AJ Auxerre vs Stade de Reims Prediction: Golden Opportunity for Reims

AJ Auxerre welcome Stade de Reims for the 22nd fixture of the Ligue 1 season. AJ Auxerre are on a long streak of loses both home and away and Stade de Reims are still unbeaten in 13 Ligue 1 games. Stade de Reims will surely come to pick the pieces of the AJ Auxerre team, whose future looks settled in the relegation zone this season. Stade de Reims have been handed an opportunity to climb up the table. Will they be able to take it?

When you speak about the worst teams this season, you will surely mention AJ Auxerre. Auxerre have not recorded a win in their last 7 Ligue 1 matches, nor have they picked up a draw in that time. Yes, they have lost their last 7 Ligue 1 games and they are 19th in the league. They came close to pulling a draw against Monaco in their last match, but in the end, they were defeated 3-2. AJ Auxerre have been first to concede in 6/7 matches and they have seen less than 4.5 cards in 9/10 matches.

AJ Auxerre are currently 19th in the league table with 13 points from 21 games. AJ Auxerre have just 3 wins, 4 draws and 14 defeats, with a goal aggregate of 18:46. At home, they have 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats in 10 matches. That means they have just 9 points so far in the season when playing at home.

Stade de Reims are considered the better side for obvious reasons. Stade de Reims have 2 wins and 3 draws in their last 5 games and moreso, they are yet to taste a defeat in their last 13 Ligue 1 matches. In their last match, they scored 4 past the Lorient goalkeeper and won 4-2. Stade de Reims are a serious team this season and you can back them to show a strong character against such poor opposition. Stade de Reims have seen less than 4.5 cards in 9/10 matches and less than 10.5 corners in 4/5 matches.

Reims are currently in 11th spot, with 29 points from 21 matches. Reims have 6 wins, 11 draws and 4 defeats, with a goal ratio of 26:26. Away from home, they are ranked 9th, with 13 points from 11 away games. They have 2 wins, 7 draws and 2 defeats, with a goal aggregate of 12:13.

In all 7 meetings between these two teams, Stade de Reims have 6 wins, while AJ Auxerre have 1 win and 2 matches ended in a draw.

Stade de Reims have 4 wins in a row and are first to score in 4/5 matches. AJ Auxerre are without a clean sheet in 7 matches and more than 2.5 goals have been scored in 7/5 matches between these two teams. less than 4.5 cards have been shown in 6/6 matches between them

From all indications there is only one way this could end and that's a victory for Stade de Reims. They come here with not only an outstanding record but a formidable team against a struggling opposition. I fancy them picking all 3 points and piling more misery on the AJ Auxerre team.

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