Gameday in Auxerre for the 1/8 final between Auxerre & Rodez.
Auxerre will be without Mensah suspended. Perrin, Jeanvier & Touré are injured.
Rodez will be without defenders as Eric Vandenabeele, Raux-Yao, Mouyokolo who are injured & Senaya who is suspended. According to press conference, their coach Didier Santini will make rest key players for this game because they have an important game against Nimes few days after this clash.
Auxerre is a team from Ligue 1 who is ranked 19 with 3 wins, 5 draws & 14 losses for 18 goals scored & 46 goals conceded. They just made a positive result against Reims.
Rodez is a team from Ligue 2 who is ranked 19 with 4 wins, 8 draws & 10 losses for 19 goals scored & 29 goals conceded.
Very good value here on Auxerre even if both teams will not focus at 100% for this game because both teams are fighting against the relegation, Auxerre will get less problems of injuries for this game and also they will need to take advantage of this game to bring back the confidence to the team after the good draw against Reims.
According to the press conference despite of confirming the rotation, their coach said that the qualification is important. He confirmed the importance against Angers on the next game but said that the preparation started with the game against Rodez.
Auxerre has a deeper roster where they will get the advantage in a game where both teams will make rotation.
