On Friday night, Auxerre host Lyon at the Stade de l'Abbe Deschamps in a game that could affect both ends of the Ligue One table.
The home side heads into this clash 19th place in the Ligue One table, as they are four points adrift of safety. Christophe Pelissier’s team need to find form quickly as they head into this clash on the back of a five-game winless run in all competitions.
To make matters worse, Auxerre are also winless in their last ten matches in Ligue One, which includes seven defeats. Back-to-back draws against Reims and Angers have done little to help ease their situation.
One of Auxerre’s main issues of late has been not scoring enough goals, as they have failed to score in five of their last seven matches in the French top flight.
Their recent form on home soil has also been poor, as Auxerre has won just one of their last nine league matches on home soil.
While Auxerre looks to escape the drop zone, Lyon is still looking to secure European football for next season. OL are currently in ninth place and six points adrift of the league’s top five after an inconsistent Ligue One campaign.
However, Laurent Blanc’s team goes into this clash on the back of a six-game unbeaten run in all competitions.
A 2-1 home win over high-flying Lens in their last league game means that Lyon has also won three of their previous four games in Ligue One.
A critical factor in that recent good run has been their away form, as OL have won four of their last six away matches in the French top-flight.
Forebet predicts that Lyon will continue their recent good form by recording a victory in a low-scoring encounter.