Ajaccio and Pau meet at Stade François Coty, in a match for the 18th round of League 2. There is only record of 2 recent direct confrontations between these two teams: on 09‑07‑2019, which ended with the victory of Pau by (2‑1), and in 10‑07‑2018, which ended with a tie by (1‑1). In this match, the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Ajaccio:
The home team is currently in 14th position, with 18 points won, after 4 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they won at home against Nancy by (1‑0). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Amiens SC, by (0‑0). This is a team that, curiously, has been stronger as visitors than in their home games, since in the last 30 games they have registered 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses away; against 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses in his stadium. For the championship, Ajaccio won 9 points out of 24 possible, after 2 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats in the last 8 matches they played in their stadium. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑0 (4 out of 8 matches). In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 7 of their last 8 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 17 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 8 times and never got the comeback. In the last 9 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘).
Ajaccio play at home and try to win to distance themselves from the relegation zone. Against a direct rival in the table, the team knows that it cannot lose points and needs a lot of focus and dedication during the 90 minutes, making strong defensive markings in the offensive midfield and with speed in the attack to be able to infiltrate the opponent’s defense.
Pau :
The visiting team is currently in 18th position, with 14 points won, after 3 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost away against Auxerre by (2‑1). In the last match, they lost at home to Toulouse by (0‑3). This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses as a visitor; against 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses in his stadium. In their last 9 away matches for the championship, Pau has registered 1 victory, 2 draws and 6 defeats, for which they have won 5 points out of 27 possible. Their defense has not been very solid, since they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that scores very few first times and that only managed to open the scoring in 4 of its last 17 games for League 2, of these 4 it reached the break with an advantage in 3 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 2. In 17 games in this competition, he only got 1 comeback in the 11 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Pau has not won four games in Ligue 2 and is trying to recover playing away from home. The team is in the relegation zone and is having a bad campaign, so it needs a new position on the pitch, with more focus and dedication, to be able to conquer a sequence of victories and improve performance in the competition. Against Ajaccio, you must make strong defensive markings and bet on counterattacks to surprise the opponent.
PREDICTION: AC Ajaccio to win @ 2,02
