Auxerre vs Clermont Foot Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 7th May 2023

The spotlight is on Auxerre and Clermont Foot, as the pair go looking to boost their confidence. They face each other this coming Sunday at Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps in the Ligue 1.

Auxerre are chasing revenge after succumbing to a disappointing defeat in the latest encounter against Clermont Foot. However, judging by prices from the bookmakers, they are in for a tough assignment this coming Sunday.

Auxerre scored 12 goals, conceded eight and fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Clermont Foot scored 12 goals, conceded 12 and managed three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

The last time these two teams squared up, Clermont Foot ran out 2-1 winners which they surely won't mind doing again at Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps.

Auxerre vs Clermont Foot Prediction

Auxerre Form

Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Auxerre at the moment. Against Nantes, they came out on top in a 2-1 win, before drawing 1-1 against Lille. Most recently, they were left reeling in a 2-1 defeat against Marseille. In their last six Ligue 1 home matches, Auxerre have three wins, while they've drawn three and remained without defeat. They scored six and conceded three goals.

Clermont Foot Form

In their last three matches, Clermont Foot first beat Angers 2-1, then Nice by 1-2 and finally Reims by 1-0. Clermont Foot managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Ligue 1 away matches, in which they scored six while also conceding five times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Does Auxerre have enough in the tank to down Clermont Foot this coming Sunday? We are not as sure as odds suggest, but considering aspects like form, strength in squad and match history, we believe they'll come through in the end.

Auxerre enjoy a record of eight wins, nine draws and 16 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Clermont Foot have 14 wins, seven draws and 12 defeats in the Ligue 1.

Auxerre vs Clermont Foot Squads

Auxerre Squad

The 57-year-old Auxerre manager, Christophe Pelissier, will select the lineup against Clermont Foot from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Ligue 1 this season):

Donovan Leon (0/2), Ionut Andrei Radu (0/12), Theo De Percin (0/0), Vincenzo Cozzella (0/0), Akim Zedadka (1/23), Brayann Pereira (0/2), Denys Bain (0/2), Gideon Mensah (0/21), Jubal (3/32), Julian Jeanvier (1/20), Kenji Van Boto (0/2), Souleymane Toure (0/19), Theo Pellenard (0/0), Birama Toure (2/33), Elisha Owusu (0/0), Gauthier Hein (2/30), Hamza Sakhi (1/24), Han-Noah Massengo (0/9), Kays Ruiz-Atil (0/0), Kevin Danois (0/0), Mathias Autret (2/22), Natanael Bouekou (0/0), Ousoumane Camara (0/0), Rayan Raveloson (1/29), Siriki Dembele (0/8), Youssouf M'Changama (0/25), Gaetan Perrin (3/32), Idjessi Metsoko (0/0), Kylian Silvestre (0/0), Lassine Sinayoko (0/28), M'Baye Niang (5/27), Matthis Abline (3/26), Nuno Da Costa (5/28), Remy Dugimont (0/11).

Clermont Foot Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Clermont Foot players that the manager Pascal Gastien will choose from for the upcoming game:

Lucas Margueron (0/0), Mory Diaw (0/33), Ouparine Djoco (0/0), Alidu Seidu (0/23), Baila Diallo (0/6), Baptiste Martin (0/0), Cheick Oumar Konate (0/9), Florent Ogier (0/23), Mateusz Wieteska (0/32), Maximiliano Caufriez (0/21), Mehdi Zeffane (0/13), Neto Borges (2/28), Oliver Kamdem (0/0), Souleymane Cisse (0/2), Elbasan Rashani (3/27), Fred Gnalega (0/0), Giovani Versini (0/0), Jacques Salze (0/0), Jeremie Bela (1/17), Jim Allevinah (1/31), Johan Gastien (3/26), Maxime Gonalons (1/21), Muhammed-Cham Saracevic (7/33), Nael Jaby (0/0), Saif-Eddine Khaoui (5/29), Stan Berkani (0/0), Yanis Massolin (0/6), Yohann Magnin (0/33), Aiman Maurer (0/9), Grejohn Kyei (7/32), Komnen Andric (4/29).

Auxerre vs Clermont Foot Team News

Auxerre might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against Clermont Foot.

Kays Ruiz-Atil, Ionut Andrei Radu and Theo Pellenard are missing from the squad, Auxerre will field against Clermont Footthis coming Sunday.

Auxerre vs Clermont Foot Lineups

Auxerre vs Clermont Foot H2H

The last time these two teams squared up, Clermont Foot ran out 2-1 winners which they surely won't mind doing again at Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps. Auxerre go into their upcoming match against Clermont Foot with a 0% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 0-0-1 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Auxerre vs Clermont Foot Results

Both teams found the back of the net one time in the last one match between Auxerre and Clermont Foot.

Auxerre vs Clermont Foot Betting Tips

M'Baye Niang found the back of the net two times in the previous six Ligue 1 games for Auxerre, who won't mind him striking again this coming Sunday. Punters will also be looking for Grejohn Kyei to keep his current streak of four goals in his last six Ligue 1 games going for Clermont Foot.

Auxerre collected three wins, drew three and lost four in the 10 most games across all tournaments at Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps. Clermont Foot won five of their previous 10 away, drew three and lost two times. Clermont Foot managed to score the opener five times in 10 away games, with Auxerre scoring the first goal of the game in three times in their last 10 games at Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps.

Over 2.5 goals happened one time in the past one encounter between Auxerre and Clermont Foot, with Auxerre scoring one goal on average per game. Clermont Foot averaged two goals, while both teams scored one time. Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Auxerre, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Clermont Foot's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.