Ligue 1: Auxerre vs Toulouse – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Auxerre and Toulouse who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Auxerre and Toulouse face off in round 21 at Stade de l’Abbe-Deschamps, and it has the look of a tight Ligue 1 match between two teams currently looking fairly evenly matched.

Auxerre are number 11 in the table on 23 points after 20 matches. Toulouse rank as number 10 with 26 points after 20 matches played.

Team form: Auxerre vs Toulouse

Auxerre Form

In their last three matches, Auxerre lost 2-0 against Angers, drew 1-1 with Saint-Etienne, before losing to Monaco by 4-2. Auxerre only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Ligue 1 matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew four and lost zero, as they scored eight and conceded three goals.

Toulouse Form

Toulouse only managed to gain a single draw in their past three games. First, they suffered a 1-2 defeat against Montpellier. Then a 1-1 draw with Nice followed, before Guingamp claimed a 0-2 victory. Toulouse won three of a possible six away matches in the Ligue 1, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored six while also conceding five times.

Betting stats for Auxerre and Toulouse

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Auxerre and Toulouse played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Auxerre vs Toulouse

Hamed Traore is the most prolific Ligue 1 marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Toulouse look to Zakaria Aboukhlal, hoping he can add to his current total of two Ligue 1 goals in his latest games.

Betting markets: Auxerre vs Toulouse

Full-time result

Auxerre won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing four and losing two as well. Toulouse won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost four in this run. Auxerre have gone through an impressive 8 games without losing even once as the home side. Toulouse have not lost to Auxerre in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Auxerre scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Toulouse scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Auxerre managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Toulouse were first on target in three of their last 10 outings. Toulouse have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Auxerre when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Auxerre’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Toulouse, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches.