French Ligue will return for game week 12 this weekend as the table leaders PSG take a trip to Stade François-Coty for a face off against AC Ajaccio at their home turf. Kickoffs on October 21 at 22:00 EAT.
The hosts are 18th in the French top flight standings with eight points, one point into the relegation zone. Ajaccio is one of the four teams with the highest tally of loses (7) at this point of the campaign, same as the bottom two teams and Montpellier in the 11th place. Coming into this game, Ajaccio is winless in four of their last six matches (LLWLWD).
AC Ajaccio held each other to 1-1 Ligue 1 stalemate with Troyes in their most recent ficture. In that game, AC Ajaccio had 50% possession, 15 shots with seven of them on target and a goal scored by Mounaïm El Idrissy (88′). Troyes got nine shots with two of them on target and a goal by Jackson Porozo (76′).
Meanwhile, PSG ended a run of three consecutive draws last weekend and unsurprisingly travel to Ajaccio boasting the league’s best attacking and defensive records away from home, scoring 19 and conceding just one on rival turf so far this term. Coming into this game, PSG is unbeaten in their entire league fixture so far.
PSG will aim for another win following 1-0 Ligue 1 to beat Marseille previous match. In thatgame, Paris Saint-Germain had 50% possession, 23 shots with eight of them on target and a goal by Neymar (45′). Marseille got 18 shots with seven of them on target.
AC Ajaccio vs. PSG head to head
There have been 15 head to head encounters between these two sides since 2002; seven matches ended in draws, PSG won six times while Ajaccio won two times.
- AC Ajaccio 1-3 PSG 7/12/14
- AC Ajaccio 1-2 PSG 11/01/14
- PSG 1-1 AC Ajaccio 18/08/13
- PSG 0-0 AC Ajaccio 12/01/13
- AC Ajaccio 0-0 PSG 19/08/12
Home
- Troyes 1-1 AC Ajaccio
- Marseille 1-2 AC Ajaccio
- AC Ajaccio 1-3 Clermont Foot
- Brest 0-1 AC Ajaccio
- AC Ajaccio 0-1 Nice
Away
- PSG 1-0 Marseille
- PSG 1-1 Benfica Lisbon
- Reims 0-0 PSG
- Benfica Lisbon 1-1 PSG
- PSG 2-1 Nice
AC Ajaccio team news
Olivier Pantaloni is grateful to have a fully fit squad ahead of this match.
PSG team news
Renato Sanches, Presnel Kimpembe and Nuno Mendes will be unavailable for Christophe Galtier’s selection for this game through injuries.
Prediction and odds
PSG Win
Goals over 2.5
Both teams to score
