Ligue 2: Caen vs Ajaccio
At 3:45 a.m. Beijing time on January 25, 2022, the 22nd round of the Ligue 2, Caen will face Ajaccio at home. Caen's performance last season was very poor, only with a slight advantage of goal difference to be relegated, and this season's results are still not ideal, after 20 rounds of league, achieved 5 wins, 8 draws and 7 losses, ranked 16th in the league with 22 points, although in the safe zone, but with the same points as Valenciennes in the relegation zone, it can be seen that its relegation problems have been very serious, at any time there is a danger of sliding into the relegation zone.
After Caen's winter break, the first game away against Sochaux, in the field of disadvantage, 34% of the possession rate, 4 shots on goal 2 shots on target, the number of shots on goal is only 1/5 of the opponent, in the case of 2 goals leading, was reversed by the opponent, and finally lost 2-3 to the opponent. Unfortunately, Da Costa, who helped the team score goals, was sent off shortly after the start of the second half due to 2 yellows turning 1 red, and will be suspended for this game against Ajaccio.
Ajaccio's performance improvement this season is very obvious, the team was still in the lower part of the league last season, and after 20 rounds of league this season, it has achieved 12 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses, and currently ranks second in the league with 41 points, in the case of 2 rounds of less matches, there is only a 1-point gap with the current top of the table Toulouse, which shows that the team does not have major mistakes, and it is not difficult to turn over and reach the top. From the data point of view, Ajaccio scored 21 goals in 20 league rounds, conceded 8 goals, and although the performance on the offensive end was average, the defensive end was currently the team with the fewest goals conceded.
Ajaccio has been very good late, having gone unbeaten in seven consecutive games and all "0" blocks. The team played Amiens away from home in the last round of the league, with a 39% possession rate, 8 shots on goal and 3 shots on target, with the goal of forward Nori, finally won 1-0 against the opponent, continuing the team's winning streak, and morale is currently significantly high.
In terms of past encounters between the two teams, Caen has won 3, drawn 3 and lost 4 times in the last 10 meetings against Ajaccio, and the past performance of the two sides is not much different, but it is worth noting that Caen lost 2-0 away from the opponent in the first leg of this season and suffered a red card punishment. In terms of recent developments, Caen lost his first game after the winter break and the main striker was banned, while Ajaccio was in excellent form, and the morale of the team was greatly improved.