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Auxerre vs Nantes Preview: Team News & Prediction

by Alex Lawes · May 7 2025, 13:46
Auxerre vs Nantes Preview: Team News & Prediction

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Auxerre sit firmly in the middle-of-the-table with two games of the 2024/25 Ligue 1 table to go as they now take on a Nantes side hovering just above the bottom three and the relegation places.

Kick-off date/time: Saturday 10th May, 2025: UK – 8:00pm / US ET – 3:00pm / US PT – 12:00pm

How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – beIN Sports

How to watch online: UK – Ligue 1 pass / US – beIN Sports

Auxerre Preview: Mid-table Auxerre

Following their promotion to the top-flight last season, Auxerre have been impressive for much of the campaign and they have a really good chance of finishing their return to Ligue 1 football in the top-half of the table but their form has dipped of late.

They suffered a 2-1 defeat at home to Le Havre last weekend due to an Arouna Sangante winner in second-half stoppage-time at Stade de l’Abbe Deschamps to mean they have now suffered three defeats in their last four matches in the league.

Nantes Preview: Nantes in the battle

Nantes head into the final two games of the 2024/25 Ligue 1 season sitting just outside of the bottom three and the relegation places after their impressive draws against Paris Saint-Germain and Toulouse were not backed up against Angers.

They had earned themselves two respectable points in those games but now they come into this one on the back of a 1-0 defeat to fellow strugglers Angers at Stade de la Beaujoire last weekend due to a 52nd minute strike scored by Jim Allevinah.

Auxerre Team News: Traore still a doubt

Predicted XI (3-4-3): Leon; Diomande, Jubal, Akpa; Joly, Massengo, Diousse, Onaiwu; Perrin, Sinayoko, Oppegard

Unavailable: Buayi-Kiala (Injured), Coulibaly (Injured), Danois (Injured)

Questionable: Owusu (Injured), Traore (Injured)

Nantes Team News: Couple of suspensions

Predicted XI (4-3-3): Lopes; Amian, Castelletto, Zeze, Centonze; Lepenant, Pedro Chirivella, Leroux; Abline, Mostafa Mohamed, Simon

Unavailable: Sow (Injured), Coco (Suspended), Cozza (Suspended), Mahamoud (Injured)

Questionable: Doucoure (Injured)

Auxerre vs Nantes Prediction

Auxerre came up from Ligue 2 with quite a reactive and defensive style of football but they have actually been reasonably entertaining to watch in the top-flight with their 32 Ligue 1 games consisting of 93 goals. They now face a Nantes side that are winless in four matches and will be very concerned about Le Havre’s form. Nantes may well sense a chance to attack a team with little to play for and that could make it quite entertaining for the neutral in Auxerre.

Auxerre vs Nantes Tip: Both teams to score

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