Auxerre vs Angers Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Auxerre are not yet safe and remain firmly in the battle in the bottom three as they welcome Angers to Stade de l'Abbe Deschamps this weekend.
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Auxerre preview: In the battle
Auxerre come into this one on the back of a 3-2 defeat to Olympique Lyonnais at Parc OL in their most recent outing, with that scoreline perhaps flattering the hosts in what was a fairly timid performance.
That came on the back of three successive draws in Ligue 1 and they, under the management of Christophe Pelissier, have managed just five victories in their 31 matches this season.
Angers preview: Fading season
Angers more or less secured safety quite a while ago but Auxerre can move to six points behind them if they were to get on the wrong side of the result this weekend, given their woeful form in recent months.
The visitors' 3-0 hammering at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain at Stade Raymond Kopa last week means that they are now winless in their last six matches with just one victory in their last ten games.
Auxerre team news: Leon a doubt
First-choice goalkeeper Donovan Leon is now a doubt for Auxerre this weekend, alongside fellow defender Fredrik Oppegard with Oussama El Azzouzi a confirmed absentee alongside Nathan Buayi-Kiala.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): De Percin; Senaya, Diomande, Okoh, Mensah; Owusu, Danois; Faivre, Loader, Casimir; Sinayoko
Unavailable: El Azzouzi (Injured), Buayi-Kiala (Injured)
Questionable: Leon (Injured), Oppegard (Injured)
Angers team news: Several injuries
Marius Louar is a doubt for Angers due to a thigh injury, alongside fellow defender Carlens Arcus, while Marius Courcoul is sidelined alongside Yassine Belkhdim and Harouna Djibirin.
Predicted XI (3-5-2): Koffi; Bamba, Biumla, Lefort; Raolisoa, Belkelba, Capelle, Van den Boomen, Ekomie; Peter, Sbai
Unavailable: Courcoul (Injured), Belkhdim (Injured), Djibirin (Injured)
Questionable: Louar (Injured), Arcus (Injured)
Auxerre vs Angers prediction
Auxerre and Angers gained promotion to the top-flight together in the 2023/24 campaign. Angers are again seeming safe but very much 'on the beach' as Auxerre sit in the end of season relegation playoff place. A low-scoring encounter appears quite likely for this one but Auxerre may well be the team that come out on top, especially with their home advantage.
Auxerre vs Angers tip: Auxerre to win
