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AJ Auxerre vs AC Ajaccio, Ligue 2 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2019-20
AJ Auxerre
3 – 1
Full Time
AC Ajaccio
Fri 30 Aug 2019 · 18:00 UTC HT 45+1' · FT 45+4'
Yanis Merdji 10' Y
Samuel Souprayen 38' Y
Y 56' Gedeon Kalulu
Birama Toure 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AJ Auxerre vs AC Ajaccio — Ligue 2 .

Match Details

  • Referee Sylvain Palhies
  • Referee Geoffrey Kubler
  • Referee Michel Dolmadjian
  • Referee Ludovic Reyes

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

8
5
5
AJ Auxerre 18 games · Avg 2.3 goals AC Ajaccio
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-30 AJ Auxerre 3–1 AC Ajaccio 2019-02-22 AC Ajaccio 2–1 AJ Auxerre 2018-09-21 AJ Auxerre 0–0 AC Ajaccio 2018-02-24 AC Ajaccio 2–2 AJ Auxerre 2017-08-05 AJ Auxerre 1–3 AC Ajaccio

Recent Form

AJ Auxerre
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug AC Ajaccio H 3–1 W
23 Aug Clermont Foot 63 A 1–1 D
19 Aug En Avant Guingamp H 2–2 D
09 Aug FC Sochaux-Montbéliard A 0–1 L
02 Aug Le Mans FC H 2–0 W
26 Jul Rodez Aveyron Football A 0–2 L
AC Ajaccio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug AJ Auxerre A 1–3 L
23 Aug Paris FC H 1–0 W
16 Aug La Berrichonne de Chateauroux A 1–0 W
09 Aug SM Caen H 1–2 L
02 Aug Grenoble Foot 38 A 1–0 W
26 Jul Le Havre AC H 2–2 D

Key Stats

39% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' AJ Auxerre have kicked off against AC Ajaccio. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' AJ Auxerre are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AC Ajaccio backline.
  • 10' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Yanis Merdji.
  • 15' AC Ajaccio have won 241 goals from 402 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 25' Cyrille Bayala, a Burkina Faso , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 35' AJ Auxerre is showing some good football. However, AJ Auxerre are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 38' AJ Auxerre player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 43' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 46' The AC Ajaccio bench stirs into life. Kevin Lejeune is withdrawn and Mounaim El Idrissy gets his opportunity.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hamza Sakhi made 434 appearances and scored 18 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 56' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Gedeon Kalulu.
  • 58' GOAL! Remy Dugimont scores on 58.
  • 60' Against the run of play, Hamza Sakhi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 64' Another substitution for AC Ajaccio to replace Johan Cavalli by Jeremy Corinus on 64 minute.
  • 67' Dejan Sorgic gets the nod from AJ Auxerre. He replaces Yanis Merdji and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 69' Against the run of play, Dejan Sorgic has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 74' AJ Auxerre 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.
  • 78' A tactical swap from AJ Auxerre — Aly Ndom on, Remy Dugimont off on 78 minutes.
  • 83' Francois Bellugou makes way for Ji Xiaoxuan at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from AJ Auxerre.
  • 88' It is a cagey affair so far. AJ Auxerre in their trying to find a way past AC Ajaccio's compact .
  • 90' Birama Toure catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' What a strike from Mathieu Coutadeur! The score is 3-1.
  • With this win, AJ Auxerre is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

AJ Auxerre Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jean-Marc Furlan

AC Ajaccio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Pantaloni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Hamza Sakhi 4
Mickael Le Bihan 3
Remy Dugimont 3
Gauthier Hein 2
Nuno Da Costa 2
Dejan Sorgic 1
Issa Soumare 1
Mathieu Coutadeur 1

Head to Head

2019-08-30 AJ Auxerre 3–1 AC Ajaccio 2019-02-22 AC Ajaccio 2–1 AJ Auxerre 2018-09-21 AJ Auxerre 0–0 AC Ajaccio 2018-02-24 AC Ajaccio 2–2 AJ Auxerre 2017-08-05 AJ Auxerre 1–3 AC Ajaccio

AJ Auxerre Form

2019-08-30 AJ Auxerre 3–1 AC Ajaccio W 2019-08-23 Clermont Foot 63 1–1 AJ Auxerre D 2019-08-19 AJ Auxerre 2–2 En Avant Guingamp D 2019-08-09 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 1–0 AJ Auxerre L 2019-08-02 AJ Auxerre 2–0 Le Mans FC W 2019-07-26 Rodez Aveyron Football 2–0 AJ Auxerre L

AC Ajaccio Form

2019-08-30 AJ Auxerre 3–1 AC Ajaccio L 2019-08-23 AC Ajaccio 1–0 Paris FC W 2019-08-16 La Berrichonne de Chateauroux 0–1 AC Ajaccio W 2019-08-09 AC Ajaccio 1–2 SM Caen L 2019-08-02 Grenoble Foot 38 0–1 AC Ajaccio W 2019-07-26 AC Ajaccio 2–2 Le Havre AC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.53 AJ Auxerre xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 AC Ajaccio xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
AJ Auxerre45% Draw27% AC Ajaccio28%
Actual: AJ Auxerre win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.71
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

AJ Auxerre or Draw
72%
Draw or AC Ajaccio
55%
AJ Auxerre or AC Ajaccio
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AJ Auxerre32% Draw47% AC Ajaccio21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
8.8%
0 – 0
8.6%
2 – 0
7.6%
0 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — AJ Auxerre

Handicap AJ Auxerre covers Push AC Ajaccio covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 21% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

AJ Auxerre keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
AC Ajaccio keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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