AC Ajaccio vs FC Nantes Prediction: If there is a goal, it will come late

AC Ajaccio picked up a win in their last match against Angers and are looking on course to climb up the relegation zone with another win here. They welcome FC Nantes to the Stade Francois Coty for the fixture 22 of the French Ligue 1. FC Nantes were not impressive against Olympique Lyonnais, after facing a defeat on home soil. So, both teams are in desperate need of 3 points to better their position on the league table. But who will get the maximum point or will the point be shared?

AC Ajaccio were on a terrible run prior to their last match against 10 men Angers, where they won 2-1. Before that, they had 4 straight losses in the Ligue 1 and in their last 5 matches, they recorded just 1 win. Angers took an early lead earlier on in the game, but Moussa Soumano and Mounaim El Idrissy scored for AC Ajaccio to secure all 3 points.

AC Ajaccio are now without a clean sheet in 7 matches and have conceded first in 5/5 matches. They also lost the first half in 4/5 matches and have seen less than 4.5 cards in 6/8 matches. AC Ajaccio have seen less than 10.5 corners in 7/7 matches.

On the table, AC Ajaccio are 17th with 18 points from 21 matches. They are also 1 point away from climbing off the relegation zone. They have 5 wins, 3 draws and 13 losses, with a goal aggregate of 18:37. At home, Ajaccio are equally poor, as they are ranked 18th with 7 points from 10 home matches. They have 2 wins, 1 draw and 7 defeats at home, with a goal ratio of 7:16.

Nantes failed to continue their run of no defeats in their last game when they lost 2-0 to Olympique de Lyonnais on their home ground. Prior to that, they were on a 6 match unbeaten run in the Ligue 1. In the last 5 matches, they have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. As per records, Nantes are yet to register a goal in the last 3 matches and they have seen less than 2.5 goals scored in 7/8 matches. They have seen more than 4.5 cards scored in 4/5. In 7/8 matches, less than 10.5 corners have been played in their matches.

On the Ligue 1 table, FC Nantes are ranked 13th, with 22 points from 21 matches. They have 4 wins, 10 draws and 7 losses, with a goal aggregate of 21:26. Away from home, FC Nantes are very poor this season, with just 1 win, 5 draws and 5 defeats in all 11 away games. So, they have picked up just 8 points away from home, with a goal aggregate of 9:15.

AC Ajaccio and FC Nantes have played 15 matches throughout their history. FC Nantes have 8 wins while AC Ajaccio have 3 wins and 4 matches ended in a draw. FC Nantes have not lost in 6 matches against AC Ajaccio and AC Ajaccio are without a clean sheet in 8 matches against FC Nantes. Less than 4.5 cards have been shown in 9/10 matches between them.

The goal time is certainly the way to go in this match. AC Ajaccio are late bloomers on their best day and FC Nantes have not scored in as many as 3 matches. If any of these sides decide to break the deadlock, it will surely be towards the end of the game. So we expect the game to start slowly and gradually progress later on.

It's possible to see only a few goals scored in this match but who is going to score the goal is difficult to predict. FC Nantes have the head to head record but their goal drought is worrisome against such a side with ambitions of pushing away from the relegation zone. I expect both managers to approach this with the mentality to win.

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