France - Ligue 2StarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Valenciennes and Ajaccio, taking place on Tuesday, 23 April 2024, at Stade du Hainaut in Valenciennes.
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Valenciennes, Recent FormWith Paris FC sitting a clear 16 places above them in the table, Valenciennes won't feel totally dejected with their 2-1 away defeat by them last time out. During that encounter they had 30% possession and had 3 attempts on goal with 1 on target, while their opponents hit 7 of their 16 shots on goal.
Manager Ahmed Kantari will be looking to hit the reset button after his team's terrible performances in their last 6 games, having scored only 3 goals, conceded 13, and picked up a meagre 1 points. They have only kept 1 clean sheet in their last 6 home games, and over the course of the season they have failed to score in 9 of their [%HT_Games_Season_Home% games played at Stade du Hainaut.
Valenciennes will not be enjoying their recent run of poor form, having lost 5 league games in a row no wins in 11 games.
Ajaccio, Recent FormHaving taken all 3 points, with a crucial 2-1 home win over Caen in their last league game, Ajaccio will undoubtedly be very satisfied with their work. In that game they had 42% possession and managed 7 attempts on goal, with 5 on target, compared to Caen who had 10 attempts and 3 on target.
It seems pretty certain that Olivier Pantaloni will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 6 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 8 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped. They have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games, and playing away from home, they have failed to score in 9 of their 16 games this season.
Their recent poor run of form away from home has left them without an away win in 9 games.
With 2 goals scored in his last 6 away games for Ajaccio, Christopher Ibayi will be looking to add more goals against Valenciennes in this match.
The last time these sides were pitched against each other in the league, it ended in a 2-1 win for Ajaccio.
Les Athéniens have struggled to break down the Ajaccio defence in their past encounters having only managed to find the back of the net 2 times in their last 5 meetings. Playing at home, VAFC have failed to score in 2 of their last 3 league games against Ajaccio.
This fixture has produced a draw on the last 3 occasions that these 2 sides have met at Stade du Hainaut in the league, but VAFC will take some small comfort in being unbeaten in their last 8 meetings there.
With no real injury worries, VAFC manager Ahmed Kantari will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
Ajaccio manager Olivier Pantaloni has no real injury worries ahead of this clash.
Valenciennes Playing at home | Ajaccio Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.6 | Goals scored | 0.6 |
| 1.4 | Goals conceded | 1.6 |
| 48' | Time first goal scored | 36' |
| 36' | Time first goal conceded | 37' |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 4.3 | Subs used | 3.6 |
| 3-1 | Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| 4-1 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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