Lorient vs AC Ajaccio Prediction: Possible Draw?

After a series of difficult results, Lorient welcomes AC Ajaccio to the Stade Yves Allainmat-Le Moustoir stadium. Lorient lost to Nantes 1-0 in the last round and AC Ajaccio lost 3-0 to Monaco. With both clubs chasing a win, it will be an interesting match. Lorient are just 5 points away from 5th place Lille, so a win would see them move into 7th place and a win for Ajaccio would see them move away from the relegation zone into 15th spot. Either team can’t afford a loss as they will drop even further down the table should they lose this match

Lorient are a mid-table team this season. They are currently in 8th place, with 36 points from 23 matches. They have 10 wins, 6 draws and 7 defeats, with a goal ratio of 35:35. Playing at home, Lorient have 5 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats in 11 home matches. That is 18 points, with a goal ratio of 16:14 goals at home.

Lorient have no wins in 4 matches and have seen both teams score in 6/8 matches. And 9/10 matches, less than 4.5 cards have been shown. In the last 5 Ligue 1 matches, Lorient have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses.

AC Ajaccio lost their last game 3-0 against OGC Nice and before that they lost 2-0 against FC Nantes. In their last 5 Ligue 1 matches, they have 1 win and 4 losses.

AC Ajaccio are in 18th spot on the league table, with 18 points from 23 matches. They have 5 wins, 3 draws and 15 defeats, with a goal ratio of 18:42 goals. Away from home, AC Ajaccio have picked up 11 points from 12 matches. They have won 3, drawn 2 and lost 7 away games, with a goal ratio of 11:24 goals.

AC Ajaccio are without a clean sheet in 9 matches and have first conceded in 7/7 matches. They have lost the first half in 5/7 matches and have seen less than 4.5 cards in 5/6 matches. They have also played less than 10.5 corners in 9/9 matches.

AC Ajaccio and Lorient have faced each other 15 times throughout their history. Lorient leads with 7 wins, while Ajaccio have just 3 wins and 5 matches ended in a draw.

In 7/7 meetings, less than 2.5 goals have been scored and in 5/6 meetings, less than 4.5 cards were shown. In 9/9 matches against each other, less than 10.5 corners have been played.

My gut feeling sees this ending as a draw with each side scoring 1 goal or not scoring at all. Lorient are not in better shape at the moment, but they are playing on home soil against one of the poorest sides in the division. How difficult can that be? However the form of Lorient bothers me. These pairs have played under 2.5 goals in their last 7 matches and we might have a repeat of the same scenario in this match. The cards and corner markets are also solid bets but the bookmakers have not provided that option for this match. 

• Bet on Home Win or Draw and Under 4.5 Goals at 1.60 Odds
• Bet on First Half Draw at 1.69 Odds
• Bet on Under 2.5 Goals at 1.70 Odds