Angers vs Auxerre Preview: Team News & Prediction
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These two gained promotion to the top-flight last season via the automatic promotion spots but they have experienced very different first-half to the seasons with Angers struggling down towards the bottom, whilst Auxerre try and establish themselves in the top-half of the table.
Kick-off date/time: Sunday 19th January, 2025: UK – 4:15pm / US ET – 11:15am / US PT – 8:15am
How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – beIN Sports
How to watch online: UK – Ligue 1 pass / US – beIN Sports
Angers Team News: Couple of doubts
Angers are dealing with a couple of injury doubts for this weekend but there are no fresh injury concerns ahead of the visit of Auxerre. Both Sidiki Cherif and Justin-Noel Kalumba are expected to remain unavailable for this weekend.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Fofana; Arcus, Biumla, Lefort, Hanin; Aholou, Belkelba; Allevinah, Abdelli, El Melali; Lepaul
Unavailable:
Questionable: Cherif (Injured), Kalumba (Injured)
Auxerre Team News: Joly suspended
Defender Paul Joly remains suspended for this weekend and they do still have some key injury issues as summer signing Lasso Coulibaly remains sidelined, whilst former Luton Town centre-back Gabriel Osho is also a doubt.
Predicted XI (5-4-1): De Percin; Hoever, Diomande, Jubal, Akpa, Mensah; Perrin, Owusu, Diousse, Traore; Sinayoko
Unavailable: Joly (Suspended), Buayi-Kiala (Injured), Coulibaly (Injured)
Questionable: Leon (Injured), Pellenard (Injured), Osho (Injured), N’Gatta (Injured), Danois (Injured)
Angers vs Auxerre Prediction
Angers returned from the Ligue 1 winter break with an impressive 2-0 defeat at home to overachievers Stade Brest before then comfortably defeating Montpellier Herault by three goals to one. Then, in midweek, they defeated Quevilly-Rouen by three goals to two in the Round of 32 in the Coupe de France. They have moved themselves into the middle-of-the-table as they now prepare to face an Auxerre side that were sat tucked inside the top-half ahead of the winter break. They were beaten 3-1 by Strasbourg in Alsace before then sharing an impressive goalless draw with Lille at Stade de l’Abbe Deschamps last weekend, despite being down to ten men for over half an hour due to Paul Joly’s red card. This one is an evenly matched contest and a low-scoring affair is to be expected at Stade Raymond Kopa.
Angers vs Auxerre Tip: Under 2.5 goals
