Wednesday , 30 September 2026

AC Ajaccio vs Valenciennes FC, Ligue 2 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2020-21
AC Ajaccio
3 – 0
Full Time
Valenciennes FC
Sat 3 Apr 2021 · 18:00 UTC Stade Francois Coty HT 45+3' · FT 45+1'
Y 17' Aly Abeid
Bevic Moussiti 53' Y
Y 68' Sessi D'Almeida
R 73' Sessi D'Almeida
Y 73' Elhadji Dabo
Matthieu Huard 82' Y
R 85' Aly Abeid

Overview

Match Preview

AC Ajaccio vs Valenciennes FC — Ligue 2 at Stade Francois Coty.

Match Details

  • Referee Alexandre Perreau Niel
  • Referee Stephane Panont
  • Referee Ludovic Reyes
  • Referee

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

7
4
6
AC Ajaccio 17 games · Avg 1.9 goals Valenciennes FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-03 AC Ajaccio 3–0 Valenciennes FC 2020-12-01 Valenciennes FC 1–1 AC Ajaccio 2020-02-28 Valenciennes FC 0–0 AC Ajaccio 2019-09-27 AC Ajaccio 2–0 Valenciennes FC 2019-03-01 Valenciennes FC 4–0 AC Ajaccio

Recent Form

AC Ajaccio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Apr Valenciennes FC H 3–0 W
19 Mar FC Chambly Oise A 1–2 L
13 Mar En Avant Guingamp H 0–2 L
02 Mar Rodez Aveyron Football H 1–0 W
27 Feb ES Troyes AC A 0–1 L
20 Feb Clermont Foot 63 H 0–2 L
Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Apr AC Ajaccio A 0–3 L
20 Mar AJ Auxerre H 2–2 D
13 Mar Rodez Aveyron Football A 0–3 L
02 Mar Toulouse FC H 1–0 W
27 Feb Clermont Foot 63 A 0–4 L
20 Feb ES Troyes AC H 2–2 D

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. AC Ajaccio is hosting Valenciennes FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Laurent Dos Santos has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 17' Aly Abeid catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 17.
  • 22' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Valenciennes FC that had 367 games and scored 259 goals.
  • 27' Valenciennes FC is showing some good football. However, Valenciennes FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 32' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 37' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Gaetan Courtet makes it 1-0.
  • 45' AC Ajaccio seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Valenciennes FC! Mathis Picouleau comes on to replace Ismael Doukoure.
  • 47' A goal from the France international Michael Barreto! He fires home on 47 to make it 2-0!
  • 52' The travelling Valenciennes FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 53' It’s a booking for AC Ajaccio player. Bevic Moussiti gets a Yellow card.
  • 58' It looks surprising Valenciennes FC does not make any changes. Aly Abeid has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 63' The deadlock is broken! Bevic Moussiti gets on the scoresheet on 63 minutes.
  • 68' Sessi D'Almeida catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 68.
  • 69' Time for substitution for Valenciennes FC. Moussa Guel is replaced by Arsene Elogo.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Aymen Boutoutaou. He replaces Sessi D'Almeida on 72 minute.
  • 73' That is a Red card for Valenciennes FC. Sessi D'Almeida will be fuming at that decision.
  • 74' AC Ajaccio make a change. Ismael Diallo trudges off to be replaced by Matthieu Huard on 74 minutes.
  • 79' The energy levels are beginning to show. Olivier Guegan might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 82' It’s a booking for AC Ajaccio player. Matthieu Huard gets a Yellow card.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Faiz Mattoir. He replaces Mounaim El Idrissy on 83 minute.
  • 85' It’s gonna be a Red card for Aly Abeid.
  • 90' AC Ajaccio manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tony Njike is hanging Qazim Laci on the field on 90 minute.
  • AC Ajaccio celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

AC Ajaccio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Pantaloni

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Guegan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Julien Masson 2
Florian Raspentino 2
Hugo Cuypers 2
Riad Nouri 2
Riad Nouri 2
Michael Barreto 1
Loic Nestor 1
Yassine Haouari 1

Head to Head

2021-04-03 AC Ajaccio 3–0 Valenciennes FC 2020-12-01 Valenciennes FC 1–1 AC Ajaccio 2020-02-28 Valenciennes FC 0–0 AC Ajaccio 2019-09-27 AC Ajaccio 2–0 Valenciennes FC 2019-03-01 Valenciennes FC 4–0 AC Ajaccio

AC Ajaccio Form

2021-04-03 AC Ajaccio 3–0 Valenciennes FC W 2021-03-19 FC Chambly Oise 2–1 AC Ajaccio L 2021-03-13 AC Ajaccio 0–2 En Avant Guingamp L 2021-03-02 AC Ajaccio 1–0 Rodez Aveyron Football W 2021-02-27 ES Troyes AC 1–0 AC Ajaccio L 2021-02-20 AC Ajaccio 0–2 Clermont Foot 63 L

Valenciennes FC Form

2021-04-03 AC Ajaccio 3–0 Valenciennes FC L 2021-03-20 Valenciennes FC 2–2 AJ Auxerre D 2021-03-13 Rodez Aveyron Football 3–0 Valenciennes FC L 2021-03-02 Valenciennes FC 1–0 Toulouse FC W 2021-02-27 Clermont Foot 63 4–0 Valenciennes FC L 2021-02-20 Valenciennes FC 2–2 ES Troyes AC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.61 AC Ajaccio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 Valenciennes FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AC Ajaccio54% Draw26% Valenciennes FC20%
Actual: AC Ajaccio win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.47
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

AC Ajaccio or Draw
80%
Draw or Valenciennes FC
46%
AC Ajaccio or Valenciennes FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AC Ajaccio37% Draw48% Valenciennes FC15%
Actual: AC Ajaccio win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12.6%
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 0
10.6%
0 – 0
10.5%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 1
6.2%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
5%
1 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4%
0 – 2
3%
4 – 0
2.3%

Asian Handicap — AC Ajaccio

Handicap AC Ajaccio covers Push Valenciennes FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 17% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 24% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AC Ajaccio keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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