AC Ajaccio vs Nantes Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 5th February 2023

AC Ajaccio take on visitors Nantes at Stade Francois Coty in a Ligue 1 tie this coming Sunday.

A glance at the Ligue 1 table reveals that, the current difference between the teams is four points and four places.

With 22 points after 21 games, Nantes currently rank 13th in the Ligue 1 standings. AC Ajaccio play catch-up as they recorded 18 points in 21 matches, putting them up as 17th before their upcoming clash.

The mood at AC Ajaccio is probably far from ideal, following 4 defeats in the last 6 matches across all tournaments recently. The home side needs to improve performances against Nantes to turn the situation around.

AC Ajaccio only average a modest one goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored ten goals. They also conceded 21 for an average of 2.1 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Nantes are currently not the most scoring team in the Ligue 1, as they only found the back of the net eight times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.8 goals a game in which they conceded seven times, an average of 0.7 per game. They managed five clean sheets in of these.

It finished all square on when AC Ajaccio last faced Nantes. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 2-2 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 11/5.

AC Ajaccio vs Nantes Prediction

AC Ajaccio Form

AC Ajaccio lost twice in their last three matches, as they were defeated 2-0 by Toulouse and 0-2 against Lyon. They turned the table by winning 1-2 against Angers. AC Ajaccio only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Ligue 1 matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored six and conceded 11 goals.

Nantes Form

In their last three matches, Nantes beat Montpellier 0-3, drew 0-0 with Clermont Foot and lost 0-2 against Marseille. Nantes only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Ligue 1. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by five goals to four.

AC Ajaccio and Nantes looks like an equal match, and it is difficult to separate one from the other currently, which makes the draw seem worth a punt.

AC Ajaccio won 13 points from their last six encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won four, scored nine and let in five goals. Nantes earned ten points from their last six games against teams placed in the bottom six of the Ligue 1 table. They scored eight goals in those matches, but also allowed four goals against on their way to two wins. AC Ajaccio are looking at a record of five wins, three draws and 13 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Nantes are looking at four wins, ten draws and seven defeats in the Ligue 1.

AC Ajaccio vs Nantes Team News

At the time of writing, AC Ajaccio have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Nantes on Sunday.

Jean Botue, Kevin Spadanuda and Mickael Barreto nurses various injuries and won't take part for AC Ajaccio against Nantes at Stade Francois Coty.

Nantes have three on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against AC Ajaccio this coming Sunday.

Andy Delort, Pedro Chirivella and Denis Petric all face a spell on the sidelines for Nantes due to various injuries.

AC Ajaccio vs Nantes H2H

AC Ajaccio and Nantes had to make do with a point each in their latest encounter, which finished with a 2-2 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 11/5. In last ten encounters between the clubs, Nantes have been the dominant force winning five matches against AC Ajaccio. The bookies have Nantes to win this match at best price odds of 8/5.

AC Ajaccio vs Nantes Results

In the past ten matches between home side AC Ajaccio and Nantes both teams found the back of the net four times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 21/20.

AC Ajaccio vs Nantes Betting Tips

Mohamed Youcef Belaili found the target zero times in his previous six matches, whereas Andrei Girotto just scored once in a similar number of matches.

AC Ajaccio won three of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing seven times. Nantes won four of their last 10 games away from home, with three draws and three defeats as well. Nantes scored the opener a mere four times in 10 away games, while AC Ajaccio did the same in two of their last 10 outings at Stade Francois Coty.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet six times in the last ten encounters between AC Ajaccio and Nantes as under 2.5 goals happened four times. AC Ajaccio scored an average of 0.8 goals a game, with Nantes averaging 1.6 goals in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of AC Ajaccio’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in three of the last ten matches that Nantes played across all tournaments. They scored 1.2 times on average in the process.