Auxerre vs Lille Prediction & Betting Tips (10 January)

Auxerre was one of the nice surprises of the first part of the season. However, times are now tough for the promoted side, who has not won a single one of his last 5 matches in all competitions. It has 2 draws and 2 defeats over the last days of Ligue 1. In this exercise, the Icaunais club frustrated PSG 0-0 and Lens 2-2 on its lawn before the winter break and lost to Strasbourg 3- 1 Sunday on the occasion of its first match in 2025. The team led by Christophe Pélissier, moreover, saw its journey in the Coupe de France end as soon as it entered the fray, on December 22 against Dunkirk 0-1.

Lille, 4th in the ranking for several months, is only 2 points behind the podium completed by Monaco. The northern club could have included him last weekend if they had not been held at home by Nantes 1-1. A second consecutive draw for LOSC in Ligue 1 after the one snatched in the last moments in Marseille 1-1 at the end of 2024. Winner of Rouen 0-1 in the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France and virtually qualified for the eighth of the Champions League final without going through the play-offs, Lille has been undefeated in all competitions for almost four months. 

The AJA, without the starters Léon (goalkeeper), Osho (defender) and Danois (midfielder) last weekend, could approach another meeting without these elements. It should be noted the new absences of striker Coulibaly (1 goal) whose return will not take place immediately and of young people N'Gatta and Buayi-Kiala (no matches each). Midfielder Raveloson (potential starter) is available again after serving a suspension. Returning to the competition on the last day, Traoré scored his 7th goal of the season in Strasbourg. LOSC travels to Abbé-Deschamps without its right side Tiago Santos (holder), its defender Umtiti who is still unavailable physically and his midfielder Bentaleb (no match), victim of heart problems. Lately withdrawn, the influential Zhegrova (4 goals in Ligue 1) is in doubt to the great dismay of a Lille attack which suffered a hard blow against Nantes, namely the injury of winger Fernandez-Pardo (1 goal ).

The latter had been gaining momentum for several weeks. Replacement midfielder Ethan Mbappé, in the recovery phase, could return to the group this Friday or the next day. Among the good news, we should note the return from suspension of the important left side Bakker. This Lille team relies mainly on David in attack. The Canadian, author of 11 goals in Ligue 1, is the top scorer. 

• Summary: Auxerre is going head to head with Lille starting on 10 Jan 2025 at 20:00 UTC at Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps stadium, Auxerre city, France. The match is a part of the Ligue 1 .
• Referee: Gael Angoula
• Auxerre Feedinco Rating: 6.88
• Lille Feedinco Rating: 6.97