AC Ajaccio – Metz SOCCER PICKS
Ajaccio and Metz meet at Stade François Coty, in a match for the 22nd round of the Liga 2. Metz won at home by (3-1) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 20-08 -2018. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 3 matches won 3. The Metz presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so in this match the home factor may be determinant.
Ajaccio:
The home team is currently in the 13 th position of the league, with 25 points won, after 6 wins, 7 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Béziers, by (2-1). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Sochaux, by (0-0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 10 goals scored and 19 conceded; against 4 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 21 goals scored and 17 conceded. For the championship, Ajaccio won 13 points out of 30 possible, after 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 home matches. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it has not been very strong defensively. In 21 matches in this competition, they only won 1 comeback in the 10 matches in which they suffered the first goal.
It is true that Ajaccio achieved something positive, but at the same time that does not mean tranquility, on the contrary, it wants to keep evolving so as not to get closer to the playoff zone of the descent. This being the case, you must show a better football within the field, with quality and strength of will, because it is in this way that you can grow in the championship. Therefore, it is important to get a positive result in this round, but it will not be easy and on account of that you must have a serious performance and without making mistakes. In this round the best players that are available will go to the field.
Metz:
The away team is currently in the 1 st position of the league, with 44 points won, after 14 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Orléans, by (0-1). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Clermont, by (1-2). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss in away matches, with 23 goals scored and 12 conceded; against 9 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses at their stadium, with 25 goals scored and 14 suffered. In their last match, for the Coupe de France, they got a home win against AS Monaco by (1-3). In the last 10 away matches Metz has 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, so they have won 23 points out of 30 possible.
For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 6 away matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was 0-0 (4 out of 9 matches). Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 20 matches in this tournament, they have conceded the first goal 6 times, but have regained the win in 2. There are 2 periods that have stood out in the last 11 away matches for this competition: they have scored 6 of their 17 goals between minutes (76′- 90 ‘); He suffered 3 of his 7 goals between the minutes (0’-15 ‘).
In spite of the defeat in the last round the great campaign that the Metz has been doing continues to fill its fan of hope, since it is leading the championship, it is in the access zone and it shows a quality football, far superior to that of the majority of the clubs. The expectation is to keep it that way throughout the season, since it hopes to return to the national elite, so regularity is a key element and that is precisely why he wants a positive result in this round. We know about the quality of the visitors and it will not be surprising if he wins, but the least he expects is a draw. In this match the best players that are available will go to the field.
