Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Montpellier 12th with 50 points, Ajaccio 18th with 26, 24 apart. Ajaccio ranked 13th in the league on five-round form, well above their 18th table position. Per game in the league, Ajaccio were scoring 0.61 and conceding 1.95, Montpellier 1.71 and 1.63, against a competition average of 1.4 goals per team per game.
The last-five ledger: Ajaccio 3/15, Montpellier 10/15.
7 meetings are on record — 1 won by Ajaccio, 5 by Montpellier, 1 drawn, at 2.71 goals per meeting. 71% of these meetings ended in a home win.
Stade François Coty in Ajaccio staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,660. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.