On Nov 13th, Nantes and Ajaccio will play a match in Nantes in a clash of these two evenly matched Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Nantes recorded a 0-1 loss against Reims. Folarin Balogun struck first for Reims in the 81st minute on a penalty, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Nantes couldn’t muster any offence and Reims ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while 17th placed Ajaccio is fresh off their 4-2 win against Strasbourg. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde struck first for Strasbourg in the 6th minute, then Kévin Gameiro added another in the 17th minute on a feed from Alexander Djiku Finally they completed the comback in the 40th minute on a penalty goal by Youcef Belaïli to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Both El Idrissy and Youcef Belaïli have been the hottest scorers for Ajaccio in the last five each having scored 2 goals. For Nantes, their top scorers are Igniatius Ganago and Ludovic Blas, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches
Antoine Kombouare’s squad will be without Kader Bamba, Charles Traoré, Fábio, Alban Lafont and Jean-Charles Castelletto, while Olivier Pantaloni’s Ajaccio squad will be without Avinel.