Auxerre vs Lyon Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th February 2023

Auxerre come up against visiting side Lyon this coming Friday at Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps in a Ligue 1 fixture.

With 35 points after 23 games, Lyon currently rank ninth in the Ligue 1 standings. Auxerre play catch-up as they recorded 15 points in 23 matches, putting them up as 19th before their upcoming clash.

With 3 defeats in the last 6 matches across all tournaments, the mood around the Auxerre camp could probably be a lot better. They need to up their game or prepare for more disappointment, when facing Lyon on home soil.

Auxerre scored six times in the last ten outings for an average of 0.6 goals a game. They conceded 22 and managed one clean sheet.

Lyon scored 13 goals, conceded nine and managed three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

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

Auxerre vs Lyon Prediction

Auxerre Form

Auxerre have been too mediocre in their last three matches, where a win has failed to come their way. Against Reims, they gained a point in a 0-0 draw, before coming up short against Rodez, who ran out 2-3 winners. Lately, they managed to steal a point in a 1-1 draw with Angers. Auxerre claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Ligue 1, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored four and conceded 11 goals.

Lyon Form

Lyon are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Troyes by 1-3. This was followed by a 2-2 with Lille and a 2-1 win against Lens. Lyon came through their last six away games in the Ligue 1 with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored 11 and conceded five.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, and we fully expect the trend to continue, when Auxerre renew Lyon their acquaintance.

Lyon have been very dominant in their previous nine encounters with teams from the bottom six. They picked up more points against lowly ranked opponents than any other top team this season. They collected seven wins, 22 points, while scoring 23 and conceding eight goals. Auxerre show off a record of three wins, six draws and 14 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Lyon put ten wins, five draws and eight defeats on the board in the Ligue 1.

Auxerre vs Lyon Team News

Auxerre could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Lyon.

Kays Ruiz-Atil, Ionut Andrei Radu and Theo Pellenard are all absent from the Auxerre squad that faces Lyon at Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps.

Lyon are juggling with three absent players on on Friday when travelling to Auxerre.

Names like Corentin Tolisso, Henrique and Malo Gusto most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Auxerre.

Auxerre vs Lyon H2H

A 2-1 win was the follow-up to a 2-1 victory, when Lyon last faced Auxerre, no doubt raising the spirits ahead of their next trip. In last ten encounters between the clubs, Lyon have been the dominant force winning six matches against Auxerre. The bookies have Lyon to win this match at best price odds of 4/5.

Auxerre vs Lyon Results

Under 2.5 goals came out a winning bet only three times in ten matches between Auxerre and Lyon. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 4/5 with the bookies on Friday.

Auxerre vs Lyon Betting Tips

Matthis Abline found the back of the net two times in the previous six Ligue 1 games for Auxerre, who won't mind him striking again on Friday. Punters will also be looking for Alexandre Lacazette to keep his current streak of four goals in his last six Ligue 1 games going for Lyon.

Auxerre won two of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing five as well. Lyon won six from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost three in this run. Auxerre managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches at Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps.

Both teams scored five times in the last ten encounters between Auxerre and Lyon, while over 2.5 goals came out seven times. Auxerre scored 1.1 goals on average, while Lyon pulled 1.6 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Auxerre’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten outings for Lyon, who managed to score 1.9 times in those matches.