On the 5th of March, Auxerre will travel to Rodez to battle Rodez in a clash of the Ligue 2. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Rodez is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Ajaccio. Jean-Philippe Krasso scored the first goal for Ajaccio in the 11th minute, then Arni Vilhjalmsson tied it up for Rodez in the 33rd minute on a feed from Jordan Leborgne. Rodez looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while auxerre is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Quevilly Rouen. Remy Dugimont scored the first goal for Auxerre in the 13th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Quevilly Rouen was frustrated by Auxerre’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Auxerre ended the match with the shutout victory. Auxerre is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
Rodez and Auxerre last played eachother at the Stade De L’abbé Deschamps on Tue Sep 21st. Auxerre won by a score of 1 to 0. Gaëtan Charbonnier struck first for Auxerre in the 8th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Rodez couldn’t muster any offence and Auxerre ran away with the shutout win.
Gauthier Hein has been the most prolific scorer on Auxerre in his last 5 matches with 2 goals.