On Sunday Jan 15th, Monaco will play host to Ajaccio in a meeting of these two 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. Monaco sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Lorient. Breel Embolo struck first for Monaco in the 61st minute, then Faissal Ouattara tied it up for Lorient in the 75th minute . Monaco should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 16th placed Ajaccio, recorded a 0-1 loss against Reims. Marshall Munetsi scored the first goal for Reims in the 3rd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Ajaccio couldn’t muster any offence and Reims ran away with the shutout win. Ajaccio is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Ajaccio’s most prolific scorer has been Ruan Potó. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Both Wissam Ben Yedder and Breel Embolo have been the hottest scorers for Monaco in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals each
Philippe Clement’s squad will be without Kevin Volland, while Olivier Pantaloni’s squad will be without Youssouf Koné, Romain Hamouma, Mickaël Barreto, Yoann Touzghar and Coutadeur.