Auxerre vs RC Lens Prediction and Betting Tips | December 14th 2024

The action continues in round 15 of French Ligue 1 as Auxerre and RC Lens lock horns at the Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps on Saturday. Christophe Pélissier’s men, who are unbeaten in their last five home matches, will be looking to keep the juggernaut rolling and strengthen their position in the top half of the table.

Auxerre turned in a defensive show of class last Friday when they held on to see out a goalless draw against French champions Paris Saint-Germain on home turf.

Before that, Pélissier’s side saw their three-game winning streak come to an end on December 1 when they suffered a 2-0 defeat against Toulouse at the Stadium de Toulouse.

Auxerre have picked up 20 points from their 14 Ligue 1 games to sit eighth in the standings, three points and one place below Saturday’s visitors.

Lens, on the other hand, turned in an impressive team display last time out when they secured a 2-0 victory over Montpellier at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Will Still’s men have won three of their most recent four games, having managed just one win from the previous nine matches preceding this run.

Lens will be backing themselves to extend this fine run on Saturday as they take on an opposing side who have failed to win their last six meetings since July 2017.

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Auxerre vs RC Lens Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

• RC Lens have won exactly half of the previous 38 meetings between the two teams and boast a clear upper hand in the history of this fixture.
• Auxerre have picked up 10 wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on nine occasions.
• Lens are on a six-game unbeaten run against Pélissier’s men, claiming five wins and one draw since a 1-0 defeat in July 2017.
• Auxerre have won all but one of their last five home matches, with last Friday's goalless draw against champions Paris Saint-Germain being the exception.
• Lens have lost just one of their most recent eight Ligue 1 away games while picking up three wins and four draws since the start of May.

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Auxerre vs RC Lens Prediction

With just three points separating Auxerre and Lens in the top half of the table, we anticipate a cagey matchup as both sides look to get the better of each other. Auxerre boast the third-best home record in Ligue 1 this term and we fancy them to hold out for a share of the spoils.

Prediction: Auxerre 1-1 RC Lens

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Auxerre vs RC Lens Betting Tips

Tip 1: Draw

Tip 2: Over 10.5 corners - No (There have been fewer than 11 corner kicks in four of the last five meetings between the two teams)

Tip 3: Over 2.5 goals - No (There have been fewer than three goals scored in five of Lens’ last seven games)