Home advantage could prove decisive in Nantes - Auxerre battle

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 01.January
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau (37473 seats)

Auxerre have reset their minds and bodies after their 2-3-match vs Monaco and are keen to go again when travelling to Nantes. Get all the facts!

Insights:
  • Nantes have the most points from losing position (9) in Ligue 1
  • Auxerre have the most conceded goals (22) away in Ligue 1

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Nantes and Auxerre.

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Nantes form and stats

Nantes have played 7 Ligue 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-4-1 (wins-draws-losses). When Nantes hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Montpellier, Angers SCO, Brest, Ajaccio, Strasbourg and Nantes), they have won 1 of 2 matches! Nantes have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

Nantes travelled for their previous game, a trip to Troyes that ended 0-0. Midfielder Girotto was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.13 (out of ten) in that game. Girotto hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 41 successful passes (of 48 total).

In the match before that, Nantes hosted Ajaccio and drew the game 2-2.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Nantes handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.

The Nantes fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 7 league matches. 9 goals have been conceded.

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Auxerre form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Auxerre so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-6 (win-draw-lose).

Home advantage was not enough for Auxerre in their previous game as they lost hosting Monaco, 2-3. Midfielder Sakhi was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.63. Sakhi hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 30 successful passes (of 36 total).

A 0-5 defeat away at PSG before that.

We have checked recent matches where Auxerre have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 6 games were 1 victory, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

The attacking power of Auxerre when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 8 league matches away. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Auxerre's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 22 goals in 8 travels.

Head 2 Head

Statistics for the former ten meetings between these two squads are: five wins for Nantes, two draws and three wins for Auxerre. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

NantesM. Simon
M. Simon
5 goals
NantesM. Abdallah
M. Abdallah
4 goals
NantesI. Kpene Ganago
I. Kpene Ganago
3 goals

Nantes missing players

Auxerre missing players

Nantes Auxerre
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
16 7 2 Played P 1 8 16
2 2 1 Won W 1 1 3
8 4 1 Drew D 0 1 4
6 1 0 Lost L 0 6 9
17 11 6 Scored S 2 7 16
24 9 3 Conceded C 1 22 34
81% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 88%
50% 57% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 88% 62%
31% 43% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 38% 38%
19% 14% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 38% 25%
62% 71% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 69%
19% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 12%
38% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 19%
 
4.6 4.4 8 Corners for (avg) C F 2 3.2 3.3
5.6 6.1 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7 6.2 5.4
1.7 0.9 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 0.9 1.4
4 1 0 Red cards R C 2 2 5
 
12.8 13.6 17 Shots (avg) S ( 8 10.6 11.5
4.1 4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.2 3.2
26% 39% 60% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 39% 31%
 
12.9 12.7 13.5 Shots against (avg) S A 14 15.2 12.8
4.4 3 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 9 7.2 5.4
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • All of Auxerre's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Auxerre have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Auxerre have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Auxerre have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Auxerre have the most conceded goals (22) away in Ligue 1
  • Auxerre have the the worst goal difference (-15) away in Ligue 1
  • Auxerre haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Nantes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Nantes have the most points from losing position (9) in Ligue 1

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 PSG 16 14 2 0 45 10 8 7 1 0 21 8 8 7 1 0 24 2 35 44
2 Lens 15 11 3 1 26 10 8 8 0 0 18 6 7 3 3 1 8 4 16 36
3 Rennes 15 9 4 2 31 14 8 7 0 1 21 6 7 2 4 1 10 8 17 31
4 Olympique Marseille 15 9 3 3 26 13 8 5 1 2 12 7 7 4 2 1 14 6 13 30
5 Monaco 16 9 3 4 32 23 8 3 2 3 15 15 8 6 1 1 17 8 9 30
6 Lille 16 9 2 5 29 23 8 5 1 2 15 15 8 4 1 3 14 8 6 29
7 Lorient 15 8 4 3 26 21 7 4 1 2 12 9 8 4 3 1 14 12 5 28
8 Olympique Lyonnais 16 7 3 6 27 20 8 5 2 1 16 6 8 2 1 5 11 14 7 24
9 Nice 15 5 5 5 15 17 7 2 2 3 6 9 8 3 3 2 9 8 -2 20
10 Clermont 16 5 4 7 19 25 8 3 1 4 8 15 8 2 3 3 11 10 -6 19
11 Reims 15 3 8 4 16 21 7 2 3 2 7 10 8 1 5 2 9 11 -5 17
12 Toulouse 15 4 4 7 20 27 8 3 3 2 13 14 7 1 1 5 7 13 -7 16
13 Troyes 16 3 6 7 26 31 8 1 6 1 10 11 8 2 0 6 16 20 -5 15
14 Ajaccio 16 4 3 9 15 24 8 2 1 5 7 13 8 2 2 4 8 11 -9 15
15 Montpellier 15 4 2 9 24 29 8 3 1 4 11 13 7 1 1 5 13 16 -5 14
16 Nantes 16 2 8 6 17 24 7 2 4 1 11 9 9 0 4 5 6 15 -7 14
17 Brest 16 3 4 9 18 32 8 1 3 4 7 17 8 2 1 5 11 15 -14 13
18 Auxerre 16 3 4 9 16 34 8 2 3 3 9 12 8 1 1 6 7 22 -18 13
19 Strasbourg 16 1 8 7 18 28 8 0 5 3 7 13 8 1 3 4 11 15 -10 11
20 Angers SCO 16 2 2 12 15 35 8 1 1 6 9 18 8 1 1 6 6 17 -20 8

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Ligue 1 is the top league in the French football league system. Seasons run from August to May with 20 teams playing a total of 380 fixtures. The team topping the league table after the final game is the champion of France, receiving the trophy L’Hexagoal. Ligue 1 is one of the top five European leagues.