Ajaccio is set for a trip to Stade Vélodrome for a match against Marseille in the 10th round of the French Ligue 1. Kickoffs schedules for October 8 at 18:00 EAT.
The host is currently enjoying their best start to Ligue 1 campaign in over 30 years, Marseille is the second team in the competition’s history to recorded as many as 23 points from their opening nine matches without being top of the table, since Reims in 1953-1954. Coming into this game, Marseille lost two of their previous four home against newly promoted sides, but are unbeaten against Ajaccio at home since the 2004-05
Marseille will want another victory following 4-1 Champions League win to beat Sporting Lisbon in their previous match. In that game, Marseille had 56% possession, 20 with seven of them on target and goals scored by Alexis Sánchez (13′), Amine Harit (16′), Leonardo Balerdi (28′) and Chancel Mbemba (84′). Sporting Lisbon got six shots with two of them on target and a goal by Trincão (1′).
Meanwhile, Ajaccio is currently positioned at the bottom spot of the league table with a total of just four points from their opening nine matches. The visitor’s only win of the season came away from home in mid-September against Brest. Coming into this game, Ajaccio won only one of their last six matches.
AC Ajaccio will be hoping for better results following 1-3 Ligue 1 defeat to Clermont Foot in their previous fixture. In that game, AC Ajaccio managed 52% possession, 12 shots with three of them on target and a goal scored by Cédric Avinel (70′). Clermont Foot got seven shots with three of them on target and goals by Grejohn Kyei (11′), Elbasan Rashani (89′) and Jodel Dossou (91′).
Marseille vs. Ajaccio head to head
Marseille has the upper hand in the head to head history of this game having won 10 times from the 16 meetings since 2002; Ajaccio won four times while four matches ended in stalemates.
- Marseille 3-1 AC Ajaccio 04/04/14
- AC Ajaccio 1-3 Marseille 22/11/13
- Marseille 0-0 AC Ajaccio 15/03/13
- AC Ajaccio 0-2 Marseille 04/11/12
- AC Ajaccio 1-0 Marseille 09/03/12
Home
- Marseille 4-1 Sporting Lisbon
- Angers 0-3 Marseille
- Marseille 1-1 Rennes
- Marseille 0-1 Frankfurt
- Marseille 2-1Lille
Away
- AC Ajaccio 1-3 Clermont Foot
- Stade Brest 29 0-1 AC Ajaccio
- AC Ajaccio 0-1 Nice
- AC Ajaccio 0-1 Lorient
- Montpellier 2-0 AC Ajaccio
Marseille team news
Manager Igor Tudor will be unable to call upon Sead Kolasinac who has been ruled out through injury.
Ajaccio team news
As for the visitors, Fernand Mayembo, Hamouma and Laci are all expected to miss out due to unknown issues, while Benjamin Leroy is still out due to head injury.
Prediction and odds
- Marseille Win
- Goals over 2.5
- Both teams to score (No)
