Auxerre vs Nantes Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th April 2023

Auxerre take on visitors Nantes at Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps in a Ligue 1 tie this coming Sunday.

Going into their upcoming encounter on Sunday, Auxerre are looking to finish the day ahead of Nantes in the Ligue 1 standings.

Auxerre are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 11 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.1 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents eight goals, or an average of 0.8 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to five clean sheets in this run.

Nantes hit the target 11 times in the last ten outings, which creates an average of 1.1 goals a game. They conceded 1.8 goals per match for a total of 18 goals, while claiming two clean sheets as well.

The last time the pair played each other, Nantes came out the other side as 1-0 winners and surely won't mind a repeat of that result.

Auxerre vs Nantes Prediction

Auxerre Form

Auxerre took six points from their last three matches, but started off by losing 2-0 against Strasbourg. They responded by beating Troyes 1-0, and followed that up by winning 0-3 against AC Ajaccio. Auxerre claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Ligue 1. They also drew two and lost two, scored three goals and conceded eight.

Nantes Form

In their last three matches, Nantes lost 0-3 against Reims, won 1-0 against Lyon, and drew 2-2 with Monaco. Nantes claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Ligue 1. The scoreline from these matches reads eight goals conceded and nine scored.

Nantes could find it tough to break down the defensive barriers put up by Auxerre at Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps on Sunday. The home side doesn't score much themselves, though, and we aim for the under 2.5 goals betting market.

Auxerre won 16 points from their last nine encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won four, scored 11 and let in seven goals. Nantes earned three wins and 13 points from their past seven matches against teams placed in the bottom six of the Ligue 1 table. They scored ten and allowed four goals against on their way. Auxerre are looking at a record of seven wins, eight draws and 15 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Nantes show off six wins, 13 draws and 11 defeats in the Ligue 1.

Auxerre vs Nantes Stats

Auxerre vs Nantes Squads

Auxerre Squad

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

Donovan Leon (0/0), Ionut Andrei Radu (0/11), Theo De Percin (0/0), Vincenzo Cozzella (0/0), Akim Zedadka (1/21), Brayann Pereira (0/2), Denys Bain (0/2), Gideon Mensah (0/20), Jubal (2/29), Julian Jeanvier (1/17), Kenji Van Boto (0/2), Souleymane Toure (0/17), Theo Pellenard (0/0), Birama Toure (1/30), Elisha Owusu (0/0), Gauthier Hein (2/27), Hamza Sakhi (1/23), Han-Noah Massengo (0/9), Kays Ruiz-Atil (0/1), Kevin Danois (0/0), Mathias Autret (2/21), Natanael Bouekou (0/0), Ousoumane Camara (0/0), Rayan Raveloson (1/26), Siriki Dembele (0/7), Youssouf M'Changama (0/22), Gaetan Perrin (3/29), Idjessi Metsoko (0/0), Kylian Silvestre (0/0), Lassine Sinayoko (0/26), M'Baye Niang (4/24), Matthis Abline (3/23), Nuno Da Costa (4/25), Remy Dugimont (0/10).

Nantes Squad

Here is the full team squad of Nantes. The 59 year-old Antoine Kombouare will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Alban Lafont (0/29), Denis Petric (0/0), Remy Descamps (0/1), Andrei Girotto (1/29), Charles Traore (0/9), Jaouen Hadjam (0/9), Jean-Charles Castelletto (0/24), Joao Victor (0/8), Lorik Cana (0/0), Michel Diaz (0/0), Nathan Zeze (0/1), Nicolas Pallois (0/20), Robin Voisine (0/0), Sebastien Corchia (0/22), Florent Mollet (1/11), Lohann Doucet (0/9), Ludovic Blas (7/29), Moussa Sissoko (2/23), Pedro Chirivella (0/24), Quentin Merlin (0/17), Samuel Moutoussamy (0/27), Samuel Yepie (0/0), Andy Delort (6/22), Evann Guessand (2/27), Fabien Centonze (0/17), Gor Manvelyan (0/0), Ignatius Ganago (4/26), Marcus Regis Coco (1/18), Moses Simon (5/26), Mostafa Mohamed (7/30).

Auxerre vs Nantes Team News

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

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

Nantes are juggling with three absent players on this coming Sunday when travelling to Auxerre.

Names like Andy Delort, Pedro Chirivella and Denis Petric most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Auxerre.

Auxerre vs Nantes Lineups

Auxerre vs Nantes H2H

Nantes got the better of Auxerre in their most recent meetings, as they first won 1-0, then 2-1. Auxerre go into their upcoming match against Nantes with a 50% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 5-2-3 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 Nantes Results

In six of the previous ten matches between Auxerre and Nantes both teams scored.

Auxerre vs Nantes 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. Nantes hope Ludovic Blas can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Ligue 1 goals in his last six Ligue 1 games.

In their last 10 matches at Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps across all tournaments Auxerre won four times, drew two and lost four times. Nantes claimed five wins, three draw and two defeats in their last 10 games away. Auxerre kept visitors at Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps from scoring five times in their previous 10 matches on home soil. Meanwhile, Nantes have been able to keep a clean sheet in four of their last 10 games away from home.

There were over 2.5 goals five times in the last ten encounters between Auxerre and Nantes. Auxerre managed an average of 1.6 goals, while the latter scored one goal on average. Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Auxerre, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten outings for Nantes, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.