AC Ajaccio – Beziers SOCCER PICKS
Ajaccio and Béziers meet at Stade François Coty, in a match for the 20th round of League 2. Ajaccio won by (0-1) last time they met in this edition of the league, on 03-08- 2018 The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the home team, which in the last 2 matches won 2. The home / away condition deserves particular attention, since despite this being a match between 15th and 17th of the table of the league, in fact is a confrontation between the 17th classified in games at home and the 5th as a visitor.
Ajaccio:
After 5 wins, 6 draws and 8 losses, the home team is currently in the 15 th position, with 21 points won. In the last match, they have won in an away match against Lens by (1-2), after in the previous match they have won (1-3) an away match against Orléans. This is a team that usually gets more positive results in away matches than at home, since they have won 11 points in away matches and 10 at their stadium, with 9 goals scored and 15 conceded in away matches, against 10 goals scored and 10 conceded at home. For the championship, Ajaccio won 10 points out of 27 possible points, after 2 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses in the last 9 home matches. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it has not been very strong defensively. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 4 of the last 9 matches for this competition have ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 19 matches in this competition, they only got 1 comeback in the 10 matches in which they suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 11 home matches for all competitions: they have scored 4 of their 10 goals between minutes (31′-45 ‘).
Being close to the relegation playoff zone is a matter of concern for Ajaccio and the team is aware that they will need to find an exit as quickly as possible, as they do not want to stay at the bottom of the table. That being the case, you must show a better football within the field, with quality and strength of will, because this way you can improve your position in the championship. Therefore, it is important to get a positive result on this day, but it will not be easy and that is why you should have a serious performance and without making mistakes to achieve what you want. In this round the best players that are available will go to the field.
Béziers:
After 5 wins, 3 draws and 11 losses, the away team is currently in the 17 th position of the league, with 18 points won. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Brest, by (3-0). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Orléans, by (1-2). Interestingly, this is a team that has conquered more positive results outside its stadium, as it has won 15 points as a visitor and only 3 at its stadium. In the last 10 away league matches Béziers has a record of 4 wins and 6 losses, so they have won 12 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (4 out of 8 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it was not very strong defensively. In 19 matches in this competition, they have only 1 comeback in the 13 matches they have conceded the first goal. In the last 11 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 4 of their 10 goals between minutes (16’-30 ‘).
The fact of not being in the zone of the descent playoff does not mean tranquility for the Béziers, on the contrary, he knows that he will need to get good results to get away from this place as quickly as possible. It is important to score points at home and even away from your domains, so this round will go behind at least one draw. On the other hand, will face a direct rival in the championship and that requires you to have an above-average performance to avoid suffering a slight, which would be very bad at this time. In this game Magno Novaes will be absent, for being in the medical department.
