Auxerre vs Toulouse Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Auxerre have been impressive and competitive following promotion to the top-flight last season as they now prepare to take on Toulouse in what could be an intriguing encounter this weekend.
Kick-off date/time: Sunday 9th February, 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
Auxerre Preview: Overachieving Auxerre
Coached by Christophe Pelissier, Auxerre enjoyed a bright first-half of the campaign following their promotion as runners’ up in Ligue 2 last season. The Burgundy-based club have returned from the winter break by regressing, though, as they drift down the table.
The home team come into this one on the back of a 4-2 defeat at Sade Louis II against Monaco in a game in which they were 2-1 up at half-time. That loss means they are now winless in their last nine matches across all competitions.
Toulouse Preview: Toulouse performing well
Carlos Martinez Novell has implemented an easy on the eye style of football at Stadium de Toulouse but the visitors are enduring a tough run of form of late, consistent with their general inconsistency, as they sit firmly in the middle-of-the-table.
The visitors’ 2-0 defeat at home to Ligue 2 side Guingamp in the Round of 16 of the Coupe de France in midweek came on the back of a four-match winless run of form in the French top-flight.
Auxerre Team News: Joly a doubt
Key defender Paul Joly is a key injury doubt for Auxerre this weekend as he deals with a thigh issue. Summer signing from Salernitana, Lasso Coulibaly, is a definite absentee with other key injury issues including Theo Pellenard and Kevin Danois.
Predicted XI (5-4-1): Leon; Hoever, Diomande, Jubal, Akpa, Mensah; Perrin, Owusu, Massengo, Traore; Sinayoko
Unavailable: Buayi-Kiala (Injured), Coulibaly (Injured)
Questionable: Joly (Injured), Pellenard (Injured), Danois (Injured), Zossou (Injured)
Toulouse Team News: No Sidibe or King
Former Everton defender Djibril Sidibe and former Everton forward Josh King are sidelined for Toulouse through injury this weekend alongside defender Rasmus Nicolaisen, midfielder Niklas Schmidt and attacker Yann Gboho.
Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Restes; McKenzie, Akdag, Suazo; Kamanzi, Canvot, Cristian Casseres Jr, Donnum; Aboukhlal, Zajc; Magri
Unavailable: Nicolaisen (Injured), Sidibe (Injured), Schmidt (Injured), Gboho (Injured), King (Injured)
Questionable:
Auxerre vs Toulouse Prediction
Auxerre had been very impressive as they went into the winter break and looked like they could even challenge for a top seven or eight finish in Ligue 1 but they have been dragged back towards the relegation battle. Toulouse, despite their recent dip in form, remain an upwardly mobile side and will be disappointed not to finish in the top-half. The team least likely to lose this one is indeed Toulouse.
Auxerre vs Toulouse Tip: Double chance – Toulouse to win or draw
