Auxerre - Montpellier predictions

By pricing a home win at around 1.85, the bookies made it clear that Auxerre are the favourites. Overall, though, the difference between the teams is not big, and the match can end either way.

The matchup this Sunday is rather one-sided, with Montpellier seen as the clear underdogs. Most bookmakers online have priced their victory at 4.50, which is enough to doubt such an outcome will happen.

Auxerre are coming on the back of a decent performance in their previous away game at Nice . Although the game ended in a 1:1 draw, Auxerre were trailing behind on half time. In the end, they managed to recover despite the fact top online bookmakers considered them clear underdogs, pricing an away win at 5.99.

Despite being considered slightly stronger than their opponents and having home-field advantage, Montpellier tied with Saint-Étienne in their previous Ligue 1 match.

Maintaining their defences has been a bit of a struggle for Montpellier lately. They ended up conceding 5 goals over the 3 most recent matches alone, leaving many fans disappointed.

With just 15 points to their name after 27 games, the away team are in dire straits. Their chances of moving up the table seem very slim considering the 4.50 betting odds for them winning this round. They’ll need to do something soon if they want to do stay in the Ligue 1, though.

With a loss to Montpellier on the record, the home team’s status of clear favourites is brought into question. They lost a Ligue 1 match earlier in the season, which came as a surprise to bookies and punters alike.

The hosts may be favourites to win the match, but their lineup is in a somewhat weakened state. Lasso Coulibaly, Hamed Junior Traorè, Nathan Buayi-Kiala are all sidelined due to injury, which makes Auxerre’s position as favourites a bit shakier than it might seem.

Our prediction would be a fairly safe Home Win bet at the odds of 1.85. It’s obvious the hosts have a clear advantage going into this clash, and there’s plenty of reasons to feel confident in their success.