Dunkerque vs AC Ajaccio Prediction & Betting Tips (25 November)

Who would have bet a coin on the presence of Dunkerque on the podium after 13 days played in this championship? Not many people, probably. And yet, the Maritimes, who mainly aimed to maintain their position at the start of the season, are indeed in 3rd place in the Ligue 2 standings, with only 2 units of expenditure on the Parisian leader. Particularly successful at the moment, the Northerners have won 3 of their last 4 championship matches played against Red Star 2-0 , Lorient defeated 4-2, Amiens 3-1 and finally Grenoble before the international break 0-1. Last Saturday, the Dunkirks had to compete in a penalty shootout to overcome Béthunes R1 on the occasion of their debut in the Coupe de France. If Dunkerque brings complete satisfaction to its supporters, we are far from being able to say the same about Ajaccio which flirts dangerously with the red zone.

Indeed, the ACA is in a very worrying 15th place in the ranking, with exactly the same number of points on the clock as the first 2 relegated, Troyes and Red Star. On the tough side, the Corsicans had a series of 4 defeats in 5 days including 3 in a row against Amiens 3-1, Guingamp 1-0 and Metz 0-1 before finally returning to success against Clermont 15 days ago 2- 0. But this joy was short-lived for Mathieu Chabert's men who were eliminated as soon as they entered the Coupe de France by Les Herbiers 2-1, residents of Nationale 2.

Something rare enough to be underlined, Dunkirk coach Luis Castro should be able to count on all of his strengths to prepare this poster. We should therefore a priori find center forward Yacine Bammou (3 goals, 2 assists). He has had a very good first part of the season in the same way as the former Stéphanois Rivera (3 goals) and especially the formidable Finnish midfielder Skyttä who is at the top of the scorers' ranking with 4 goals. Also pay attention to the Dutchman Tejan (4 assists) and midfielder Bardeli who scored his team's only goal against Grenoble before the break. If Dunkirk is at full strength, the same cannot be said of the ACA which is still deprived right-back Campanini, summer recruit Kanté, winger Jacob, left-back Quemper, starting striker Touré and substitutes Khelifa and Chegra.

Midfielder Barreto also joined the infirmary on the last day. Finally, if striker Santelli returns from suspension, it will be the turn of defender Kouassi and replacement striker Everson to serve a match. They were joined on the sanctioned bench by Ivorian defender Bamba who was sent off last week in the Coupe de France. On the other hand, the young Soumano (3 goals) is there as is the interesting Ibayi (2 goals) and the scorers of the last match, Anziani and Strata.