ASEC Mimosas vs Lys Sassandra Prediction: A second-half goal will be enough to take Mimosas to the sixth spot

ASEC Mimosas and Lys Sassandra will square it off at Stade Félix Houphouët Boigny in round 12 of the Ivory Coast Ligue 1 game. The two teams failed to win any of their recent matches and will come into this game hoping to turn things around. Which team takes advantage of this one?

ASEC Mimosas are coming off a CAF Confederation encounter against USM Alger and lost. In the match in Algeria, Mohamed Ali Yabre's own goal put their opponent in the lead. However, with strikes from Ismail Belkacemi, ASEC Mimosas have failed to win their last two games. 

In the meantime, ASEC Mimosas' last league game was against SOL, and they settled for a 1-1 draw. Romaric Amoussou gave ASEC Mimosas the lead in that encounter, but Mede Diomande's strike denied them maximum points. Heading into this game, ASEC Mimosas sit 10th in the standings, scoring 10 goals while conceding nine with 16 points accumulated.  

Lys Sassandra played Olympique Sport the previous time out, and they settled for a goalless draw. In the meantime, that draw was the road team’s fifth in seven matches. They held Mouna, Korhogo, SO Armee, and Academie de FAD in prior games to draw. However, have only one win in their last nine league matches, coming against AS Denguele. 

Away from home, the visiting team has not picked a win in their last four matches, losing one of those games to ISCA. In fact, this team failed to net a goal in those matches. 

From 13 league matches this season, Lys Sassandra has 18 points and sits 8. In those matches, they scored nine goals while conceding seven. 

ASEC Mimosas won seven of their meetings with Lys Sassandra. Lys Sassandra have also failed to win this fixture since their first meeting in 2018, their best result being a 1-1 draw in 2022. In the last two meetings of this game, Lys Sassandra have failed to find the back of the net. 

ASEC Mimosas have dominated this fixture, and I am tipping them to repeat the same. While Lys Sassandra are doing better than their home side, the fact that they are on the road makes them uninteresting to me. In fact, their last road games have ended with no defeats, and the best they can do is settle for defensive play. While ASEC Mimosas have been inconsistent and even struggled most of their matches this season, I look forward to seeing them display top performance as they continue working to make it to the next CAF competition. In conclusion, my pick will be on ASEC Mimosas winning, while I do not expect any side to break the deadlock in the first half.