Nancy – Auxerre SOCCER PICKS
Nancy and Auxerre meet at Stade Marcel Picot, in a match for the 22nd round of Liga 2. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 17-08-2018, Auxerre won at home by (1- 0). In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 2 wins and 1 loss in the last 3 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 21-04-2018, in a match for League 2 that ended with the victory of Nancy by (2-1). The goals of the match were scored by A. Nordin (26 ‘and 43’), for Nancy, and M. Yattara (39 ‘), for Auxerre. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since the Nancy presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Nancy:
After 3 wins, 4 draws and 13 losses, the home team is currently in the 20 th position of the league, with 13 points won. In the last match, they lost in an away match against Lens by (2-1), after in the previous match they lost (1-2) at home, in a match against Paris. This is a team that, oddly enough, has had better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses in away matches; against 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses at their stadium. In the last match that they played, for the Coupe de France, they lost with Guingamp at home (1-2), at the end of the extra time. In the last 10 home matches for the championship Nancy won 1, tied 2 and lost 7, for which she won 5 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (5 out of 10 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 20 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 10 times and never got the comeback.
What Nancy is presenting is quite bad and being in the relegation zone is not a surprise, but surely that is not what she wants for the rest of the championship, so she looks for an evolution as quickly as possible. In the field it is evident that it must improve, either individually or collectively, because the way it is will be very complicated. That being the case, it is important that you start reacting in this round, because it is in your domains that you will be playing. Currently only good results interest the owners of the house. In this match the best players that are available will go to the field.
Auxerre:
The away team is currently in the 11 th position of the league, with 29 points won, after 8 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Gazélec Ajaccio, by (0-4). In the last match, they won in a home match against Orléans, by (3-0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats in his stadium. In the last 10 away matches for the championship, Auxerre has 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 14 points out of 30 possible.
For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 5 away matches. Their defense has been very strong, since they only suffered goals in 3 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 21 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 9 times and never got the comeback. In the last 10 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 4 of their 9 goals between minutes (0′-15 ‘).
The medium-sized campaign is in line with what the Auxerre has been presenting in the field, but the team is aware that it can improve, so it expects to have regularity to achieve a more quiet position in the table. In a game like this he knows that he has conditions to obtain a good result and he is behind that that goes, reason why he pretends to show much quality in field, knowing the suitable moments to defend and to attack. Therefore, if he manages to do what he wants in the field, it is possible to achieve a favorable result and he will fight a lot for that. In this match the best players that are available will play.
