Auxerre vs Angers prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2022-08-13 13:00.
Ligue 1’s opening weekend left Auxerre under no illusions as to the top-flight survival task that lies ahead, with two goals conceded in the opening three minutes at Lille setting the pace in a 4-1 defeat. Very few neutrals expected better, though Auxerre should be a different prospect in front of a vocal home support who are taking in Ligue 1 football for the first time in over a decade.
This is potentially a day of several ‘firsts’ for Auxerre, with more than just a first top-flight home win since April 2012 at stake. Here they meet Angers in the top flight for the first time in over 28 years, while hoping to get their maiden H2H league win (across all tiers) at the eleventh time of asking (D5, L5).
While Auxerre were busy enduring a baptism from hell, Angers’ quest to seal a first top-half finish since 2015/16 got off to a quiet start, drawing 0-0 against Nantes. Naturally, their fans will expect a response, especially with only one season during Angers’ current top-flight stay (2016/17) seeing them fail to score inside the opening two league rounds.
Despite this, Angers cannot take the newcomers lightly, given they have won on just one of their last 18 Ligue 1 road trips (D9, L8). Angers also threw away a 2-0 lead in the latest of those draws (2-2 vs Clermont), meaning that the Black and Whites’ most recent Ligue 1 away clean sheet against newcomers still dates back to February 2020.
Players to watch: Auxerre’s Gaëtan Charbonnier scored the consolation against Lille, showing his intent to adapt to Ligue 1 after averaging a goal every other appearance last term in all competitions. In opposition, Angers’ summer arrival and former Rennes man Adrien Hunou has seen his previous four Ligue 1 away goals come last on the day.
Hot stat: Seven of Angers’ last eight goals conceded during an away league draw have come after half-time.