📏 Form Guide

AJ Auxerre

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AJ Auxerre go into this fixture coming off the back of a 1-1 Ligue 1 draw versus Nice.

In that match, AJ Auxerre had 49% possession and 10 shots on goal with 4 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for AJ Auxerre was Florian Ayé (94'). Nice got 20 shots at goal with 6 on target. Evann Guessand (37') scored for Nice.

In their past six games, Christophe Pélissier's AJ Auxerre have found the net a total of 10 times - an average number of goals per match of 1.67.

Coming into this fixture, AJ Auxerre haven't beaten Montpellier in their last 2 league games.

Montpellier

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After being beaten in their last game against Lille in Ligue 1 competition, Montpellier will be hoping to turn things around here.

In that game, Montpellier managed 24% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Lille got 18 shots at goal with 8 of them on target. Jonathan David (50') scored for Lille.

A tendency of at least one side getting a clean sheet in games involving Montpellier has been apparent of late. Checking on their last 6 games reveals that this has happened 5 times. During those clashes, their opponents have hit a goal aggregate of 15 while Montpellier have scored 1.

Taking a look at their past results, Montpellier:

• have not lost to AJ Auxerre when they have played them away from home in the previous 2 matches in the league.
• haven’t won away from home in the past 3 matches in the league.

↔️ Head to head

A glance at their prior head-to-head clashes going back to 07/05/2011 shows that AJ Auxerre have won 2 of them & Montpellier 4, with the number of drawn matches standing at 0.

In all, 18 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 7 of them from AJA and 11 belonging to La Paillade. The average goals per game has been 3.

The previous league match featuring these sides was Ligue 1 match day 5 on 22/09/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Montpellier 3-2 AJ Auxerre.

On that occasion, Montpellier managed 54% possession and 14 shots at goal with 5 on target. The scorers were Akor Adams (65', 75') and Modibo Sagnan (71').

On the other side, AJ Auxerre had 11 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Hamed Junior Traorè (18') and Ado Onaiwu (72') scored.

The match was refereed by Hakim Ben El Hadj.

🗞️ Team News: AJ Auxerre

Lasso Coulibaly (Cruciate ligament injury) and Nathan Buayi-Kiala (Cruciate ligament injury) will not be able to play for AJ Auxerre gaffer Christophe Pélissier.

In all likelihood, AJA could use a 3-2-4-1 formation with Donovan Leon, Sinaly Diomande, Jubal, Gabriel Osho, Ki-Jana Hoever, Gideon Mensah, Gaetan Perrin, Elisha Owusu, Kevin Danois, Lassine Sinayoko and Thelonius Bair.

📋 Team News: Montpellier

Montpellier manager Jean-Louis Gasset has not got a full squad to pick from. Glenn Ngosso (Cruciate ligament tear), Christopher Jullien (Cruciate ligament tear), Issiaga Sylla (Adductor pain), Becir Omeragic (Meniscus injury), Enzo Tchato (Dead leg) and Nikola Maksimović (Hamstring injury) will miss out on this game.

We reckon that La Paillade will likely utilise a 3-2-4-1 lineup, going with Benjamin Lecomte, Yael Mouanga, Bamo Meite, Modibo Sagnan, Falaye Sacko, W. Ndollo Bille, Tanguy Coulibaly, Rabby Nzingoula, Joris Chotard, Teji Savanier and Andy Delort.

⚡ Prediction

In our opinion, Montpellier have the firepower to find the net against this AJ Auxerre lineup, however it may not be as many as they’ll concede.

We are anticipating a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 advantage for AJ Auxerre after the 90. Let’s wait and see how it plays out.

Andre Moura, 15:01 30/03/2025