Bastia vs Ajaccio betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Ligue 2 match on January 10th, 2025

Bastia and Ajaccio will meet each other on January 10th, 2025, Friday at 19:00h (UTC), in a match counting for the Ligue 2 in France, check the Bastia vs Ajaccio betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Bastia vs Ajaccio will occur

The game will be played in the small Stade Armand-Césari stadium, in the city of Furiani, with a capacity for 16078 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

See everything about the match live on Betarena, including statistics, events and odds, and everything that can help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Bastia vs Ajaccio betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the Ligue 2 has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.49 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.46 goals per game of the last championship.

Bastia last match

Bastia in its last official match lost (3-2) against Grenoble Foot 38, in a match valid for Ligue 2. Coach B. Tavenot's lined up a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Before the kick-off the home team's defeat had odds of 3.50, which explains why it was considered a fairly even match.

If the entire defensive department of the team had considerable difficulties, the one who suffered the most is certainly Florian Bohnert. The player made a lot of mistakes throughout the match, and he will have to work hard over the course of the season if he wants to help his team win and climb the standings.

Ajaccio last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Ligue 2, Ajaccio, who used a 3-1-4-2 formation, faced the Annecy team with a final score of 1-2.

The match between the two teams was expected to be quite close, as evidenced by the fact that the home team's defeat had odds of 2.63.

Bastia vs Ajaccio h2h

The last time these teams faced off against each other in Ligue 2, Bastia was in 10th place while Ajaccio was in the 12th place. Bastia opened with a 4-2-3-1 arrangement while Ajaccio charged with a 4-4-2 formation.

The last time these teams met was in a Ligue 2 themed match that took place on the 03-12-2024 during the 2024/2025 football season, it ended in a 0-0 draw, a competitive one it was.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The Bastia team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 2 wins, compared to the Ajaccio team, which has no wins recently.

Bastia

Ligue 2 leaderboard now

Considering the home team Bastia, standing in 10th place with 22 points in the Ligue 2 competition in France. Their performance statistics have been such as 4 wins, 3 losses and, 10 draws.

With a 1 point advantage over the Grenoble Foot 38 team which is in position 11 in the 18th round. Also, it has 1 point less than Amiens SC team that is ranked in the 9th place.

Bastia positioned in the middle of the league table in the France Ligue 2 without high wishes, or relegation concerns will try to take advantage of being the hosts to get a win.

Bastia analysis

At the end of round 17 of Ligue 2, Bastia collected 18 goals scored and 17 goals conceded.

The Bastia team comes from a defeat in the Ligue 2, and its coach Benoit Tavenot wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

Having won once away from home compared to matches played at home which gave them a record of 3 wins, 0 losses, and 5 draws prove the team is stronger when paying in their own yard.

In comparison to Ajaccio 1506 attacks and 11 goals, Bastia has had 1738 attacks and 18 goals.

Best goalscorer from Bastia

Amine Boutrah has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 5 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Bastia to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Ajaccio

Ligue 2 leaderboard now

With 15 points won, Ajaccio is in 17th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 4 wins against 10 losses, plus 3 draws.

In the 18th round, the team has the same score that the Caen who occupies position 16.

Ajaccio analysis

Ajaccio, after 17 rounds, has conceded more goals than it has scored. The goals scored are in fact 11 while 19 are those conceded to opponents.

Ajaccio has been going through a rough patch in their recent matches, losing their last 4 matches and drawing the other. They will need to regroup and find a way to bounce back from this dip in form if they want to salvage their season.

Recent games have demonstrated that Ajaccio is having difficulties in scoring goals, as they have recorded a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This suggests that their attacking play needs to be improved, with a focus on creating more quality chances.

With an average of 0.65 goals per game, the team struggles on the offensive end, and considering that it will also be playing away from home, the odds are all against it.

Best goalscorer from Ajaccio

In this season, the individual highlight is Moussa Soumano that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 3 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Ajaccio achieved in several matches.

For punters some entries may be interesting for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Bastia is Amine Boutrah, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Ajaccio is Moussa Soumano, he has scored in 3 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 4.32 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Bastia has an average of 2 yellow cards per game over the 17 rounds, while Ajaccio has an average of 2.7. In other words, these teams together are averaging 5 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

On the Ajaccio side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 5 time this season, very different from Bastia who only saw the red card 3 times. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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