📏 Form Guide

AC Ajaccio

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AC Ajaccio go into this game following on from a 1-1 Ligue 2 draw against Pau FC.

In that game, AC Ajaccio had 41% possession and 3 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. The only player to score for AC Ajaccio was Thomas Mangani (6'). Pau FC got 16 shots on goal with 6 on target. Ange Ahoussou (23') was the scorer for Pau FC.

It’s been all too rare in recent times where AC Ajaccio have kept a clean sheet. The facts show that AC Ajaccio have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, leaking 10 goals on the way.

Pre-game facts show that AC Ajaccio:

• have not won against St Etienne in their last 7 league games.
• haven’t won at home in the past 3 league matches.

St Etienne

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St Etienne will go into this meeting following on from a 1-0 Ligue 2 win over US Concarneau in their most recent game.

In that game, St Etienne managed 54% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 4 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for St Etienne was Mickaël Nadé (23'). For their opponents, Concarneau had 10 shots on goal with 6 of them on target.

A run of effective showings by the St Etienne defensive players has seen the number of goals they’ve conceded amounting to 1 from their previous 6 fixtures combined. During the same period, their own forwards have managed to score 10. It will be interesting to find out whether or not that trend can be continued on into this next match.

Pre-game facts show that St Etienne:

• have not lost to AC Ajaccio in games played away from home for the previous 3 matches in the league.
• are undefeated in their last 4 league matches away from home.

↔️ Head to head

Checking on their past head to head meetings going back to 30/11/2012 shows that these encounters have not been fruitful for AC Ajaccio. They’ve not been able to come away with any victories at all whereas St Etienne have been superior, finishing as winners in 67% of those matches played.

A total of 14 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 4 from L 'Ours and 10 for Les Verts. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.33.

The previous league meeting between these sides was Ligue 2 match day 10 on 07/10/2023 when it finished St Etienne 0-0 AC Ajaccio.

On that occasion, St Etienne managed 55% possession and 8 shots on goal with 1 on target.

At the other end, AC Ajaccio got 5 shots on goal with 2 of them on target.

The referee was Benjamin Lepaysant.

📋 Team News: AC Ajaccio

Julien Benhaim (Heel injury), Mehdi Puch-Herrantz (Injury to the ankle), Thibault Campanini (Knee injury), Valentin Jacob (unknown injury) and Al Hassan Touré (Calf injury) won’t be available for AC Ajaccio gaffer Olivier Pantaloni.

📋 Team News: St Etienne

With a fully injury-free squad available for selection, the St Etienne manager Olivier Dall’Oglio has no fitness concerns whatsoever coming into this game.

💭 Prediction

Our feeling is that AC Ajaccio will need to push hard to register a score against this St Etienne team who we think should score & stay on top.

We’re going for a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 0-1 winning margin for St Etienne at the end of the 90.

Hopefully it’s a good one.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 12:11 13/04/2024