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AC Ajaccio vs Valenciennes FC, Ligue 2 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2023-24
AC Ajaccio
2 – 1
Full Time
Valenciennes FC
Tue 19 Dec 2023 · 19:45 UTC Francois Coty HT 45' · FT 45'
Clement Vidal 29' Y
Y 64' Eyram Viegbe

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Antoine Valnet
3 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 6.0 goals/game

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
2023-12-19 AC Ajaccio 2–1 Valenciennes FC 2022-04-22 Valenciennes FC 0–0 AC Ajaccio 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

Recent Form

AC Ajaccio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Dec Valenciennes FC H 2–1 W
16 Dec AJ Auxerre A 0–2 L
05 Dec Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC H 2–0 W
02 Dec Angers SCO H 1–1 D
25 Nov FC Annecy A 0–2 L
11 Nov ES Troyes AC H 1–0 W
Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Dec AC Ajaccio A 1–2 L
16 Dec Paris FC H 0–1 L
05 Dec Pau FC A 1–3 L
02 Dec FC Annecy H 0–0 D
25 Nov US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole A 0–0 D
11 Nov USL Dunkerque H 0–1 L

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Valenciennes FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Valenciennes FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 8' The Ivory Coast forward Ben Hamed Toure breaks the deadlock on 8 minutes. 1-0!
  • 13' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 18' AC Ajaccio are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Valenciennes FC backline.
  • 23' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 28' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 29' It’s a booking for AC Ajaccio player. Clement Vidal gets a card.
  • 31' Assisted by Ilyes Hamache with the perfectly-timed delivery and Yassine Haouari makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 36' Yacine Bammou needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 12 Yellow cards this season.
  • 41' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 41 minutes.
  • 42' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Yoann Touzghar makes it 2-1.
  • 47' It looks surprising Valenciennes FC does not make any changes. Julien Masson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 52' AC Ajaccio is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 57' Time for substitution for Valenciennes FC. Yassine Haouari is replaced by Nick Venema.
  • 62' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 64' Eyram Viegbe has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 64.
  • 69' A quiet spell here at Francois Coty. Valenciennes FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 74' AC Ajaccio manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Moussa Soumano is hanging Ben Hamed Toure on the field on 74 minute.
  • 78' Another substitution for Valenciennes FC to replace Aymen Boutoutaou by David Kjaer Kruse on 78 minute.
  • 83' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 86' The crowd applauds Yoann Touzghar as he leaves the pitch. Valentin Jacob steps in for AC Ajaccio.
  • 2-1 the final result. Valenciennes FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

AC Ajaccio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Pantaloni

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ahmed Kantari

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Hugo Cuypers 2
Riad Nouri 2
Riad Nouri 2
Julien Masson 2
Florian Raspentino 2
Loic Nestor 1
Baptiste Guillaume 1
Teddy Chevalier 1

Head to Head

2023-12-19 AC Ajaccio 2–1 Valenciennes FC 2022-04-22 Valenciennes FC 0–0 AC Ajaccio 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

AC Ajaccio Form

2023-12-19 AC Ajaccio 2–1 Valenciennes FC W 2023-12-16 AJ Auxerre 2–0 AC Ajaccio L 2023-12-05 AC Ajaccio 2–0 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC W 2023-12-02 AC Ajaccio 1–1 Angers SCO D 2023-11-25 FC Annecy 2–0 AC Ajaccio L 2023-11-11 AC Ajaccio 1–0 ES Troyes AC W

Valenciennes FC Form

2023-12-19 AC Ajaccio 2–1 Valenciennes FC L 2023-12-16 Valenciennes FC 0–1 Paris FC L 2023-12-05 Pau FC 3–1 Valenciennes FC L 2023-12-02 Valenciennes FC 0–0 FC Annecy D 2023-11-25 US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole 0–0 Valenciennes FC D 2023-11-11 Valenciennes FC 0–1 USL Dunkerque L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.44 AC Ajaccio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.82 Valenciennes FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AC Ajaccio54% Draw27% Valenciennes FC19%
Actual: AC Ajaccio win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.26
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

AC Ajaccio or Draw
81%
Draw or Valenciennes FC
46%
AC Ajaccio or Valenciennes FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AC Ajaccio34% Draw50% Valenciennes FC16%
Actual: AC Ajaccio win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.9%
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 0
12.6%
2 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
7.4%
3 – 0
4.9%
1 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.2%
2 – 2
3.6%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
1.8%

Asian Handicap — AC Ajaccio

Handicap AC Ajaccio covers Push Valenciennes FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 25% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AC Ajaccio keeps clean sheet
44% ✓
Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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