Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Monaco and Auxerre who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Monaco appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face Auxerre in round 30 of the Ligue 1 season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at Stade Louis II, Monaco on Sunday.
Monaco approach the next Ligue 1 round as number 6 in the table, having claimed 49 points this season so far. With 29 games behind them, Auxerre amassed 24 points, placing them as number 16 before their next fixture.
Team form: Monaco vs Auxerre
Monaco Form
Monaco are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Lyon by 1-2, before beating Marseille by 2-1. The winning streak came to an end against Paris FC, who ran out 4-1 winners. Monaco won five of their last six Ligue 1 matches at Stade Louis II, Monaco, scoring 14 and conceding five along the way. They lost once but didn’t draw a single match.
Auxerre Form
Auxerre currently look solid after going three matches unbeaten. They laid the groundworks by beating Brest with a 3-0 scoreline, before settling for a draw in a 1-1 game against Le Havre. Their latest match once again had them draw, this time 0-0 against Nantes. Auxerre claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Ligue 1. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by six goals to six.
Betting stats for Monaco and Auxerre
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Monaco and Auxerre. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Monaco have won 7 of the last 8 matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Monaco have won the last 5 home matches in a row in the Ligue 1 while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 Monaco matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Monaco have won the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Monaco have won the last 3 home matches in a row in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 11 of the last 13 Auxerre matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Auxerre matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Auxerre away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Auxerre away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Auxerre away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Monaco vs Auxerre
It has been a superb season for Folarin Balogun so far as he managed to score impressive 11 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target six times in his last six games, and Monaco rely on his abilities against Auxerre. Siding with him to find the back of the net on Sunday seems like a decent punt.
Popular betting markets: Monaco vs Auxerre
Full-time result
Monaco claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Auxerre won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing five in this series of matches. Monaco have beaten Auxerre in impressive 8 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Monaco scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Auxerre scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Auxerre managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Monaco were first on target in seven of their last 10 outings. Monaco have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Auxerre.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Monaco, who scored an average of 2.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Auxerre, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches. Monaco were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 8 matches.
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