Lille vs AC Ajaccio Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 29th April 2023

The spotlight is on Lille and AC Ajaccio, as the pair go looking to boost their confidence. They face each other on Saturday at Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy in the Ligue 1.

Lille approach round 33 as number five in the Ligue 1 table with 56 points on their account so far. With 32 rounds behind them, AC Ajaccio have amassed 22 points, placing them as number 19 in the standings.

We are bound to see an exciting game on Saturday as both Lille and AC Ajaccio are looking to add some much-needed points to their respective accounts.

Lille step into their next home match this coming Saturday having scored a nice average of 1.9 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 19 goals, while also allowing 13 goals against. That is an average of 1.3 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet two times in those matches.

AC Ajaccio average 0.4 goals a game in their last ten outings, scoring a total of four goals. They conceded an average of 1.9 per game, for a total of 19 goals, whilst keeping their opponents from scoring once.

Lille hope to extend their grip on AC Ajaccio, whom they outclassed in their last two meetings, winning 3-2 and 3-1, respectively.

Lille vs AC Ajaccio Prediction

Lille Form

Lille collected four points from their previous three matches, as they were defeated 1-0 against Angers. They retaliated in a 2-1 win against Montpellier, before drawing 1-1 with Auxerre. Lille won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Ligue 1, where they also drew twice and went undefeated. They scored 12 goals and conceded six times.

AC Ajaccio Form

AC Ajaccio came away from their previous three games with just one point, as they lost 0-3 against Auxerre. A 3-1 defeat against Strasbourg followed, before a 0-0 draw with Brest. AC Ajaccio claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Ligue 1. They also drew zero and were defeated five times, as they were outscored by 13 goals to four.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, when it comes to goals. We see no reason for this trend to end here, and we expect an entertaining match once again between Lille and AC Ajaccio.

Lille scored 35 goals and conceded 13 in their last 17 games against teams from the bottom half of the Ligue 1 table. They collected 39 points and 12 victories. AC Ajaccio claimed one win and four points from their last 15 encounters with teams in the top half of the Ligue 1, while scoring eight goals to 33 against. Lille enjoy a record of 16 wins, eight draws and eight defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. AC Ajaccio are looking at six wins, four draws and 22 defeats in the Ligue 1.

Lille vs AC Ajaccio Stats

Lille vs AC Ajaccio Squads

Lille Squad

The 50-year-old coach of the home team, Paulo Fonseca, 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:

Adam Jakubech (0/0), Benoit Costil (0/19), Lucas Chevalier (0/26), Tom Negrel (0/0), Alexsandro Ribeiro (3/16), Bafode Diakite (2/27), Ismaily (2/20), Jose Fonte (1/27), Leny Yoro (0/10), Tiago Djalo (2/25), Andre Gomes (1/23), Benjamin Andre (1/28), Carlos Baleba (0/14), Jonas Martin (0/10), Jonathan Bamba (5/28), Adam Ounas (1/16), Alan Virginius (1/14), Angel Gomes (2/31), Edon Zhegrova (3/19), Gabriel Gudmundsson (0/14), Jonathan David (21/31), Mohamed Bayo (4/22), Remy Cabella (6/26), Timothy Weah (0/23).

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 (0/29), Francois-Joseph Sollacaro (0/3), Ghjuvanni Quilichini (0/0), Anthony Khelifa (0/0), Cedric Avinel (1/22), Chaker Alhadhur (0/0), Clement Vidal (0/20), Fernand Mayembo (0/11), Ismael Diallo (0/25), Mickael Alphonse (0/23), Mohamed Youssouf (0/24), Oumar Gonzalez (0/25), Tony Strata (0/0), Victor Lebas (0/0), Florian Chabrolle (0/6), Kevin Spadanuda (0/18), Mathieu Coutadeur (0/21), Mehdi Puch-Herrantz (0/0), Mickael Barreto (1/16), Paolo Lebas (0/0), Thomas Mangani (1/22), Vincent Marchetti (0/26), Yanis Cimignani (0/8), Youssouf Kone (0/11), Alassane N'Diaye (0/0), Cyrille Bayala (1/29), Jean Botue (0/8), Mohamed Youcef Belaili (6/23), Mounaim El Idrissy (6/29), Moussa Kalilou Djitte (0/0), Moussa Soumano (1/8), Romain Hamouma (2/18), Ruan Levine (0/0), Ryad Nouri (1/27), Yoann Touzghar (0/11).

Lille vs AC Ajaccio Team News

At the time of writing, Lille have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet AC Ajaccio this coming Saturday.

Jose Fonte, Jonathan Bamba and Gabriel Gudmundsson are all absent from the Lille squad that faces AC Ajaccio at Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy.

AC Ajaccio face a list of three absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Saturday against Lille.

Names like Jean Botue, Kevin Spadanuda and Mickael Barreto most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Lille.

Lille vs AC Ajaccio Lineups

Lille vs AC Ajaccio H2H

Lille won the last two meetings against AC Ajaccio, as they followed up a 3-2 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 3-1 score. Lille will be hoping to add another win to their fine tally against AC Ajaccio. They are enjoying a good 8-1-1 advantage against their forthcoming visitors. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1/5.

Lille vs AC Ajaccio Results

In the past ten matches between home side Lille and AC Ajaccio both teams found the back of the net six times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 3/2.

Lille vs AC Ajaccio Betting Tips

Scoring 21 goals during a Ligue 1 campaign is just the sort of form, every club adores in a player. Jonathan David is out to extend his current momentum, and the upcoming game should be a good opportunity to add another goal to his name. Picking Jonathan David to score seems like a no-brainer currently.

Lille racked up seven wins from a possible 10 across all tournaments at Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy, drew three and lost zero. AC Ajaccio won two of their previous 10 away, drew zero and lost eight times. It seems AC Ajaccio need to score at least twice to win an away game, as they failed to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 away from home. This will leave Lille feeling optimistic about their prospects, as they kept four clean sheets in their last 10 home games.

Over 3.5 goals happened six times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Lille managed an average of 2.6 goals, with AC Ajaccio averaging 1.2 goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Lille, who scored an average of 1.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in six of the last ten matches that AC Ajaccio played across all tournaments. They scored 0.4 times on average in the process.