In this week 10 match on Oct 8th, Olympique Marseille will play host to Ajaccio in a meeting of these two Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 2nd placed Olympique Marseille, recorded a 4-1 win against Sporting CP. Francisco Trincão struck first for Sporting CP in the 1st minute, then Alexis Sánchez tied it up for Olympique Marseille in the 13th minute But luckily in the 16th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Amine Harit. Olympique Marseille is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10, while ajaccio sits at 20th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Clermont. Grejohn Kyei scored the first goal for Clermont in the 11th minute, then Cedric Avinel tied it up for Ajaccio in the 70th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Ajaccio is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Romain Hamouma and Avinel each only have 1 goal in their last five. Alexis Sánchez has been the most effective weapon for Olympique Marseille lately. The attacker has netted 2 goals in his last five matches
Igor Tudor’s squad will be without Nuno Tavares, while Ajaccio will be without Romain Hamouma, Laci, Fernand Mayembo, Benjamin Leroy and Francois-Joseph Sollacaro.