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Lyon vs AC Ajaccio Prediction & Betting tips
Today at 20:00, Lyon and AC Ajaccio open the first round of the new football season in France, Ligue 1. The match will take place at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais stadium in Lyon, and a large crowd is expected. The most recent direct confrontation between the two teams took place last year in the 1st round of the French Cup, and Lyon qualified further with a spectacular victory, score 5-1. The last time the two teams faced each other in the first league was in the 2013-2014 season, and then the two teams shared their victories, in the first round beating AC Ajaccio with 2-1 and in the return leg Lyon won with 3- 1 at home.
Lyon:
Olympique Lyon had a poor season under the command of coach Peter Bosz, occupying only the 8th place in the ranking and missing the qualification in the European competitions. However, the coach was retained for the new season and in the friendly matches played this summer, Lyon alternated good matches with less good ones. Among the good results we mention the draw with Inter 2-2 and the victories with Feyenoord 2-0, with Anderlecht 3-2 or Dinamo Kyiv 3-0, while in terms of the defeat, the most surprising was 5-0 against the to Willem II. In terms of transfers, Lyon managed three important moves, the first being the bringing of Alexandre Lacazette from Arsenal and the transfer of Nicolás Tagliafico from Ajax.
AC Ajaccio:
AC Ajaccio returns to Ligue 1 after an eight-year break, during which it played only in the second league. Last season, AC Ajaccio finished in 2nd place, obtaining direct promotion, but the season was not easy at all, the battle for second place being very tight, as proof that today’s hosts had only one point ahead of 3rd place. One thing it is also worth appreciating the fact that coach Olivier Pantaloni was retained, he led the team in all the eight years that the team played in Ligue 2. In the five friendly matches played this summer, AC Ajaccio recorded two victories, two defeats and one draw.
Lyon vs AC Ajaccio head to head matches
09.02.21 CDF Lyon vs AC Ajaccio 5:1
16.02.14 L1 Lyon vs AC Ajaccio 3:1
25.09.13 L1 AC Ajaccio vs Lyon 2:1
03.02.13 L1 AC Ajaccio vs Lyon 3:1
16.09.12 L1 Lyon vs AC Ajaccio 2:0
* Our advice is: OVER 2.5 GOALS
* Selection odd for this bet is: 1.70
* This analyis is from our perspective and we highly recommend to inform also yourself about all details that can be decisive in your choise to bet!
