Brest vs AC Ajaccio prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2022-09-17 13:00.
A battle of two sides desperate for points takes place when Brest host newly-promoted Ajaccio at the Stade Francis-Le Blé, with both teams currently occupying two of the bottom three places in Ligue 1. Brest at least put up a decent fight when losing 1-0 to league leaders PSG last weekend, although they’ve now won only one of their last ten top-flight matches (D2, L7).
But since their promotion in 2019/20, the Pirates tend to leave with the loot when hosting newly promoted sides, going unbeaten in their previous five home Ligue 1 matches against such opposition (W4, D1). They’ll need to be at their best if they’re to claim all three points against Ajaccio though, as they’ve only gotten the better of their visitors four times across the last 22 H2Hs (D7, L11), albeit that includes a pair of 2-0 wins in the most recent two matches.
Ajaccio are currently the Ligue 1 basement dwellers, amassing only a solitary point so far (D1, L6), their lowest ever top-flight tally at this stage. Failing to score in each of their last three matches shows their attack requires drastic improvement, especially as four of their six losses have come by just a single-goal margin, indicating there’s points on offer if they can be more clinical offensively.
Perhaps the Bears would fare better defending a lead rather than chasing a deficit, although that’s impossible to say, given they’re one of only six teams before the weekend’s action across Europe’s top-five leagues that are yet to score first this season. It therefore seems coach Olivier Pantaloni will likely have a season-long battle against relegation to contend with, with his side having won just one of their last 34 away Ligue 1 trips (D13, L20).
Players to watch: Brest’s Pierre Lees-Melou has scored four of his last five league goals at home, while Ajaccio’s Mounaïm El Idrissy has proven dangerous late on, netting his last five goals after half-time.
Hot stat: Brest’s last five matches have seen a combined eight goals scored within the first 30 minutes.