Ligue 1 – Auxerre face Nice
Stade de l’Abbe-Deschamps sees Sunday action as Auxerre take on Nice – 3:00pm GMT.
Sunday’s clash at Stade de l’Abbe-Deschamps- sees twelfth placed Nice, travel to sixteenth-placed Auxerre in the Ligue 1.
Auxerre have so far accrued eight points in this season of the Ligue 1
Auxerre will be keen to retain their winning form, having beaten Clermont Foot 2-1 in their last match.
Also, league success is all about winning football matches, any way you can, so five losses in six fixtures would not make this a successful season for Auxerre. With eight points (2W, 6L and 2D), they are established in sixteenth position in the League having won two games, drawn two meetings, and lost six matches.
When Auxerre host Nice, they will do so on the back of one victory, two draws, and two defeats on their own ground.
Auxerre will have 11 points so far this season, should they secure a win.
Auxerre’s squad will likely be depleted of two of their key players when they start on Sunday, due to injury or illness.
Nice arrive at this fixture, having secured 11 points so far this season
Following two straight wins for Nice in their most recent games, they will be keen to continue that form going into this fixture.
Also, suffering five losses in eight fixtures is a terrible run of form for any club, Lucien Favre’s Nice will know this and will be hopeful of turning it around. With 11 points, they currently sit twelfth in the League. The breakdown for the team’s record is 3 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws having won three matches, drawn two meetings, and lost five games.
Nice have won two meetings, drawn one game, and lost two fixtures of their five League matches away from home this season.
Nice will have 14 points if they manage to secure a victory.
Auxerre v Nice – Head-to-Heads.
Regarding their historical duels Auxerre and Nice have faced each other 28 times in the past, with the balance of wins sitting in Auxerre’s favour (15 – 10). Additionally, Auxerre are unbeaten in their last six games at Stade de l’Abbe-Deschamps against Nice. The last time both teams met in this competition was October 2018, when Auxerre walked away as 3-2 winners.
Other players of note for Auxerre are Mathias Autret and Jubal with two goals each and for Nice are Andy Delort and Nicolas Pepe with four goals both.
