Auxerre vs Clermont Foot Prediction: Clermont Foot are chasing a record

Auxerre are anxious to recover from the 2-1 defeat against Olympique Marseille last weekend as they take on Clermont Foot at the Stade de l’Abbe-Deschamps. This fixture seems a bit tricky even for Auxerre playing at home because the visitors are in very fine form at the moment. Clermont Foot’s recent form is not talked about really much. They are unbeaten in their last 5 matches and they look in great shape to make this the 6th win in a row. Clermont Foot held on to a 1-0 win against Stade de Reims at home last weekend.

Auxerre were on a 3 match win streak a few weeks ago, but then they failed to continue as they could not win in their last 2 matches. Their last 5 matches ended in 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Auxerre are currently 15th in the Ligue 1 with 33 points from 33 games played and a goal ratio of 31:55. They won 8, drew 9 and lost 16 games this season.

Auxerre lost their last match against Olympique Marseille 2-1. Auxerre got the important opening goal in the 33rd minute through Birama Toure and then in the second half, the hosts turned the game around with goals in the 75th and 77th minute by Cengiz Under and Alexis Sanchez. That was enough for Olympique Marseille to grab all 3 points at the end of the game.

Team streak: without a clean sheet (3), first to score (4/5), less than 4.5 cards (7/8), less than 10.5 corners (8/10).

Clermont Foot have been in scintillating form recently and they come into this match with a record of 5 straight wins in their last 5 matches in the Ligue 1. Clermont Foot are currently 8th in the Ligue 1, with 49 points from 33 games and they have a goal ratio of 36:43. Overall, they won 14, drew 7 and lost 12 matches this season.

Clermont Foot had their quality tested in the last game against Stade de Reims and they came out on top. Clermont Foot went ahead in just 4 minutes into the game through Grejohn Kyei’s effort. They were in control of the game until the 80th minute when Mateusz Wieteska was sent off for violent misconduct, forcing Clermont Foot to play with just 10 men. Clermont Foot had to work hard to see the game out and they eventually won by 1-0.

Team streak: wins (5), more than 2.5 goals (5/7).

The head to head record shows these two have played against each other 19 times before now. Clermont Foot have 8 wins, while Auxerre have 5 wins and 6 matches ended in a draw.

• Clermont Foot have won the last 3 meetings.
• Clermont Foot have not lost in 5 meetings.
• Auxerre are without a clean sheet in 3 meetings.
• There were less than 2.5 goals scored in 6/7 meetings.
• Clermont Foot scored first in 4/5 meetings.
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 5/5 meetings.

According to analysis, Auxerre have scored 31 goals and conceded 55 in 33 Ligue 1 games. They score an average of 0.9 goals per game and have a goal conversion rate of 9%. They create an average of 1.3 chances per game and take an average of 10.9 shots per game. They also play an average of 3.2 shots on target per game and an average of 3.7 corners per game.They concede an average of 1.7 goals per game and have 7 clean sheets.

According to analysis, Clermont Foot have scored 36 goals and conceded 43 in 33 Ligue 1 games. They score an average of 1.1 goals per game and have a goal conversion rate of 10%. They create an average of 1.8 chances per game and take an average of 10.5 shots per game. They also play an average of 3.8 shots on target per game and an average of 4.1 corners per game.They concede an average of 1.3 goals per game and have 9 clean sheets.

Based on Analysis we say:

• Bet on Away Win or Draw and Under 4.5 Goals at 1.63 Odds
• Bet on Away Over 1 Goal at 1.60 Odds
• Bet on Correct Score 0-2 at 6.4 Odds