Montpellier vs Auxerre Prediction & Betting Tips (22 September)

This promises to be complicated this year for Montpellier which may well experience a very delicate exercise. Forced to restrict its lifestyle, this team has recruited very little this summer and it already finds itself in great difficulty in the ranking since it brings up the rear with only one small point collected during the first 4 days. It was against Strasbourg when they entered the match 1-1. Since then, Michel Der Zakarian's men have had one series of disappointments. They were initially outclassed by PSG 6-0 before being beaten at home by FC Nantes 1-3. Finally, last week, they showed a lot of weakness on the pitch at Stade Rennais 3-0. For their part, Auxerre made their return to Ligue 1, just one year after leaving it.

Customary in the elevator in recent seasons, the AJA was still able to finish at the top of the ranking last year by well ahead of all the competition, starting with its runner-up, Angers. The objective of this new season for Christophe Pélissier's men will be to be able to establish themselves permanently at the highest level. This mission started well for the Burgundians with a great victory against Nice 2-1 on the first day. But this success was short-lived as they were then beaten by Nantes 2-0, Le Havre 3-1 and Monaco 0-3 last week. The Auxerres therefore find themselves in 15th position with 2 points ahead of their host of the day.

Many elements of this Montpellier team will not be able to hold their place this Sunday. Indeed, the young Guegin (absent since February), the most important Jullien (ex-Toulouse), Kouyate (Malian international), Mincarelli (rotation), and Théo Sainte-Luce are all in the infirmary in the company of the young hopefuls Maaman and Ngosso, defender Sylla, winger Al-Tamari and precious Joris Chotard. The only two goals scored by La Paillade since the start of the season were the work of captain Savanier and Nigerian striker Adams who are the two offensive leaders of this team with the intermittent Nordin. The AJA, for its part , will make the trip to Mosson without the important Mensah and Coulibaly who are absent at the moment. Furthermore, the former executive Agouzoul and the young N'Gatta and Buayi-Kiala could remain at the dock, sidelined by Christophe Pélisser.

Right-back Hoever should be back after being suspended last week. In this team, only 3 players have already unlocked their counter. These are the young Ivorian midfielder Coulibably, the Malagasy Raveloson and the excellent Gaëtan Perrin, a big player in the rise to the elite last season, who all scored once.