Auxerre vs Monaco Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 28th December 2022

Auxerre enjoy home advantage, when visitors Monaco swing by on Wednesday for a Ligue 1 clash. Neither Auxerre nor Monaco managed a breakthrough, when they last faced each other. They ended up settling for a point in a 1-1 draw, and the best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 13/5.

With 27 points after 15 games, Monaco currently rank 6th in the Ligue 1 standings. Auxerre play catch-up as they recorded 13 points in 15 matches, putting them up as 17th before their upcoming clash.

With both Auxerre and Monaco coming off disappointing defeats in their previous outing, we could be in for a cautious battle. Both will be eager to get back to winning ways sooner rather than later.

Auxerre scored seven times in the last ten outings for an average of 0.7 goals a game. They conceded 22 and managed one clean sheets.

Monaco are brimming with confidence in front of goal before the upcoming away match in the Ligue 1, as they can show off very handsome numbers from their previous ten games. The visitors scored 2.2 times on average per match, for a total of 22 goals. They also let in ten goals, leaving an average of one per match. They fought their way to five clean sheets.

Auxerre vs Monaco Prediction

Auxerre Form

In their last three matches, Auxerre beat AC Ajaccio 1-0, drew 1-1 with Troyes, before losing 5-0 against PSG. Auxerre claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Ligue 1. They also drew two and lost two, scored five goals and conceded seven.

Auxerre look like a team having to raise their level quite a bit to avoid a long struggle against the relegation-zone in the Ligue 1.

Monaco Form

Monaco won twice in their last three matches as FK Crvena Zvezda were defeated by 4-1, before they beat Toulouse 0-2. Marseille proved too strong, though, and a 2-3 defeat followed. Monaco 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 12 and conceded five.

Qualifying for Europe was a target going into this season, and Monaco are keeping their eyes on the prize, though they are a little off track.

Monaco and Auxerre seem to find it tough getting their defensively lines in order, as they both concede too many goals. We hope the trend continues this coming Wednesday, as we aim for both teams to score.

Monaco won three of their previous three outings against teams from the bottom six and claimed nine points. They scored eight and conceded two goals. Auxerre have a record of three wins, four draws and eight defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Monaco put eight wins, three draws and four defeats on the board in the Ligue 1.

Auxerre vs Monaco Team News

Auxerre are as close to an entire squad as they can with only one player unavailable for the side which faces Monaco.

Sidelined with an injury, Auxerre can't field Theo Pellenard this coming Wednesday against Monaco.

Monaco just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Auxerre at the Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps.

Willem Geubbels nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Monaco.

Auxerre vs Monaco H2H

Neither Auxerre nor Monaco managed a breakthrough, when they last faced each other. They ended up settling for a point in a 1-1 draw, and the best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 13/5. Auxerre enter the match against Monaco with a 4-2-4 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 40%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Auxerre vs Monaco Results

A high scoring match is a fairly rare occurrence when Auxerre face Monaco as under 2.5 goals happened in seven times in the last ten matches. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 11/10 with the bookies.

Auxerre vs Monaco Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the Ligue 1, M'Baye Niang will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Monaco hope Breel Embolo can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of four Ligue 1 goals in his last six Ligue 1 games.

Auxerre claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing two. Monaco won five of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost two of the games in this run. Both teams hit the back of the net in six of the last 10 matches for Auxerre on home soil. Both scored at least once in six of the previous 10 away games for Monaco.

Under 2.5 goals happened three times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Auxerre managed an average of 0.8 goals, with Monaco averaging one goal in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet seven times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Auxerre’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Monaco's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.1 goals in these matches.