Lorient vs AC Ajaccio Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 19th February 2023

The Ligue 1 clash at Stade du Moustoir this coming Sunday sees Lorient hosting opponents AC Ajaccio.

The current difference in the Ligue 1 standings between the two teams clashing at Stade du Moustoir on Sunday is 18 points.

The hosts are currently eighth in the Ligue 1 standings with 36 points after 23 rounds. AC Ajaccio are trailing behind them on 18 points, which makes them 18th in the rankings ahead of their next game.

Following some poor performances in this Ligue 1 campaign recently, Lorient desperately need points from the match against AC Ajaccio to get back on track.

Lorient scored 11 goals, conceded 17 and fought their way to one clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

AC Ajaccio scored ten goals, conceded 22 and kept their opponents from scoring once in ten matches.

Lorient beat AC Ajaccio in their last two meetings, as they followed up a 1-0 win with a 1-0 victory.

Lorient vs AC Ajaccio Prediction

Lorient Form

It is neither good nor disastrous for Lorient with just two points from their last three matches. They first drew 0-0 against Angers, followed by another draw. This time 1-1 against Lens, before going down in a 1-0 defeat against Nantes. Lorient just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Ligue 1 matches at the Stade du Moustoir. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded nine goals.

AC Ajaccio Form

In their last three matches, AC Ajaccio won 1-2 win against Angers, lost 0-2 against Nantes and lost 3-0 against Nice. AC Ajaccio managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Ligue 1. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring 16 time and letting in five.

Lorient find it tough these days to get a goal in, but AC Ajaccio are equally lacklustre in front of goal currently, and going with under 2.5 goals in the betting market is the obvious choice.

Lorient took 22 points from their last 12 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Ligue 1 table. This amounts to six wins after scoring 18 times and conceding 14. AC Ajaccio scored six goals and conceded 26 in their last 12 encounters with teams in the top half of the Ligue 1. This lead to one wins and four points. Lorient so far pulled off a record of ten wins, six draws and seven defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. AC Ajaccio are looking at five wins, three draws and 15 defeats in the Ligue 1.

Lorient vs AC Ajaccio Team News

Lorient could be looking at four players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against AC Ajaccio.

Julien Laporte, Theo Le Bris, Yvon Mvogo and Julian Pollersbeck are all absent from the Lorient squad that faces AC Ajaccio at Stade du Moustoir.

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

AC Ajaccio need to do without Jean Botue, Kevin Spadanuda and Mickael Barreto, who are not fit enough to travel to Stade du Moustoir.

Lorient vs AC Ajaccio H2H

Lorient had a good reading on AC Ajaccio in their last two meetings, which they won by 1-0 and 1-0, respectively. Looking back over their last ten encounters serves to emphasize how equally paired the two teams usually are. Visitors AC Ajaccio claimed a win in two of the previous ten matches. Hosting side Lorient won six of these, as the bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 11/10.

Lorient vs AC Ajaccio Results

Both teams scored three times in the last seven matches between Lorient and AC Ajaccio.

Lorient vs AC Ajaccio Betting Tips

Terem Moffi has been great for Lorient lately, hitting the target one 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 du Moustoir witnessed Lorient winning two times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing three and losing five as well. AC Ajaccio claimed three wins, two draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. In seven of the previous 10 games at Stade du Moustoir, more than 2.5 goals paid out with the bookmakers. Over 3.5 goals paid dividends three times in these. Over 2.5 goals came out in five of the last 10 league matches away for AC Ajaccio, while over 3.5 goals paid out two times.

Over 2.5 goals happened two times in the past seven encounters between Lorient and AC Ajaccio, with Lorient scoring 1.57 goals on average per game. AC Ajaccio averaged 0.99 goals, while both teams scored three times. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Lorient’s last ten home matches across the tournaments. They scored an average of 2.3 goals in the process. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for AC Ajaccio, who managed to score 0.6 times in those matches.