Nantes and Auxerre are going to clash on Sunday the 1st of January at 3:00 pm in the 17th week of the Ligue 1. The match is going to be played in Nantes at the Stade de la Beaujoire – Louis Fonteneau. The appointed referee is Benoît Bastien.
Nantes is in the 16th position in the standings with 14 points. It comes from a 0-0 draw against Troyes in its last match in the Ligue 1. Up to now, it has won twice, draw 8 times, and lost 6 times.
Auxerre is in the 18th position in the standings with 13 points. It comes from a 2-3 loss against Monaco in its last match in the Ligue 1. So far, it has won 3 times, draw 4 times, and lost 9 times.
Line-ups predictions
These are the projected line-ups according to our predictions.
Nantes
Nantes has mostly adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up most used during the season (6 times or 37.50%).
Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 4-2-3-1 (6 times), 4-1-4-1 (2 times), 5-4-1 (2 times), 3-4-3 (2 times), 4-3-3 (2 times), 3-5-2 (once) and 3-4-1-2 (once).
Antoine Kombouare is expected to play against Auxerre with the following players: A. Lafont, Q. Merlin, J. Castelletto, N. Pallois, S. Corchia, A. Girotto, M. Simon, M. Sissoko, S. Moutoussamy, L. Blas and M. Abdallah.
Assuming that the line up is confirmed, the estimate average age of Nantes would be 28.55.
D. Appiah, Fábio and P. Chirivella will definitely miss the match.
Auxerre
Auxerre has mostly adopted the 4-1-4-1 line-up most used during the season (10 times or 62.50%).
Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 4-1-4-1 (10 times), 4-4-2 (2 times), 4-2-3-1 (2 times), 4-4-1-1 (once) and 5-4-1 (once).
Christophe Pélissier is expected to play against Nantes with the following players: N. Mercier, B. Costil, G. Mensah, Jubal, A. Zedadka, G. Perrin, H. Sakhi, B. Touré, L. Sinayoko, M. Autret and M. Niang.
If this will be the line-up, the average age of Auxerre would be 28.09.
A. Coeff, P. Joly, T. Pellenard and K. Ruiz-Atil will definitely miss the match.
Christophe Pélissier will not be able to have the presence of D. Léon who is suspended.
