AC Ajaccio vs USL Dunkerque, Ligue 2 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 2 · 2023-24

AC Ajaccio

2 – 2

Full Time

USL Dunkerque

Sat 2 Sep 2023 · 17:00 UTC Francois Coty HT 45' · FT 45'

Ben Hamed Toure 28' Y

Y 34' Hugo Gambor

Ben Hamed Toure 55' YR

Cyrille Bayala 59' Y

Overview

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AC Ajaccio vs USL Dunkerque — Ligue 2 at Francois Coty.

AC Ajaccio 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
USL Dunkerque 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Abdelatif Kherradji

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

AC Ajaccio 8 games · Avg 2.4 goals USL Dunkerque

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-02 AC Ajaccio 2–2 USL Dunkerque 2022-04-19 AC Ajaccio 2–1 USL Dunkerque 2021-11-20 USL Dunkerque 0–1 AC Ajaccio 2021-01-23 USL Dunkerque 3–1 AC Ajaccio 2020-09-30 AC Ajaccio 1–0 USL Dunkerque

Recent Form

AC Ajaccio

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Sep	USL Dunkerque	H	2–2	D
26 Aug	SM Caen	A	0–3	L
21 Aug	FC Girondins de Bordeaux	H	0–0	D
12 Aug	US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole	A	1–0	W
05 Aug	Rodez Aveyron Football	H	1–1	D
03 Jun	Olympique de Marseille	H	1–0	W

USL Dunkerque

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Sep	AC Ajaccio	A	2–2	D
26 Aug	Angers SCO	H	0–1	L
19 Aug	FC Annecy	A	0–3	L
12 Aug	En Avant Guingamp	A	1–0	W
05 Aug	ES Troyes AC	H	2–2	D
14 May	US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole	A	1–3	L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
USL Dunkerque this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

USL Dunkerque

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/4

46-60

4/4

61-75

2/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

USL Dunkerque

Egor Prutsev	2 G	1 A
Souleymane Keita	2 G
Marco Decherf	1 G	2 A
Adrien Lebeau	1 G	1 A
Victor Mayela	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Francois Coty. AC Ajaccio are looking to make home advantage count against USL Dunkerque.
5' AC Ajaccio currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' Cyrille Bayala has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 448 appearances.
11' The AC Ajaccio bench stirs into life. Stephen Quemper is withdrawn and Salomon Abergel gets his opportunity.
16' Both keepers have barely been tested. AC Ajaccio and USL Dunkerque are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
19' Armand Gnanduillet is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
24' Julien Benhaim has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
28' The referee shows AC Ajaccio player a card on 28.
33' It’s high time Olivier Pantaloni made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
34' USL Dunkerque player sees a card in front of him.
39' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
44' It looks like no one’s ball. USL Dunkerque is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
46' Michael Barreto is replacing Moussa Soumano for the AC Ajaccio side.
50' Ben Hamed Toure doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
52' Against the run of play, Remy Boissier has scored! This game has turned on its head.
55' The referee calls foul for Ben Hamed Toure. He receives a card.
59' That is a card for AC Ajaccio. Cyrille Bayala will be fuming at that decision.
60' A change in the USL Dunkerque ranks — Enzo Bardeli exits the field as Mouya Ipiele enters on 60.
65' The Burkina Faso Cyrille Bayala breaks the deadlock on 65 minutes. 2-2!
70' The whistle greets Tim Jabol-Folcarelli as he departs to be replaced by Thomas Mangani.
71' Another substitution for USL Dunkerque to replace Tidiane Keita by Julien Anziani on 71 minute.
76' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
81' A tactical swap from USL Dunkerque — Amadou Ba-Sy on, Armand Gnanduillet off on 81 minutes.
82' Cyrille Bayala makes way for Riad Nouri at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from AC Ajaccio.
87' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AC Ajaccio and USL Dunkerque are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
The points are shared — AC Ajaccio 2-2 USL Dunkerque. Honours even.

Lineups

AC Ajaccio Lineups

Starting XI

19
Valentin Jacob ↓ Everson Pereira 70'
8
Vincent Marchetti
1
Mathieu Michel
14
Cyrille Bayala ↓ Riad Nouri 82'
–
Maxime Chanot
15
Clement Vidal
22
Julien Benhaim
3
Stephen Quemper ↓ Salomon Abergel 11'
18
Moussa Soumano ↓ Michael Barreto 46'
11
Ben Hamed Toure
26
Tim Jabol-Folcarelli ↓ Thomas Mangani 70'

Bench

6
Thomas Mangani ↑ 70'
16
Francois-Joseph Sollacaro
21
Cedric Avinel
5
Riad Nouri ↑ 82'
4
Michael Barreto ↑ 46'
–
Everson Pereira ↑ 70'
–
Salomon Abergel ↑ 11'

Coach Olivier Pantaloni

USL Dunkerque Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Julien Anziani ↑ 71'
14
Moussa Guel ↑ 71'
29
Angel Orelien ↑ 82'
–
Billy Koumetio
1
Lucas Lavallee
17
Mouya Ipiele ↑ 60'
11
Amadou Ba-Sy ↑ 81'

Coach Mathieu Chabert

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Cyrille Bayala	2
Malik Tchokounte	2
Yacine Bammou	1
Jorris Romil	1
Aboubakary Kante	1
Yanis Cimignani	1
Gaetan Courtet	1
Vincent Marchetti	1

Head to Head

AC Ajaccio Form

2023-09-02 AC Ajaccio 2–2 USL Dunkerque D 2023-08-26 SM Caen 3–0 AC Ajaccio L 2023-08-21 AC Ajaccio 0–0 FC Girondins de Bordeaux D 2023-08-12 US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole 0–1 AC Ajaccio W 2023-08-05 AC Ajaccio 1–1 Rodez Aveyron Football D 2023-06-03 AC Ajaccio 1–0 Olympique de Marseille W

USL Dunkerque Form

2023-09-02 AC Ajaccio 2–2 USL Dunkerque D 2023-08-26 USL Dunkerque 0–1 Angers SCO L 2023-08-19 FC Annecy 3–0 USL Dunkerque L 2023-08-12 En Avant Guingamp 0–1 USL Dunkerque W 2023-08-05 USL Dunkerque 2–2 ES Troyes AC D 2022-05-14 US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole 3–1 USL Dunkerque L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.42 AC Ajaccio xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.09 USL Dunkerque xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

AC Ajaccio46% Draw28% USL Dunkerque26%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.51

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

AC Ajaccio or Draw

74%

Draw or USL Dunkerque

54%

AC Ajaccio or USL Dunkerque

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

AC Ajaccio31% Draw49% USL Dunkerque20%

Actual: USL Dunkerque win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

1 – 0

10.5%

0 – 0

10.2%

2 – 1

8.6%

2 – 0

0 – 1

7.8%

1 – 2

6.6%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.1%

3 – 0

3.7%

1 – 3

2.4%

Asian Handicap — AC Ajaccio

Handicap	AC Ajaccio covers	Push	USL Dunkerque covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	22%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	16%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

AC Ajaccio keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

USL Dunkerque keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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