot 38 this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Grenoble Foot 38
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
–/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for AC Ajaccio to score. At the same time, Grenoble Foot 38 does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' AC Ajaccio have won 241 goals from 402 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 14' Ibrehima Coulibaly is replacing Maxime Spano for the Grenoble Foot 38 side.
  • 19' It looks like no one’s ball. Grenoble Foot 38 is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 24' Manuel Cabit has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 29' A quiet spell here at Stade Francois Coty. Grenoble Foot 38 seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 34' AC Ajaccio are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Grenoble Foot 38's shape.
  • 39' AC Ajaccio is showing some good football. However, AC Ajaccio are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 41' That is a Yellow card for Grenoble Foot 38. Ryan Sanusi will be fuming at that decision.
  • 46' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Olivier Pantaloni will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 48' What composure from Riad Nouri! The France international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 52' Fresh legs for Grenoble Foot 38! Jerome Mombris comes on to replace Ibrehima Coulibaly.
  • 57' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 62' The AC Ajaccio manager makes a substitution. Clement Michelin departs to be replaced by Kevin Lejeune.
  • 64' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Arsene Elogo makes it 1-1.
  • 69' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 70' AC Ajaccio manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lucas Pellegrini is hanging Aliou Dembele on the field on 70 minute.
  • 71' What a strike from Nicolas Belvito! The score is 1-2.
  • 76' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AC Ajaccio that had 402 games and scored 241 goals.
  • 78' Riad Nouri is having his name booked by the referee on 78.
  • 83' A tactical swap from Grenoble Foot 38 — Malek Chergui on, Nicolas Belvito off on 83 minutes.
  • 87' Mathieu Coutadeur makes way for Felix Tomi at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from AC Ajaccio.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

AC Ajaccio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Pantaloni

Grenoble Foot 38 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Hinschberger

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Arsene Elogo 2
Riad Nouri 2
Tim Jabol-Folcarelli 2
Mounaim El Idrissy 2
Theo Valls 2
Gaetan Courtet 2
Cyrille Bayala 2
Moussa Djitte 2

Head to Head

2019-04-12 AC Ajaccio 1–2 Grenoble Foot 38 2018-11-09 Grenoble Foot 38 2–0 AC Ajaccio 2018-04-01 AC Ajaccio 2–1 Grenoble Foot 38 2017-09-23 Grenoble Foot 38 3–1 AC Ajaccio 2017-02-19 Grenoble Foot 38 3–0 AC Ajaccio

AC Ajaccio Form

2019-04-12 AC Ajaccio 1–2 Grenoble Foot 38 L 2019-04-05 GFC Ajaccio 1–0 AC Ajaccio L 2019-03-29 AC Ajaccio 1–1 La Berrichonne de Chateauroux D 2019-03-15 Le Havre AC 3–1 AC Ajaccio L 2019-03-08 AC Ajaccio 0–0 Red Star FC D 2019-03-01 Valenciennes FC 4–0 AC Ajaccio L

Grenoble Foot 38 Form

2019-04-12 AC Ajaccio 1–2 Grenoble Foot 38 W 2019-04-05 Grenoble Foot 38 0–4 US Orleans Loiret L 2019-03-29 ES Troyes AC 2–1 Grenoble Foot 38 L 2019-03-15 Grenoble Foot 38 1–0 AS Nancy-Lorraine W 2019-03-08 Clermont Foot 63 1–1 Grenoble Foot 38 D 2019-03-01 Grenoble Foot 38 2–0 Red Star FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.14 AC Ajaccio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39 Grenoble Foot 38 xG
I would bet for: AC Ajaccio or Grenoble Foot 38 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AC Ajaccio30% Draw29% Grenoble Foot 3841%
Actual: Grenoble Foot 38 win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.53
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

AC Ajaccio or Draw
58%
Draw or Grenoble Foot 38
70%
AC Ajaccio or Grenoble Foot 38
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AC Ajaccio22% Draw48% Grenoble Foot 3830%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
10%
0 – 1
10%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
8%
0 – 2
7.5%
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 0
5%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 3
3.9%
0 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — AC Ajaccio

Handicap AC Ajaccio covers Push Grenoble Foot 38 covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 17% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 21% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

AC Ajaccio keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Grenoble Foot 38 keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.