Week 24 brings us a match on Feb 17th where Auxerre will play host to Olympique Lyonnais in a clash of the Ligue 1. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. 19th placed Auxerre is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Angers SCO. Rayan Raveloson scored the first goal for Angers SCO on an own goal in the 2nd minute, then Matthis Abline tied it up for Auxerre in the 22nd minute earning Auxerre a comeback draw. Auxerre looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 3 points in their last 10 matches, while olympique Lyonnais sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Lens. Alexandre Lacazette struck first for Olympique Lyonnais in the 23rd minute on a feed from Rayan Cherki, then Deiver Machado got the equalizer for Lens in the 39th minute on a feed from Florian Sotoca. Olympique Lyonnais is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Aug 31st, Olympique Lyonnais won by a score of 2 to 1 in front of almost 39000 jubilant fans. Mateus Martins struck first for Olympique Lyonnais in the 29th minute on a feed from Karl Toko Ekambi, then Karl Toko Ekambi added another in the 72nd minute on a feed from Rayan Cherki.
Olympique Lyonnais is fortunate enough to have Alexandre Lacazette in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals. Auxerre’s most prolific scorer has been Matthis Abline. The French attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches
Christophe Pélissier’s Auxerre squad will be without M’Baye Niang, Elisha Owusu, Siriki Dembele, Julian Jeanvier and Akim Zedadka, while Laurent Blanc’s squad will be without Malo Gusto and J. Pereira dos Santos.