Reims vs Auxerre Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 23rd October 2022

Despite a rather curious form recently, Reims have a good opportunity to be victorious in round 12 of the Ligue 1 season. They meet Auxerre on Sunday at the Stade Auguste Delaune, where they hope to frustrate the visitors. Having never played each other in the Ligue 1 in the 21st century, this is the first time Reims comes up against Auxerre in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stems from meetings in cup matches or friendlies.

Reims are number 15 in the table on nine points after 11 matches. Auxerre rank as number 16 with nine points after 11 matches played.

Auxerre will not be short on motivation for their clash with the match favourites Reims. Although the odds are against them, a narrow win on Sunday will see them move ahead of their upcoming opponents in the table.

Reims go into their next Ligue 1 match, averaging a humble 1.1 goals per game in their last ten matches, in which they scored a mundane 11 times, while conceding 15 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.5 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Auxerre scored ten goals, conceded 19 and kept their opponents from scoring once in ten matches.

Reims vs Auxerre Prediction

Reims form

Having collected three points from three draws in their previous three matches, Reims are on the lookout for a win again. Against Troyes it finished 2-2, before they split the points with PSG in a 0-0 draw. In their latest match, they once again had to settle for a single point after drawing 0-0 against Lorient. In their last six Ligue 1 home matches, Reims didn't claim a single win. In stead, they've drawn three and lost three, while scoring six and conceding 12 goals.

Hoping for a campaign without too much hazzle, recent performances suggests Reims could be dragged into a relegation-battle.

Auxerre Form

In their last three matches, Auxerre drew 1-1 with Brest, lost 2-1 against Clermont Foot, and drew 1-1 with Nice. Auxerre only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Ligue 1. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by 17 goals to five.

Auxerre are so far living up to expectations of this being a tough season, they'd do well to survive, as they hover around the relegation-places

We are opting for a draw, as Reims have settled for a point after 90 minutes in several recent matches. Auxerre could be satisfied with taking a point back home.

Reims won four points from their last two encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won one, scored five and let in three goals. Auxerre earned one wins and five points from their past three matches against teams placed in the bottom six of the Ligue 1 table. They scored four and allowed three goals against on their way.

Reims vs Auxerre Team News

At the time of writing, Reims have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Auxerre this coming Sunday.

Jens-Lys Cajuste, Maxime Busi and Rafik Guitane are all absent from the Reims squad that faces Auxerre at Stade Auguste Delaune.

Auxerre have four on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Reims on Sunday.

Brayann Pereira, Youssouf M'Changama, Gaetan Charbonnier and Theo Pellenard all face a spell on the sidelines for Auxerre due to various injuries.

Reims vs Auxerre H2H

Having never played each other in the Ligue 1 in the 21st century, this is the first time Reims comes up against Auxerre in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stems from meetings in cup matches or friendlies. Reims picked up five wins in their previous eight matches against Auxerre, while the latter claimed one win in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 3.50.

Reims vs Auxerre Results

Reims vs Auxerre Betting Tips

While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for Reims, Folarin Balogun has been good for them over the course of the season with six goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Auxerre, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator on Sunday, depending on your betting strategy.

Reims won just one of their last 10 games at home, while drawing four. They lost five at Stade Auguste Delaune in this run of matches. Auxerre won four of their last 10 away games, whilst drawing two and losing four. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in recent matches. While Reims managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the games at Stade Auguste Delaune, Auxerre kept their hosts from scoring in zero of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet in four of Reims’s past ten matches across all tournaments. They scored 1.1 goals on average along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the visitor's last ten games this season. On average, they scored one times in those matches.