Lille vs AJ Auxerre Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Lille

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Lille, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 3-0 Ligue 1 success vs AJ Auxerre.

In that match, Lille managed 67% possession and 10 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. For Lille, the goals were scored by Benjamin André (1') and Jonathan David (3', 39'). Auxerre got 2 attempts on goal with 0 on target.

Three or more goals per game have been seen in 5 of the past 6 meetings where Lille have been involved. Opposing sides scored 10 of them in these games whereas Lille managed to get a total of 8. We will have to find out whether or not that trend will be continued on here.

AJ Auxerre

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A series of steadfast performances from the AJ Auxerre defensive unit has resulted in their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 4 from their previous 6 fixtures combined. Over that same period of time, their forwards have scored 7.

👥 Head to head

Inspecting their past head-to-head meetings going back to 28/02/2010 tells us that Lille have won 3 of these & AJ Auxerre 1, with the number of drawn matches standing at 2.

A total of 18 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 11 of them for LOSC and 7 being from AJA. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.

The previous league fixture between these sides was Ligue 1 match day 1 on 07/08/2022 when it ended Lille 2-0 AJ Auxerre.

That time, Lille managed 82% possession and 3 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Goals were scored by Benjamin André (1') and Jonathan David (3').

On the other side, AJ Auxerre got 0 attempts on goal with 0 of them on target.

📋 Team News: Lille

The Lille manager Paulo Fonseca does not have any fitness worries whatsoever before this game thanks to a completely injury-free squad to pick from.

In our view, LOSC will probably go for a 4-2-3-1 system in the match with Leo Jardim, Akim Zedadka, Jose Fonte, Alexsandro Ribeiro, Tiago Djalo, Benjamin Andre, Angel Gomes, Jonathan David, Remy Cabella, Jonathan Bamba and Mohamed Bayo.

🗞️ Team News: AJ Auxerre

In an otherwise available squad, there’s only the sole fitness issue for the AJ Auxerre gaffer Jean-Marc Furlan to contend with. Théo Pellenard (Torn Knee Ligament) won’t be playing here.

From our viewpoint, AJA seem likely to utilise a 4-4-2 lineup, choosing Benoit Costil, Brayann Pereira, Jubal, Julian Jeanvier, Quentin Bernard, Gauthier Hein, Youssouf M'Changama, Birama Toure, Mathias Autret, Gaetan Charbonnier and Hamza Sakhi.

🧠 Prediction

For this match, we think that AJ Auxerre would be disappointed if they were not to breach the defence of this Lille team, however that might not quite be enough to avoid defeat.

We are anticipating a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 winning margin for Lille at full-time. Let’s see what eventuates.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 16:38 05/08/2022