Strasbourg vs AC Ajaccio Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th April 2023

Strasbourg and AC Ajaccio will be desperate for points this coming Sunday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?

Sitting bottom of the table, AC Ajaccio have claimed 21 points after 30 rounds, while Strasbourg have amassed 26 points. This places the latter as number 17 in the Ligue 1 at the moment.

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

Strasbourg are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 13 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.3 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 16 goals, or an average of 1.6 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.

AC Ajaccio average 0.5 goals a game in their last ten outing, scoring a total of five goals. They conceded an average of 1.9 per game, for a total of 19 goals, whilst keeping their opponents from scoring zero times.

The late encounter in the Ligue 1 between these two teams was a belter of a 4-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Sunday?

Strasbourg vs AC Ajaccio Prediction

Strasbourg Form

Strasbourg managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 2-0 victory against Auxerre. They went on to lose 4-3 against Monaco, before getting dumped in a 2-1 defeat against Lens. Strasbourg won three of their previous six matches at Stade de la Meinau in the Ligue 1. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring nine goals to six against.

AC Ajaccio Form

AC Ajaccio lost their previous three matches by 0-2 against Monaco, 2-1 against Clermont Foot and 0-3 against Auxerre. 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 zero as well as losing five, while scoring 17 time and letting in four.

Strasbourg need the support of their home crowd at Stade de la Meinau after suffering defeat twice in recent matches. We fancy them to rise to the occasion and claim a win.

Strasbourg won ten points from their last eight encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won three, scored 12 and let in 13 goals. AC Ajaccio earned 16 points from their last eight games against teams placed in the bottom six of the Ligue 1 table. They scored 11 goals in those matches, but also allowed nine goals against on their way to five wins. Strasbourg enjoy a record of five wins, 11 draws and 14 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. AC Ajaccio so far pulled off six wins, three draws and 21 defeats in the Ligue 1.

Strasbourg vs AC Ajaccio Stats

Strasbourg vs AC Ajaccio Squads

Strasbourg Squad

The 61-year-old Antonetti will select the starting eleven against AC Ajaccio from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Ligue 1 this season:

Eiji Kawashima (0/0), Matz Sels (0/30), Robin Risser (0/0), Alexander Djiku (1/26), Colin Dagba (0/16), Eduard Sobol (0/11), Frederic Guilbert (0/10), Gerzino Nyamsi (1/17), Ismael Doukoure (1/20), Lucas Perrin (0/19), Maxime Le Marchand (0/21), Thomas Delaine (0/15), Aymeric Ahmed (0/0), Benjamin Besic (0/0), Dany Jean (0/2), Dimitri Lienard (0/23), Ibrahima Sissoko (0/20), Jean Aholou (3/24), Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (1/22), Morgan Sanson (0/10), Mouhamadou Diarra (0/21), Nordine Kandil (0/7), Sanjin Prcic (1/26), Habibou Mouhamadou Diallo (15/30), Kevin Gameiro (8/27), Lebo Mothiba (3/17), Tom Saettel (0/0), Yuito Suzuki (0/0).

AC Ajaccio Squad

Listed below is the full squad of AC Ajaccio players that the manager Olivier Pantaloni will choose from for the upcoming game:

Benjamin Leroy (0/27), Francois-Joseph Sollacaro (0/3), Ghjuvanni Quilichini (0/0), Anthony Khelifa (0/0), Cedric Avinel (1/20), Chaker Alhadhur (0/0), Clement Vidal (0/19), Fernand Mayembo (0/11), Ismael Diallo (0/23), Mickael Alphonse (0/23), Mohamed Youssouf (0/24), Oumar Gonzalez (0/23), Victor Lebas (0/0), Florian Chabrolle (0/6), Kevin Spadanuda (0/16), Mathieu Coutadeur (0/20), Mehdi Puch-Herrantz (0/0), Mickael Barreto (0/14), Paolo Lebas (0/0), Thomas Mangani (1/20), Vincent Marchetti (0/24), Yanis Cimignani (0/8), Youssouf Kone (0/9), Alassane N'Diaye (0/0), Cyrille Bayala (1/27), Jean Botue (0/8), Mohamed Youcef Belaili (6/22), Mounaim El Idrissy (6/27), Moussa Kalilou Djitte (0/0), Moussa Soumano (1/8), Romain Hamouma (2/16), Ruan Levine (0/0), Ryad Nouri (1/26), Yoann Touzghar (0/9).

Strasbourg vs AC Ajaccio Team News

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

Eiji Kawashima, Thomas Delaine, Colin Dagba and Nordine Kandil nurses various injuries and won't take part for Strasbourg against AC Ajaccio at Stade de la Meinau.

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

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

Strasbourg vs AC Ajaccio Lineups

Strasbourg vs AC Ajaccio H2H

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 4-2 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest this coming Sunday. Picking a winning bet based on their h2h is a bit of a lottery, and the punter with a keen eye for a long shot might opt for the high-value price here. Strasbourg claimed three wins in their previous ten matches against AC Ajaccio. The latter managed two wins in these nine encounters against their coming opponent. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 12/5.

Strasbourg vs AC Ajaccio Results

In five of the previous nine matches between Strasbourg and AC Ajaccio both teams scored.

Strasbourg vs AC Ajaccio Betting Tips

Mounaim El Idrissy shows decent form right now for AC Ajaccio, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Ligue 1. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Strasbourg, who are strong favourites this coming Sunday. Siding with Habibou Mouhamadou Diallo also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Ligue 1 matches.

Strasbourg claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing five. AC Ajaccio won two of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost seven of the games in this run. Goals are usually flowing for Strasbourg on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened five times for AC Ajaccio in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came up four times in the previous nine encounters between Strasbourg and AC Ajaccio, as Strasbourg scored 1.21 goals on average per game and AC Ajaccio averaging 1.21 goals. Both teams scored in five times of these matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Strasbourg’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in six of the last ten matches that AC Ajaccio played across all tournaments. They scored 0.5 times on average in the process.