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Monaco and Ajaccio join forces at the Stade Louis II in a meeting for the Coupe de France (32nd Finals). In the last 3 years there have been only 2 direct clashes between these two teams: one on 26-04-2014, which ended with Monaco winning by (1-4), and the most recent one on 08-12-2013, which Ended with Monaco winning by 1-0. Special attention is required for the home / off condition, since both teams present significantly different results in their home and away games.
Monaco
The home team makes its debut in this edition of the Coupe de France with the intention of achieving a positive result, taking advantage of the home factor. This is a stronger team when you play in your stadium, because in the last 30 games you have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; Against 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in his stadium. The team arrives at this meeting after a home win with Caen by (2-1). Monaco won 8, drew 1 and lost 1 of their last 10 home games for all competitions. His attack has scored regularly, as he has achieved in 9 of the last 10 games. In 15 games, he only managed 1 turn on the scoreboard in the 4 games in which he conceded the first goal. There are 1 highlights in the last 17 home games in all competitions: he scored 18 of his 51 goals in the minutes (76′-90 ‘).
Monaco’s team come to this round with a 2-1 win against Caen, adding their third win in the last four games: the goals were scored by Falcao and Bakayoko. In this game at home coach Leonardo Jardim must keep the team in 4-4-2 with Falcão being responsible for creating dangerous moves on the opponent’s defensive line: the Colombian is the greatest scorer with 11 goals scored. Apparently the coach of the home can not rely only on Nabil Dirar, a player recovering from injury.
Ajaccio
Until reaching this stage of the Coupe de France (32nd Finals), the visiting team eliminated: Le Portel and Aix. This is a stronger team when you play in your stadium, because in the last 30 games you have 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses as a visitor; Against 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in his stadium. In the last game they played, for Ligue 2, lost with Nîmes at home by (1-2). In the last 10 games as a visitor Ajaccio won 2, drew 3 and lost 5. Defensive solidity has not been their strong point, having conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games, but their attack has been regularly marked Scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches.
Ajaccio’s side arrive at this game with a defeat at home against Nîmes by 1-2, adding in this way the second consecutive defeat in the French second division: the only goal of the team was marked by Abergel. In this away game, coach Olivier Pantaloni is expected to line up in 4-5-1 favoring the defensive organization and the counterattacks, ie defending with the surrounding sectors, looking for the back of the Monaco defensive line. It is important to note that Riad Nouri is one of the highlights of this team with 4 goals scored. For this game the manager can not count for Moussa Maazou because of injury.
Prediction: Monaco Win 1st Half @ 1.50