Montpellier is up against Auxerre in the French Ligue One. The away team is having a better season than Auxerre and is in good form to claim a win or draw against the hosts. Backing Montpellier to avoid defeat (+0.5) is the best available option in this fixture.
Auxerre hosts Montpellier at the Stade de I'Abbe Deschamps on Sunday in the 20th round of the French Ligue One.
Montpellier is currently fifteenth in the league with seventeen points this season. They are slowly moving up the table into the safety zone and are just eight points away from the top half of the table. Montpellier has a very good opportunity to get all three points against Auxerre.
The away team has avoided defeat in more than half of their games in all competitions this season. Montpellier got a valuable two nil win away from home in the league against Lorient earlier this month. They have a very good squad capable of getting at least a point against a struggling Auxerre.
Auxerre is currently nineteenth in the French Ligue 2 and sits four points behind Montpellier in the league. They have been poor for most part of the season and are only five points above bottom placed Angers. Auxerre has won just three league games in total this season.
The hosts won just one of their last five games in all competitions and that win was against Niort in the Coupé de France. Montpellier has a much better team than Niort and is likely to complicate things for Auxerre.
Auxerre has lost their last two games in the French Ligue One and are one of the candidates for relegation this season. Their last league game ended in a one nil loss away to Lens. Auxerre has now conceded six goals in their last two league games and has failed to score in each of those games.
Montpellier has won two of their last three games against Auxerre, losing just once. The last meeting between these two teams at this venue ended in a 2-1 win for Montpellier. The hosts have a stronger team and is likely to get a good result in this game. Backing the away team to win or draw is the best available option in this fixture.
