Match Report
Ajaccio, 18th on 26 points, faced a 36-point deficit to Olympique Lyonnais (7th, 62). 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, Olympique Lyonnais 1.71 and 1.24, against a competition average of 1.4 goals per team per game.
Ajaccio had been beaten in three straight games.
8 meetings are on record — 2 won by Ajaccio, 4 by Olympique Lyonnais, 2 drawn, at 3.25 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 75% of the meetings went to the host. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 63% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 88%.
The venue was Stade François Coty in Ajaccio, with room for 10,660 spectators. On the scoreboard, Olympique Lyonnais led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.