January 22nd features a match where Niort hosts Auxerre in a Coupe de France match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 1 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Niort is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Saint-Étienne. Gaëtan Charbonnier struck first for Saint-Étienne in the 86th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Niort couldn’t muster any offence and Saint-Étienne ran away with the shutout win. Niort looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, Auxerre recorded a 0-1 loss against Lens. Przemysław Frankowski struck first for Lens in the 59th minute on a penalty shot, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Auxerre was frustrated by Lens’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Lens ended the match with the shutout victory. Auxerre looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Auxerre won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Rayan Raveloson has been the most prolific scorer on Auxerre in the last 5 matches with two goals. For Niort, their top scorers are Junior Olaitan and Bilal Boutobba, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.