AC Ajaccio vs St Etienne Prediction & Betting Tips (13 April)

Relegated from Ligue 1 last season, AC Ajaccio will not be able to bounce back by moving up directly from the elite. On the contrary, Olivier Pantaloni's men will even have to roll up their sleeves at the end of the year so as not to find themselves under the threat of the red zone. Because with 39 points on the clock, they only have 4 small points ahead of the red zone. In search of new success for more than 2 months, the Corsicans had been beaten 4 times by Angers 3-1, Annecy 1-3, Paris FC 2-0 and Auxerre 0-1 before finally taking a point against Pau 1-1 last week.

For its part, AS Saint-Etienne is starting to get a glimpse of Ligue 1. Authors of an excellent return phase after a rather delicate start to the exercise, the Forez players achieved a very good rise in the ranking to the point of today occupying 2nd place in this championship, tied on points with 3rd, Angers, and 7 units behind the leader Auxerre. On a very positive dynamic, the Greens have just won their last 4 matches against Auxerre 1-0, Bastia 0-4, Valenciennes 0-2 and finally Concarneau 1-0 last weekend.

The long-term injured Bayala is still in the rehabilitation phase and he should not be available this weekend. In addition to that, the replacements Puch and Benhaïm, the rather fragile defender Campanini, and the attackers Jacob, Touré and Touzghar (5 goals) are also on the floor. Luxembourg central defender Chanot has left the club in recent weeks. At the forefront, we should find the interesting Ibayi who had performed very well after his arrival before marking time recently.

The young Ivorian Touré (4 goals) and the interesting Jabol-Folcarelli (3 goals) will also be available. Against Pau, it was the veteran Mangani (2 goals) who scored the only goal for his team thanks to a great inspiration with a goal scored from midfield.