In a mid week match in week 5, on Wed Aug 31st, Ajaccio will travel to Montpellier to battle Montpellier in a clash of these two closely matched Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Montpellier is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Auxerre. Mamadou Sakho struck first for Montpellier in the 39th minute, then Nuno Da Costa tied it up for Auxerre in the 70th minute on a feed from Dugimont But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 75th minute on a penalty goal by Mathias Autret. Montpellier looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while ajaccio is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Lille. Yusuf Yazıcı struck first for Lille in the 17th minute, then Jonathan Bamba added another in the 43rd minute on a feed from Ismaily. Ajaccio looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Mickaël Alphonse and Thomas Mangani are the top scorers for Ajaccio in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. For Montpellier, their top scorers are Stephy Mavididi and Teji Savanier, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.