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Ligue 1 | Gameweek 1
Aug 5, 2022 at 8pm UK
Stade de Gerland
AC Ajaccio

Lyon
2 - 1
Ajaccio

Tete (12'), Lacazette (21' pen.)
Lacazette (33')
Lopes (27')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Mangani (31' pen.)
Avinel (20'), Hamouma (33'), El Idrissy (34'), Diallo (41'), Spadanuda (90+2')
Hamouma (45+3')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Ligue 1 clash between Lyon and Ajaccio, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Inter Milan 2-2 Lyon
Saturday, July 30 at 7.30pm in Club Friendlies 1

We said: Lyon 3-0 Ajaccio

One can only begin to imagine the murmurs of discontent which will become apparent if Lyon fail to kick off the opening day with a convincing win, but we do not expect any shocks at the Groupama Stadium. Pantaloni already has experience of managing in the top level and has a wealth of veteran players with knowledge of the top flight, but their steadfast defending from 2021-22 will count for nought against a reinvigorated Lyon crop, and their goalscoring problems will not be solved overnight either. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Lyon win with a probability of 63.24%. A draw had a probability of 20.9% and a win for Ajaccio had a probability of 15.84%.

The most likely scoreline for a Lyon win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.3%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.23%) and 2-1 (9.88%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.94%), while for an Ajaccio win it was 0-1 (5%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Lyon would win this match.

Result
LyonDrawAjaccio
63.24% (0.0050000000000026 0.01) 20.91%15.84% (-0.0080000000000009 -0.01)
Both teams to score 50.46% (-0.013999999999996 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
54.63% (-0.012 -0.01)45.37% (0.009999999999998 0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
32.29% (-0.012 -0.01)67.71% (0.010000000000005 0.01)
Lyon Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
86.3% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)13.7%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
59.07% (-0.0050000000000026 -0.01)40.93% (0.0019999999999953 0)
Ajaccio Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
58.47% (-0.015999999999998 -0.02)41.52% (0.015000000000001 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
21.98% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)78.02% (0.013000000000005 0.01)
Score Analysis
    Lyon 63.22%
    Ajaccio 15.85%
    Draw 20.91%
LyonDrawAjaccio
1-0 @ 11.3%
2-0 @ 11.23%
2-1 @ 9.88%
3-0 @ 7.45% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-1 @ 6.55% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
4-0 @ 3.7% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-1 @ 3.25%
3-2 @ 2.88% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
5-0 @ 1.47%
4-2 @ 1.43% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
5-1 @ 1.29%
Other @ 2.8%
Total : 63.22%
1-1 @ 9.94%
0-0 @ 5.69% (0.0019999999999998 0)
2-2 @ 4.34% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
Other @ 0.94%
Total : 20.91%
0-1 @ 5%
1-2 @ 4.37% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
0-2 @ 2.2% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
1-3 @ 1.28% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
2-3 @ 1.27% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 1.73%
Total : 15.85%

How you voted: Lyon vs Ajaccio

Lyon
91.3%
Draw
5.4%
Ajaccio
3.4%
149
Head to Head
Feb 16, 2014 1pm
Lyon
3-1
Ajaccio
Fofana (43'), Briand (68'), Gomis (90')
Ferri (72')
Oliech (81')
Perozo (29'), Tonucci (78')
Sep 25, 2013 6pm
Ajaccio
2-1
Lyon
Arrache (18'), Demba Camara (70')
Goncalves (10'), Arrache (19'), Lasne (53'), Demba Camara (92'), Belghazouani (94'), Grenier (94')
Malbranque (56')
Malbranque (41'), Lacazette (94')
Lacazette (95')
Feb 3, 2013 1pm
Ajaccio
3-1
Lyon
Belghazouani (57'), Mutu (65', 90' pen.)
Mutu (34'), Mostefa (66'), Oliech (89')
Lacazette (53')
Ghezzal (63'), Martial (90')
Lovren (90')
Sep 16, 2012 4pm
Lyon
2-0
Ajaccio
Lovren (25'), López (74')
Grenier (14')

Bouhours (13'), Mutu (69')
May 12, 2012 3pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CParis Saint-GermainPSG322010277324570
2MonacoMonaco33197764422264
3Lille331610750321858
4Brest331610750341658
5Nice32159837251254
6Lens33148114335850
7Lyon33155134754-750
8Marseille321211950391147
9Rennes331210115244846
10Toulouse331110124243-143
11Reims32118133946-741
12Montpellier HSCMontpellier331011124146-540
13StrasbourgStrasbourg33109143748-1139
14NantesNantes3396183051-2133
15Le HavreLe Havre33711153343-1032
16Metz3385203556-2129
17Lorient3368193866-2826
RClermont33510182655-2925


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