Monaco vs AC Ajaccio Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 15th January 2023

Bookmakers favour Monaco to win against AC Ajaccio in their next Ligue 1 match. This takes place this coming Sunday with the hosts in decent form, and a win seems quite likely. Naturally, AC Ajaccio will put up a fight at the Stade Louis II, Monaco, though. Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Monaco played against AC Ajaccio. It finished 1-4 in a great match between the pair.

A glance at the Ligue 1 table reveals that, the current difference between the teams is 19 points and 11 places.

Favourites of the match, Monaco, will surely seek an extension of their unbeaten streak in the league matches. They should have a good chance to get another victory this time, however, AC Ajaccio will surely make their life as difficult as possible. Considering the current form of the hosts, the guests will have quite a difficult task ahead of them.

Monaco show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored 2.2 goals on average per match. That makes a total of 22 goals, whilst they allowed 13 goals against, for an average of 1.3 per outing. They pulled off four clean sheets.

AC Ajaccio are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 11 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.1 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 16 goals, and while AC Ajaccio claimed one clean sheet, they conceded an average of 1.6 goals per match.

Monaco vs AC Ajaccio Prediction

Monaco Form

Monaco look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last 3 matches saw them gain 7 points. They ran out 2-3 and 1-0 against Auxerre and Brest respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Lorient, who claimed a point in a 2-2 draw. Monaco won four of their previous six Ligue 1 games at the Stade Louis II, Monaco. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded six and scored 12 goals.

AC Ajaccio Form

AC Ajaccio have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 1-0 win against Angers. Unable to follow that up, they went down 2-0 against Toulouse, before handing over all three points in a 0-1 defeat against Reims. AC Ajaccio won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Ligue 1. The scoreline from these matches says seven goals conceded and six scored.

We fully expect Monaco to claim a win against AC Ajaccio, but we believe the visitors have enough resistance in them to minimize the expected defeat.

Monaco scored 21 goals and conceded eight in their last nine games against teams from the bottom half of the Ligue 1 table. They collected 24 points and eight victories. AC Ajaccio won one and claimed four points in their five most recent games against teams inside the top six. They scored three conceded seven goals. Monaco claimed ten wins, four draws as well as four defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. AC Ajaccio enjoy a record of four wins, three draws and 11 defeats in the Ligue 1.

Monaco vs AC Ajaccio Team News

Monaco seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment on Sunday.

Kevin Volland and Willem Geubbels nurses various injuries and won't take part for Monaco against AC Ajaccio at Stade Louis II, Monaco.

AC Ajaccio are juggling with three absent players on on Sunday when travelling to Monaco.

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

Monaco vs AC Ajaccio H2H

Monaco hope to extend their grip on AC Ajaccio, whom they outclassed in their last two meetings, winning 1-0 and 4-1, respectively. Monaco had a decent reading on AC Ajaccio lately, with a 6-2-2 advantage. They are going into this match with very fond memories of their latest meeting, in which Monaco hammered their way to a 4-1 win. The bookmakers have the hosts to win this match at best price odds of 2/5.

Monaco vs AC Ajaccio Results

Both teams to score paid out five times in the previous ten matches between home side Monaco and AC Ajaccio. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 19/20.

Monaco vs AC Ajaccio Betting Tips

When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Wissam Ben Yedder brings great form to the table, as he is now on three goals in six games. Surely, Monaco will start him against AC Ajaccio, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Mohamed Youcef Belaili, who notched up four goals in his past six games.

Monaco claimed six wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing one and losing three. AC Ajaccio won three of their last 10 away games, as they also drew two and lost five of these matches. Monaco should feel good about scoring on Sunday, since AC Ajaccio managed a clean sheet only once in their previous 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to two clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

In the last ten encounters between Monaco and AC Ajaccio over 2.5 goals came out seven times, as Monaco averaged 2.1 goals a game. AC Ajaccio scored an average of 1.4 goals in these, while both teams scored five times. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Monaco’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that AC Ajaccio played across all tournaments. They scored 1.1 times on average in the process.