Week 17 brings us a match on Dec 4th where Auxerre will host Caen at Stade De L’abbé Deschamps in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 2 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Auxerre is fresh off their 6-4 win against Chambery. Mohamed Ben Fredj scored the first goal for Auxerre in the 9th minute, then Maxence Fortier tied it up for Chambery in the 15th minute , but fortunately for Auxerre it didn’t end there. They added more goals to be able to earn themselves the win. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Auxerre should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Caen recorded a 0-1 loss against Paris. Alimani Gory struck first for Paris in the 65th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Caen was frustrated by Paris’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Paris ended the match with the shutout victory. Caen looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws apiece.
Caen is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Mehdi Chahiri and Nuno Da Costa each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Ben Fredj has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the midfielder has scored 5 goals for Auxerre.