Tournament type: Ligue 2.
Bastia vs Ajaccio.
Match time: 2024-02-06 03:45
As a veteran team in France, Bastia can be said to have been reborn from the ashes, after successive promotions from bankruptcy and relegation in 2017, this year is already the third season in Ligue 2. However, Bastia, who finished fourth in Ligue 2 last season, has seen a rapid decline in results this season, and lost to the bottom team Valenciennes in the last round, which made the team unbearable and directly fired coach Brual and his assistant coach Frédéric Ne, and the team temporarily let the team's attacking coach Las Landers perform the duties of coach. Las Landers was a great striker as a player, but this was the first time he was on the bench as a coach and commanded a game. In terms of lineup, the main full-back Tavares did not enter the squad tonight although he finished the Africa Cup of Nations in Cape Verde; In addition, right-back Yapi and main midfielder Linnard have both left. In the forward line, the main centre-forward Antonio Conte continues to be sidelined due to injury.
Ajaccio has only been promoted to Ligue 1 once in the previous season in the last 10 seasons, returning to Ligue 1 after a year in Ligue 1. Judging from the team's budget, it is difficult for this team to have promotion ambitions in Ligue 2, and the transfer of the main midfielder Marchetti and the main striker Bamo in the winter window are also a reflection of the small business. In the last round of the league, Ajaccio beat Concano 1-0 to end the previous 2-game losing streak, and the team currently has some injury problems in the midfield, including Barreto, Bayara and others continue to be injured. However, there is good news for Ajaccio in terms of the squad, as Melbourne City's main midfielder Sacchi has returned to French football (once Ouserre's main team) and has been named in tonight's squad, as has striker Al Hassan Toure, who also played in the Australian Super League. The big news is the return of top scorer Tuzar, who missed last round, and the team's attacking threat has also improved.
Both teams are on the French island of Corsica, which is also an island derby. For Bastia, the new manager naturally hopes to stabilize the position, and the team's offensive losses are obvious, it is difficult to create too much threat to the well-staffed Ajaccio in the central midfield, this game should be dull, and the away team has a good chance of grabbing points.