Clermont Foot vs AC Ajaccio Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 2nd April 2023
The Ligue 1 game at Stade Gabriel Montpied on Sunday sees visitors AC Ajaccio facing home side Clermont Foot.
Sitting bottom of the table, AC Ajaccio have claimed 21 points after 28 rounds, while Clermont Foot have amassed 34 points. This places the latter as number 13 in the Ligue 1 at the moment.
Clermont Foot need a good result here against AC Ajaccio, if they wish to climb the Ligue 1 table. The guests have proven, they can be a dangerous opponent, but the former should be able to hold their on at the Stade Gabriel Montpied.
Clermont Foot have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly five goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.5 goals per game, in which they conceded 14 goals, or 1.4 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to three clean sheets in this run.
AC Ajaccio travel to their next Ligue 1 match, averaging a lowly 0.5 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of five goals, while also conceding 23 goals. That amounts to an average of 2.3 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring zero times.
Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 1-3 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest on Sunday.
Clermont Foot vs AC Ajaccio Prediction
Clermont Foot Form
Clermont Foot managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 0-1 victory against Toulouse. They went on to lose 0-4 against Lens, before getting dumped in a 2-1 defeat against Montpellier. Clermont Foot claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Ligue 1, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored three and conceded ten goals.
AC Ajaccio Form
AC Ajaccio were unable to pick up a single point in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 1-0 by Reims. Next up, Montpellier won 0-1, before losing 0-2 against Monaco. In their last six Ligue 1 away matches, AC Ajaccio failed to win more than once. In stead, they've drawn zero and lost five, scoring three while also conceding 17 times.
Clermont Foot and AC Ajaccio are mostly leaning towards matches shy on goals, as it seems that not conceding is more important than attempting to score. This indicates a close encounter is on the menu on Sunday.
Clermont Foot won 11 points from their last seven encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won three, scored ten and let in ten goals. AC Ajaccio earned 16 points from their last seven games against teams placed in the bottom six of the Ligue 1 table. They scored 11 goals in those matches, but also allowed six goals against on their way to five wins. Clermont Foot enjoy a record of nine wins, seven draws and 12 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. AC Ajaccio are looking at six wins, three draws and 19 defeats in the Ligue 1.
Clermont Foot vs AC Ajaccio Stats
- In 13 of the last 15 Clermont Foot matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Clermont Foot have conceded in 13 of the last 14 home matches
- Clermont Foot have not won 10 of the last 11 home matches
- In 7 of the last 8 Clermont Foot matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Clermont Foot have lost 3 of the last 4 home matches without scoring a goal
- In 33 of the last 35 AC Ajaccio away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- AC Ajaccio have lost 7 of the last 9 matches without scoring a goal
- AC Ajaccio have conceded in the last 13 matches in a row
- AC Ajaccio have lost 7 of the last 9 matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 14 of the last 15 AC Ajaccio matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Clermont Foot vs AC Ajaccio Squads
Clermont Foot Squad
The 59-year-old coach of the home team, Pascal Gastien, will select the lineup against AC Ajaccio from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Ligue 1 this season:
Lucas Margueron (0/0), Mory Diaw (0/28), Ouparine Djoco (0/0), Alidu Seidu (0/20), Baila Diallo (0/6), Baptiste Martin (0/0), Cheick Oumar Konate (0/5), Florent Ogier (0/18), Mateusz Wieteska (0/27), Maximiliano Caufriez (0/16), Mehdi Zeffane (0/9), Neto Borges (2/25), Oliver Kamdem (0/0), Souleymane Cisse (0/2), Elbasan Rashani (3/22), Fred Gnalega (0/0), Giovani Versini (0/0), Jacques Salze (0/0), Jeremie Bela (1/16), Jim Allevinah (1/26), Johan Gastien (2/21), Maxime Gonalons (1/16), Muhammed-Cham Saracevic (4/28), Nael Jaby (0/0), Saif-Eddine Khaoui (4/25), Stan Berkani (0/0), Yanis Massolin (0/6), Yohann Magnin (0/28), Aiman Maurer (0/6), Grejohn Kyei (3/27), Komnen Andric (4/28).
AC Ajaccio Squad
This is the full squad of players that the AC Ajaccio head coach Pantaloni will select from for his starting XI:
Benjamin Leroy (0/25), Francois-Joseph Sollacaro (0/3), Ghjuvanni Quilichini (0/0), Anthony Khelifa (0/0), Cedric Avinel (1/18), Chaker Alhadhur (0/0), Clement Vidal (0/18), Fernand Mayembo (0/9), Ismael Diallo (0/22), Mickael Alphonse (0/21), Mohamed Youssouf (0/23), Oumar Gonzalez (0/22), Victor Lebas (0/0), Florian Chabrolle (0/6), Kevin Spadanuda (0/14), Mathieu Coutadeur (0/18), Mehdi Puch-Herrantz (0/0), Mickael Barreto (0/12), Paolo Lebas (0/0), Thomas Mangani (1/18), Vincent Marchetti (0/23), Yanis Cimignani (0/8), Youssouf Kone (0/7), Alassane N'Diaye (0/0), Cyrille Bayala (1/27), Jean Botue (0/8), Mohamed Youcef Belaili (6/22), Mounaim El Idrissy (5/25), Moussa Kalilou Djitte (0/0), Moussa Soumano (1/6), Romain Hamouma (2/15), Ruan (0/0), Ryad Nouri (1/24), Yoann Touzghar (0/8).
Clermont Foot vs AC Ajaccio Team News
AC Ajaccio have three on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Clermont Foot on Sunday.
AC Ajaccio need to do without Jean Botue, Kevin Spadanuda and Mickael Barreto, who are not fit enough to travel to Stade Gabriel Montpied.
Clermont Foot vs AC Ajaccio Lineups
Clermont Foot vs AC Ajaccio H2H
It was an enormously entertaining 1-3 match, when these two sides last played each other. A similar feast of goals would go down well this coming Sunday. Clermont Foot go into their upcoming match against AC Ajaccio with a 100% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 1-0-0 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Clermont Foot vs AC Ajaccio Results
In one of the previous one match between Clermont Foot and AC Ajaccio both teams scored.
Clermont Foot vs AC Ajaccio Betting Tips
Saif-Eddine Khaoui has been great for Clermont Foot lately, hitting the target two times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. AC Ajaccio are optimistic that Mohamed Youcef Belaili doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.
Stade Gabriel Montpied witnessed Clermont Foot winning one times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing three and losing six as well. AC Ajaccio claimed two wins, one draw and seven defeats in their last 10 games away. Should Clermont Foot pull off a home win on Sunday, it could be an entertaining affair, since they only won zero games to nil in their last 10 attempts.
Over 2.5 goals happened one time in the past one encounter between Clermont Foot and AC Ajaccio, with Clermont Foot scoring three goals on average per game. AC Ajaccio averaged one goal, while both teams scored one time. Clermont Foot saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of AC Ajaccio's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.4 goals in these matches.
