Ligue 1: Auxerre vs Montpellier – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 27 match between Auxerre and Montpellier and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Auxerre appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face Montpellier in round 27 of the Ligue 1 season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at Stade de l’Abbe-Deschamps on Sunday.

Ranked as number 11 in the Ligue 1 standings, Auxerre, have so far collected 32 points this season, while Montpellier collected 15 points. This puts them up as number 18 after 25 rounds.

Team form: Auxerre vs Montpellier

Auxerre Form

Auxerre have seen it all in their last three matches. Against Strasbourg, they came out empty-handed in a 0-1 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 0-2 win against Reims. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw against Nice. Auxerre claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Ligue 1, which also saw them drawing four and losing one matches, in which they scored eight and conceded six goals.

Montpellier Form

Montpellier were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 2-0 by Nice. Next up, Rennes won 0-4, before losing 1-0 against Lille. Montpellier only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Ligue 1. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by nine goals to two.

Betting stats for Auxerre and Montpellier

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 Montpellier played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Auxerre vs Montpellier

Jubal has been great for Auxerre lately, hitting the target three times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Montpellier are optimistic that Tanguy Coulibaly doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Popular betting markets: Auxerre vs Montpellier

Full-time result

Auxerre claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing two. Montpellier won one of their last 10 games away, drew zero and lost nine of the games in this run. Montpellier lost their last 6 matches.

Both teams to score

Auxerre scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, Montpellier only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Montpellier have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Auxerre will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Sunday, as Montpellier have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to three clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Auxerre, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Montpellier’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.6 goals in these matches. Montpellier did not score a single goal in 3 consecutive games