Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Lorient vs AC Ajaccio, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
FC Lorient
1 – 0
Full Time
AC Ajaccio
Fri 1 Feb 2019 · 19:00 UTC Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir HT 45' · FT 45'
Fabien Lemoine 33' Y
Joris Sainati 40' R
Y 59' Ghislain Gimbert
Y 64' Yann Boe-Kane

Overview

Match Preview

FC Lorient vs AC Ajaccio — Ligue 2 at Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir.

Match Details

  • Referee Jeremy Stinat
  • Referee Mohamed Benkemouche
  • Referee Julien Blanchais
  • Referee Samir Zolota
5 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 7 16
2 Red Star FC 7 14
3 Stade de Reims 7 13
4 Montpellier HSC 7 12
5 FC Metz 7 10
6 AS Nancy-Lorraine 7 10
7 FC Annecy 7 10
8 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 7 10
9 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 7 9
10 Pau FC 7 8
11 USL Dunkerque 7 8
12 En Avant Guingamp 7 8
13 Grenoble Foot 38 7 8
14 Rodez Aveyron Football 7 7
15 FC Nantes 7 7
16 Clermont Foot 63 7 6
17 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 7 5
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

4
2
2
FC Lorient 8 games · Avg 1.5 goals AC Ajaccio
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-01 FC Lorient 1–0 AC Ajaccio 2018-08-24 AC Ajaccio 0–0 FC Lorient

Recent Form

FC Lorient
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Feb AC Ajaccio H 1–0 W
25 Jan Valenciennes FC A 2–1 W
18 Jan GFC Ajaccio H 0–1 L
11 Jan La Berrichonne de Chateauroux H 2–1 W
22 Dec FC Sochaux-Montbéliard A 0–1 L
14 Dec Chamois Niortais FC H 1–1 D
AC Ajaccio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Feb FC Lorient A 0–1 L
25 Jan FC Metz H 0–0 D
18 Jan FC Sochaux-Montbéliard A 0–0 D
11 Jan AS Beziers H 2–1 W
22 Dec Racing Club de Lens A 2–1 W
14 Dec US Orleans Loiret A 3–1 W

Key Stats

13% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 9' FC Lorient Bretagne Sud make a change. Houboulang Mendes trudges off to be replaced by Jonathan Delaplace on 9 minutes.
  • 14' FC Lorient are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AC Ajaccio backline.
  • 19' A quiet spell here at Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir. FC Lorient seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 24' With 0 assists to his name this season, Illan Meslier is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Lorient.
  • 29' Vincent Le Goff has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 33' Fabien Lemoine picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 38' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 38 minutes.
  • 40' Joris Sainati has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Red card on 40.
  • 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Franklin Wadja made 437 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 50' A stunning finish from Alexis Claude Maurice — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 55' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 59' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ghislain Gimbert.
  • 64' Yann Boe-Kane has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 64.
  • 69' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Lorient needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 72' A tactical swap from AC Ajaccio — Aliou Dembele on, Qazim Laci off on 72 minutes.
  • 76' A change in the AC Ajaccio ranks — Kevin Lejeune exits the field as Caleb Zady Sery enters on 76.
  • 81' AC Ajaccio fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 82' FC Lorient Bretagne Sud ring the changes. Jimmy Cabot has done his job and it is now time for Yoane Wissa to step up.
  • 87' It’s high time Olivier Pantaloni made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 88' The supporters are chanting for Franklin Wadja. He replaces Alexis Claude Maurice on 88 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

FC Lorient Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mickael Landreau

AC Ajaccio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Pantaloni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Romain Faivre 2
Eli Kroupi 2
Cyrille Bayala 1
Dango Faissal Ouattara 1
Julien Ponceau 1
Ahmadou Bamba Dieng 1
Enzo Genton 1
Julien Anziani 1

Head to Head

2019-02-01 FC Lorient 1–0 AC Ajaccio 2018-08-24 AC Ajaccio 0–0 FC Lorient

FC Lorient Form

2019-02-01 FC Lorient 1–0 AC Ajaccio W 2019-01-25 Valenciennes FC 1–2 FC Lorient W 2019-01-18 FC Lorient 0–1 GFC Ajaccio L 2019-01-11 FC Lorient 2–1 La Berrichonne de Chateauroux W 2018-12-22 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 1–0 FC Lorient L 2018-12-14 FC Lorient 1–1 Chamois Niortais FC D

AC Ajaccio Form

2019-02-01 FC Lorient 1–0 AC Ajaccio L 2019-01-25 AC Ajaccio 0–0 FC Metz D 2019-01-18 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 0–0 AC Ajaccio D 2019-01-11 AC Ajaccio 2–1 AS Beziers W 2018-12-22 Racing Club de Lens 1–2 AC Ajaccio W 2018-12-14 US Orleans Loiret 1–3 AC Ajaccio W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.02 FC Lorient xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.78 AC Ajaccio xG
I would bet for: FC Lorient or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Lorient43% Draw32% AC Ajaccio25%
Actual: FC Lorient win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 1.8
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 54%
46%
± 2.5 27%
73%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

FC Lorient or Draw
75%
Draw or AC Ajaccio
57%
FC Lorient or AC Ajaccio
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Lorient25% Draw57% AC Ajaccio18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
19.1%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 1
11.4%
2 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
6.6%
1 – 2
5%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 0
2.7%
2 – 2
2.7%
3 – 1
2.3%
1 – 3
1.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Lorient

Handicap FC Lorient covers Push AC Ajaccio covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 23% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 17% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FC Lorient keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
AC Ajaccio keeps clean sheet
37% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.