In a weekend match on Saturday Nov 5th, in week 14, Ajaccio plays host to Strasbourg in a clash of the Ligue 1. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Ajaccio recorded a 0-1 loss against Auxerre. Hamza Sakhi struck first for Auxerre in the 8th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Ajaccio couldn’t manage to score, and Auxerre took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while strasbourg sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Olympique Marseille. Cheikh Bamba Dieng struck first for Olympique Marseille in the 8th minute on a feed from Pau López, then Issa Kabore added another in the 35th minute . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Strasbourg’s most prolific scorer has been Kévin Gameiro. The French attacker has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Ajaccio hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Cedric Avinel and Leonardo Balerdi, and they each have 1 goal
Ajaccio will be without Romain Hamouma, Laci, Yoann Touzghar and Fernand Mayembo, while Julien Stéphan’s Strasbourg squad will be without Alexander Djiku and Kandil.