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AC Ajaccio vs Valenciennes FC, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
AC Ajaccio
3 – 1
Full Time
Valenciennes FC
Fri 28 Sep 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Yann Boe-Kane 25' Y
Ghislain Gimbert 27' Y
Johan Cavalli 39' Y
Y 65' Elhadji Dabo
Y 70' Florian Raspentino

Overview

Match Preview

AC Ajaccio vs Valenciennes FC — Ligue 2 .

Match Details

  • Referee Jeremy Stinat
  • Referee Julien Haulbert
  • Referee Michel Dolmadjian
  • Referee Anthony Ustaritz
8 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 9.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 12 28
2 AS Nancy-Lorraine 12 25
3 Montpellier HSC 12 24
4 Stade de Reims 12 21
5 Pau FC 12 20
6 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 12 18
7 FC Metz 12 17
8 Red Star FC 12 17
9 FC Annecy 12 16
10 USL Dunkerque 12 15
11 En Avant Guingamp 12 14
12 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 12 13
13 Rodez Aveyron Football 12 13
14 FC Nantes 12 12
15 Clermont Foot 63 12 11
16 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 12 11
17 Grenoble Foot 38 12 11
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 12 9

Head-to-Head

7
4
6
AC Ajaccio 17 games · Avg 1.9 goals Valenciennes FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-28 AC Ajaccio 3–1 Valenciennes FC 2018-02-04 Valenciennes FC 0–1 AC Ajaccio 2017-10-14 AC Ajaccio 2–0 Valenciennes FC 2017-01-21 AC Ajaccio 1–1 Valenciennes FC 2016-09-30 Valenciennes FC 1–0 AC Ajaccio

Recent Form

AC Ajaccio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Sep Valenciennes FC H 3–1 W
21 Sep AJ Auxerre A 0–0 D
14 Sep Paris FC H 0–0 D
31 Aug Chamois Niortais FC A 0–2 L
24 Aug FC Lorient H 0–0 D
20 Aug FC Metz A 1–3 L
Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Sep AC Ajaccio A 1–3 L
21 Sep Red Star FC H 4–1 W
14 Sep Grenoble Foot 38 A 2–4 L
31 Aug Clermont Foot 63 H 0–4 L
27 Aug GFC Ajaccio H 0–0 D
17 Aug FC Lorient A 1–3 L

Key Stats

24% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against AC Ajaccio and Valenciennes FC has kicked off!
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Laurent Dos Santos suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 24' Goal! Loic Nestor scores his 11 goal in 367 matches.
  • 25' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Yann Boe-Kane.
  • 27' Ghislain Gimbert is having his name booked by the referee on 27.
  • 32' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 34' Riad Nouri does the damage! The net is bulging and AC Ajaccio surge ahead!
  • 39' The referee shows AC Ajaccio player a Yellow card on 39.
  • 44' It looks like no one’s ball. AC Ajaccio is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 49' Mathieu Coutadeur has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 402 appearances.
  • 54' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jeremy Choplin made 402 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 55' Assisted by Yann Boe-Kane with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jeremy Choplin makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 60' AC Ajaccio are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 65' Valenciennes FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 69' Mehdy Guezoui has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gaetan Robail on 69 minute.
  • 70' Florian Raspentino picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 73' The France Riad Nouri breaks the deadlock on 73 minutes. 3-1!
  • 77' A change in the AC Ajaccio ranks — Matteo Tramoni exits the field as Caleb Zady Sery enters on 77.
  • 79' Valenciennes FC make a change. Florian Raspentino trudges off to be replaced by Sebastien Roudet on 79 minutes.
  • 82' The AC Ajaccio bench stirs into life. Ghislain Gimbert is withdrawn and Joseph Mendes gets his opportunity.
  • 86' Jorris Romil gets the nod from Valenciennes FC. He replaces Julien Masson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Full Time. AC Ajaccio beats Valenciennes FC

Lineups

AC Ajaccio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Pantaloni

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Réginald Ray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Julien Masson 2
Florian Raspentino 2
Hugo Cuypers 2
Riad Nouri 2
Riad Nouri 2
Loic Nestor 1
Yassine Haouari 1
Yoann Touzghar 1

Head to Head

2018-09-28 AC Ajaccio 3–1 Valenciennes FC 2018-02-04 Valenciennes FC 0–1 AC Ajaccio 2017-10-14 AC Ajaccio 2–0 Valenciennes FC 2017-01-21 AC Ajaccio 1–1 Valenciennes FC 2016-09-30 Valenciennes FC 1–0 AC Ajaccio

AC Ajaccio Form

2018-09-28 AC Ajaccio 3–1 Valenciennes FC W 2018-09-21 AJ Auxerre 0–0 AC Ajaccio D 2018-09-14 AC Ajaccio 0–0 Paris FC D 2018-08-31 Chamois Niortais FC 2–0 AC Ajaccio L 2018-08-24 AC Ajaccio 0–0 FC Lorient D 2018-08-20 FC Metz 3–1 AC Ajaccio L

Valenciennes FC Form

2018-09-28 AC Ajaccio 3–1 Valenciennes FC L 2018-09-21 Valenciennes FC 4–1 Red Star FC W 2018-09-14 Grenoble Foot 38 4–2 Valenciennes FC L 2018-08-31 Valenciennes FC 0–4 Clermont Foot 63 L 2018-08-27 Valenciennes FC 0–0 GFC Ajaccio D 2018-08-17 FC Lorient 3–1 Valenciennes FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.67 AC Ajaccio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 Valenciennes FC xG
I would bet for: AC Ajaccio to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AC Ajaccio55% Draw25% Valenciennes FC20%
Actual: AC Ajaccio win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

AC Ajaccio or Draw
80%
Draw or Valenciennes FC
45%
AC Ajaccio or Valenciennes FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AC Ajaccio37% Draw47% Valenciennes FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 0
11.5%
2 – 0
10.1%
0 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
9.3%
0 – 1
5.9%
3 – 0
5.5%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
3.1%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — AC Ajaccio

Handicap AC Ajaccio covers Push Valenciennes FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 17% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 24% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AC Ajaccio keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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