AJACCIO. Ajaccio bested Pau to win 2-1. J. Krasso was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Ajaccio to strike first with a goal of J. Krasso at the 59′. Then J. Krasso scored again for Ajaccio in the 69′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, D. Gomis reduced the distance for Pau (90′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Stade François Coty stadium in Ajaccio on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Alexandre Perreau Niel assisted by Yohann Larhant and Michel Dolmadjian. The 4th official was Maxime Apruzzese. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10 degrees Celsius or 49.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.​

Match Statistics​

Ajaccio

2 - 1

Pau

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 16 Total 5
  • 8 On Target 2
  • 8 Off Target 3
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 111 Attack 106
  • 86 Dangerous attack 55
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 13 Total 13
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Ajaccio was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Pau that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Ajaccio had a more offensive attitude with 86 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ajaccio won the match​.

Ajaccio shot 16 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Pau shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Ajaccio received 1 yellow card (J. Krasso). Talking about the opposition, Pau received 2 yellow cards (S. Essende and R. Armand).

Match Timeline

30'
46'
59'
63'
66'
67'
67'
69'
69'
73'
73'
75'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Toulouse
79
38
Ajaccio
75
38
Auxerre
74
38
Paris
70
38
Sochaux
68
38
Guingamp
58
38
Caen
50
38
Le Havre
50
38
Nîmes
49
38
Pau
49
38
Dijon
47
38
Bastia
46
38
Niort
46
38
Amiens SC
44
38
Grenoble Foot 38
44
38
Valenciennes
44
38
Rodez
43
38
Quevilly Rouen
40
38
Dunkerque
31
38
Nancy
27
38

After this encounter, Ajaccio will have 61 points to sit in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Pau will stay with 42 points like Guingamp to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Ajaccio will play away against Dijon on the 16th of April with a 5-4 head to head statistic in favor of Ajaccio (8 draws).

Pau will play away agasint Quevilly Rouen on the 30th of April with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Quevilly Rouen (0 draws).

Ajaccio – Formation

Ajaccio started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Olivier Pantaloni decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Ajaccio made 4 changes: C. Bayala for Y. Cimignani (67′), M. El Idrissy for G. Courtet (67′), J. Krasso for B. Moussiti Oko (75′) and V. Marchetti for F. Chabrolle (90′).

Pau – Formation

Pau started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Didier Tholot played with: .

Substitutions

Pau made 4 changes: R. Armand for Z. Naidji (46′), E. Sylvestre for F. El Melali (66′), D. Poha for D. Gomis (73′) and R. Armand for J. Khasa (73′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.​