Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 5 match between Auxerre and Toulouse and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Auxerre enjoy home advantage, when visitors Toulouse swing by on Sunday for a clash in the Ligue 1. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
A glance at the Ligue 1 table reveals that the current difference between the teams is three points and five places.
Form: Auxerre vs Toulouse
Auxerre Form
Auxerre endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 3-1 against Nice, before Nantes won 1-0, while Monaco claimed a victory in a 1-2 match. Auxerre managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Ligue 1. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored six and conceded eight goals.
Toulouse Form
Toulouse have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 2-0 win against Brest. Unable to follow that up, they went down 3-6 against Paris Saint-Germain, before suffering another loss in a 2-1 match against Lille. In their last six away matches in the Ligue 1, Toulouse won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying eight goals conceded and seven scored.
Betting stats and facts 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 12 of the last 14 Auxerre home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Auxerre have lost 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 Auxerre home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Auxerre matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Auxerre have lost 3 of the last 4 matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Toulouse matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Toulouse away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Toulouse away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Toulouse have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Toulouse have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Auxerre vs Toulouse
Lassine Sinayoko has three strikes in six Ligue 1 matches for Auxerre, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Toulouse. The visitors are looking to Yann Gboho, who has provided his team with three Ligue 1 goals.
Betting markets: Auxerre vs Toulouse
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 one of the games, whilst losing six. Toulouse won two of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost seven of the games in this run. Toulouse have not lost to Auxerre in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Auxerre scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Toulouse got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Auxerre managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Toulouse were first on target in five of their last 10 outings. Toulouse have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Auxerre when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Auxerre saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Toulouse, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of one time goals per game.