Auxerre take on the visitors Montpellier in the round 20 match of French Ligue 1. The match will be played on Sunday, January 29th at Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps (Auxerre).
After 10 years, Auxerre returned to the elite of French football, and frankly, the team is not quite able to fit into the current reality. Now everything has broken down completely and the team is just losing to everyone. Auxerre is approaching the upcoming meeting on a series of 5 defeats in a row. Moreover, what looks quite alarming for the team is that they can’t even score, and now, in 3 consecutive matches, Auxerre loses to far from the most formidable opponents. Naturally, they are in the relegation zone, and so far, there are no particular grounds for believing in this team. According to the rules of the season in Ligue 1, following the results of the championship, the elite division will leave four clubs at once. Auxerre is only 19th, two points behind 16th-placed Strasbourg.
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Montpellier are also in a rather disassembled and poor conditions, but, nevertheless, this team has a lot of experience in playing in the elite of French football, and for sure they can adequately survive temporary difficulties. Now Montpellier are only in the 15th position, and they also got stuck in a losing streak, and it is no longer possible to win in 3 rounds in a row. But here, of course, you should pay attention to who Montpellier lost in these matches, namely, Marseille, Nice, Nantes, strong rivals, and obviously Auxerre looks like an unequivocal outsider against their background, that’s actually a great opportunity for Montpellier and will interrupt their series failures. And it’s clearly worth arguing with the bookmakers here, because they expose the visitors here as underdogs of the match.
Auxerre's victory is estimated by bookmakers at 2.47 with 3.35 for a draw and 2.80 for Montpellier's success. It turns out that the guests are not even favorites. Both teams are now on an obvious losing streak, but Montpellier still has a much more promising situation, and there are more arguments in favor of the visitors being able to replenish their piggy bank here than in favor of the hosts' victory. Of course, it is very dangerous to flirt with a clear victory of Montpellier, and it is worth playing it safe, picking the bet where the hosts won’t win.
Prediction for the match: Montpellier not to lose (X2).
