AC Ajaccio: Francois-Joseph Sollacaro, Thomas Mangani, Florian Chabrolle, Romain Hamouma, Ismael Diallo, Riad Nouri, Clément Vidal and Mickaël Alphonse.
Marseille: Ismaël Gharbi, Alexandre Letellier, Keylor Navas, Hugo Ekitike, El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Ayman Kari, Warren Zaire-Emery, Vitinha and Pablo Sarabia.
The referee appointment for today's game is as follows:
Referee: Johan HAMEL.
Assistant Referee 1: Julien AUBE.
Assistant Referee 2: Mathieu GROSBOST.
Fourth official: Aurélien PETIT.
VAR: Bastien DECHEPY.
VAR Assistant: Cyril GRINGORE.
The last time these two teams met was on October 8, 2022 and on that occasion AC Ajaccio won 2-1 at the Stade Vélodrome. That confrontation was full of fouls, yellow cards, corner kicks and many goals that we hope will be repeated today.
AC Ajaccio vs Marseille have met several times. The last 5 meetings have ended in a victory for AC Ajaccio, there was a draw and three times the winner was Marseille.
We are just under one for the match between AC Ajaccio vs Marseille to start at the Stade François-Coty. Both teams will go out looking for victory. Who will make it this afternoon? Follow our coverage on VAVEL.
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What time is the AC Ajaccio vs Marseille match for Ligue 1 2023?
This is the start time of the game AC Ajaccio vs Marseille of June 3rd in several countries:
Argentina: 3:00 PM on Star+.
Bolivia: 2:00 PM on Star+.
Brazil: 3:00 PM on Star+.
Chile: 3:00 PM on Star+.
Colombia: 1:00 PM on Star+.
Ecuador: 1:00 PM on Star+.
United States (ET): 3:00 PM.
Spain: 8:00 PM on Eurosport Player Spain.
Mexico: 1:00 PM on Star+.
Paraguay: 3:00 PM on Star+.
Peru: 2:00 PM on Star+.
Uruguay: 3:00 PM on Star+.
These were the eleven players who started last game:
Pau López, Samuel Gigot, Sead Kolasinac, Leonardo Balerdi, Jordan Veretout, Valentin Rongier, Jonathan Clauss, Cengiz Ünder, Alexis Sánchez, Matteo Guendouzi and Ruslan Malinovskyi.
These were the eleven players who started last game:
Benjamin Leroy, Cédric Avinel, Oumar Gonzalez, Youssouf Koné, Mohamed Youssouf, Mathieu Coutadeur, Vincent Marchetti, Kevin Spadanuda, Riad Nouri, Bevic Moussiti-Oko and Mounaim El Idrissy.
There are three players who stand out within the team and are responsible for the offense of Marseille. The first is the Chilean Alexis Sánchez (#70), he plays in the forward position and is the leader in the offense. He is the team's top scorer this season with 14 goals in 34 games played. He scored two goals in the last match against Clermont Foot and he doesn't plan to stop. Next up is defenseman Jonathan Clauss (#7), in 33 games played he has 10 assists which makes him the team's highest assister this season and we could possibly see him make his 11th assist of this tournament on Saturday. Finally, defender Nuno Tavares (#30), in Ligue 1, has 6 goals in 30 games played, making him the second highest scorer on the team and we could see him score on Saturday.
A few months ago the 2023-2023 season of Ligue 1 began, Marseille seeks to have a great tournament and be the champion. They started the tournament very well by achieving 22 wins, 7 draws and 8 losses, which gives them 73 points, with which they are in third position in the general table. Last season they came close to winning the tournament and their goal this year is to win first place, to achieve this they must win as many games as possible. Their last game was on May 27, it resulted in a loss against Brest, the score was 2-1 at the Stade Vélodrome and thus they got another loss in the tournament. They arrive as the favorites to win this game, because of the great team they have and the good moment they are going through.
There are three players who stand out within the team and are responsible for AC Ajaccio's offense. The first is Mounaim El Idrissy (#7), he plays in the striker position and is the leader in offense. He is the team's top scorer this season with 6 goals in 32 games played. He scored in the last game against Troyes in Ligue 1 and he is not going to stop. The next player is Vincent Marchetti (#8), in 30 games played he has 2 assists which makes him the team's second highest assister this season and we could possibly see him make his third assist of this tournament on Saturday. Finally, midfielder Youcef Belaïli (#10), in Ligue 1, has 6 goals in 23 games played, making him the team's second highest scorer and we could see him score on Saturday against Marseille.
The Ajaccio team had a bad start to the season, having won 6 games, tied 5 and lost 26, giving them 23 points. With their last loss of the tournament they finished in the 19th position of the general table. This season they are looking to save themselves from relegation and to do so they must win as many games as possible. Their last game was against Troyes on May 27, where they lost 3-0 at the Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis and thus got another loss in the tournament. They arrive as the least favorites to win this game, however they could surprise and win. They also have an advantage when playing at home and having their fans support them.
The Stade François-Coty is located in Ajaccio, France. It will be the venue for this match, it has a capacity of 10,660 spectators and is the home of AC Ajaccio of Ligue 1. It was inaugurated on July 18, 1965 and cost 90 million French francs.
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