Clermont vs Auxerre prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2022-10-08 13:00.
A convincing 3-1 win over Ajaccio last time out further solidified the improvement Clermont have made, and theyâve now won twice as many Ligue 1 games this season (W4, D1, L4) as they managed in their final 13 in 2021/22 (W2, D3, L8). Clermont boss Pascal Gastien will now hope that scoring early and holding on like they did in their latest win becomes the rule rather than the exception, having watched his side lose after scoring first on six occasions since their return to the top-flight.
This is the first ever league meeting between Clermont and Auxerre outside of Franceâs second tier, but with the Lancers unbeaten in eight of the last ten H2Hs (W6, D2), theyâll hope to keep the good times rolling. Fuelling further confidence will be the fact that Clermont are the only side in Ligue 1 to have a 100% win-rate against newly-promoted sides (W4)!
After going unbeaten in three of their first four league games, Ligue 1 minnows Auxerre have gone on to pick up just one of the next 15 available points (D1, L4). The newly promoted side have clearly suffered a harsh reality check in Ligue 1, and one more failure to win will cement Auxerreâs worst run of winless league games in almost three years.
That run means that Auxerre have now picked up four fewer points than at the same stage of their last top-flight relegation campaign way back in 2011/12, so turning it around and avoiding another decade of exile is a priority. Jean-Marc Furlanâs men are averaging one goal per away league game, yet itâs their average return of three conceded goals per away league outing thatâs really been letting them down.
Players to watch: Son of Clermont manager Pascal Gastien, midfielder Johan Gastien must have impressed his old man by scoring and assisting across his last two games. Formerly described as a âwonderkidâ whilst at AC Milan, the now 27 year-old MâBaye Niang was sent off on his Auxerre debut, yet he somewhat made up for that with his first goal for the club last time out.
Hot stat: Auxerre boss Jean-Marc Furlan has drawn in personal H2Hs against Clermont (W8, D10, L5) at least three more than against any other side.