Auxerre vs Reims Prediction & Betting Tips (20 October)

Being promoted is never easy and the trajectory that Auxerre is taking after 7 days in Ligue 1 confirms it. Home winners of Nice 2-1 during the first day and Brest 3-0 on September 27, the Auxerrois took no points in the 5 other matches they played. Recently, they notably lost to a Montpellier team 3-2 that was adrift and away against a promoted Saint-Etienne 3-1. With 6 points, AJA is in 14th place, just in front of the relegation zone which it will want to avoid on the evening of the 34th day. Opposite, Reims is one of the teams in good form.

The Marnais drew up a record of 4 victories, 2 draws and a defeat before the 8th day. The same results as Marseille 3rd which precedes them by one position in the ranking. After defeating PSG 1-1 in September, Luka Elsner's squad recorded goal-rich victories before the international break ahead of promoted Angevin 1-3 and Montpellier 4-2. Not yet beaten on the road, Reims have scored at least one goal in their last 6 Ligue 1 matches. 

When it comes to both scoring and conceding during the same 90 minutes, Reims are clearly the experts, with the away outfit now having done so in nine consecutive top-flight matches. Although Auxerre cannot quite compete with these numbers, it remains the case that neither goalkeeper has emerged with a clean sheet from seven of their last nine games.