Montpellier vs Auxerre Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st August 2022

Auxerre visit Stade de la Mosson this coming Sunday for a Ligue 1 fixture with home side Montpellier. Montpellier won the last two meetings against Auxerre, as they followed up a 3-1 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 2-1 score.

Montpellier have a win and a defeat to show from the first couple of Ligue 1 outings and which side of the coin will they see at Stade de la Mosson? Surely, Auxerre won't be a pushover at this early point of the season. Auxerre will be feeling the pressure of securing a first win of the season in the Ligue 1 after collecting a modest one point in the first couple of rounds.

The last time Montpellier played Auxerre, they booked three points to their account and look well primed to secure another win on Sunday.

Montpellier scored ten goals, conceded 26 and fought their way to one clean sheet in their previous ten matches.

Auxerre scored 14 goals, conceded 19 and managed two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Montpellier vs Auxerre Prediction

It is all or nothing with Montpellier presently. They first went down 2-0 in an encounter with Angers, to which they replied by beating Troyes3-2. Their latest encounter once again had them on the losing side, when they lost 5-2 against PSG. Montpellier claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Ligue 1, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored six and conceded ten goals.

While safety is the foremost priority for Montpellier, a top half finish is the ultimate dream for this term.

Auxerre added four points to their account in their previous three matches, starting off beating Amiens 2-1. A 4-1 defeat against Lille followed, before sharing the points with Angers in a 2-2 draw. In their last six Ligue 1 away matches, Auxerre failed to win more than once. In stead, they've drawn zero and lost five, scoring four while also conceding 11 times.

A struggle seems inevitable at this stage for Auxerre, as the home side look to beat the drop zone and keep their Ligue 1 status.

For whatever reason, Auxerre and Montpellier usually find goals tough to come by, when facing each other, and history makes under 2.5 goals our call here.

Montpellier vs Auxerre Stats

Montpellier vs Auxerre Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Montpellier, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment.

Stephy Mavididi and Sacha Delaye nurses various injuries and won't take part for Montpellier against Auxerre at Stade de la Mosson.

Apparently, Auxerre have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Sunday.

Auxerre need to do without Brayann Pereira and Theo Pellenard, who are not fit enough to travel to Stade de la Mosson.

Montpellier vs Auxerre H2H

Montpellier won the last two meetings against Auxerre, as they followed up a 3-1 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 2-1 score. Montpellier enter the match against Auxerre with a 4-3-3 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.

Montpellier vs Auxerre Results

A high scoring match is a fairly rare occurrence when Montpellier face Auxerre as under 2.5 goals happened in seven times in the last ten matches. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 1.80 with the bookies.

Montpellier vs Auxerre Betting Tips

As the new Ligue 1 campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Montpellier and Auxerre this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

Montpellier won only once in their last 10 outings at Stade de la Mosson, but they drew three and lost six in this run. Auxerre won six, drew three and lost one of their last 10 games away from home. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Montpellier managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the games at Stade de la Mosson, Auxerre kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 away games.

Less than 2.5 goals came out three times in the past ten encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet five times. Montpellier managed an average of one goal, with Auxerre averaging 0.9 goals. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Montpellier’s last ten matches across the tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches Auxerre played across the tournaments, and they managed to score an average of 2.2 goals during this run.