📏 Form Guide

Valenciennes FC

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Valenciennes FC will be looking for an improved result here after a 2-1 Ligue 2 loss in their previous game against Paris FC.

In that match, Valenciennes FC managed 30% possession and 3 shots on goal with 1 on target. The only player to score for Valenciennes FC was Andrew Jung (9'). At the other end, Paris FC got 16 attempts on goal with 7 on target. Nouha Dicko (20') and Tuomas Ollila (25') scored for Paris FC.

Valenciennes FC have struggled with their forward play of late. Their goals record equals just 3 against opposing sides over the course of their last six outings. In those meetings, Valenciennes FC have also seen the number of goals against them come to 16. We shall soon see whether or not that trend can be sustained here.

Leading up to this clash, Valenciennes FC:

• have not beaten AC Ajaccio in their previous 7 league games.
• are without a home win in the past 5 league games. Their supporters are understandably frustrated.

AC Ajaccio

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AC Ajaccio will go into this game following a 2-1 Ligue 2 win to beat SM Caen in their last fixture.

In that match, AC Ajaccio managed 42% possession and 7 attempts at goal with 5 on target. For AC Ajaccio, the goalscorers were Mickaël Barreto (20') and Christopher Ibayi (45'). At the other end, Caen had 10 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Alexandre Mendy (90') scored for SM Caen.

Looking at their form, and AC Ajaccio have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 8 goals in all. Defensively, AC Ajaccio just haven’t been too solid at all.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that AC Ajaccio:

• have not beaten Valenciennes FC when they have played them away from home in the previous 8 league matches. A very poor set of away results, indeed.
• are undefeated by Valenciennes FC when they have played them away from home in the previous 3 matches in the league.
• have not won away from home in their last 9 league games. Who knows how long it might last, too.

↔️ Head to head

Checking on their past head-to-head clashes dating back to 28/02/2020 shows us that Valenciennes FC have won 0 of them and AC Ajaccio 2, with the number of drawn results standing at 4.

A sum of 8 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 2 from Les Athéniens and 6 created by L 'Ours. That’s an average goals per game figure of 1.33.

The last league contest between these sides was Ligue 2 match day 19 on 19/12/2023 and the score finished AC Ajaccio 2-1 Valenciennes FC.

In that match, AC Ajaccio managed 44% possession and 6 attempts at goal with 3 on target. The goals were scored by Ben Hamed Touré (8') and Yoann Touzghar (42').

On the other side, Valenciennes FC had 4 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Yassine Haouari (31') was the scorer.

The referee was Antoine Valnet.

📰 Team News: Valenciennes FC

Allan Linguet (Foot injury), Jordan Poha (unknown injury) and David Kruse (unknown injury) aren’t available for Valenciennes FC manager Ahmed Kantari.

ℹ️ Team News: AC Ajaccio

AC Ajaccio manager Olivier Pantaloni has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Tim Jabol-Folcarelli (Foot injury), Julien Benhaim (Heel injury), Michaël Barreto (Hamstring injury), Mehdi Puch-Herrantz (Injury to the ankle), Al Hassan Touré (Calf injury), Thibault Campanini (Knee injury), Cyrille Bayala (Cruciate ligament injury), Mohamed Youssouf (Adductor pain) and Ben Hamed Touré (unknown injury) are not able to play.

⚡ Prediction

Our feeling is that Valenciennes FC will have to play well to register a score against this AC Ajaccio team who we think will likely manage to get a goal of their own in a winning performance.

We therefore fancy a very even contest with a 0-1 victory for AC Ajaccio at the end of this game.

Let’s see how it plays out.

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Peter Guest, 18:04 23/04/2024