January 11th features a match where Auxerre plays host to Toulouse in a clash of the Ligue 1. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Auxerre sits at 18th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Nantes. Marcus Coco struck first for Nantes in the 74th minute on a feed from Igniatius Ganago, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Auxerre was frustrated by Nantes’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Nantes ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches, while toulouse is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Ajaccio. Rafael Ratão struck first for Toulouse in the 46th minute on a feed from Brecht Dejaegere, then Brecht Dejaegere added another in the 62nd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Ajaccio couldn’t manage to score, and Toulouse took the shutout win. Toulouse is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Both Thijs Dallinga and Branco van den Boomen have been the hottest scorers for Toulouse in the last five each having scored 2 goals. M’Baye Niang has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Auxerre
Donovan Leon, Kays Ruiz-Atil and Joly are unavailable to play for Auxerre, while Rhys Healey, Theocharis Tsiggaras and are unavailable to play for Philippe Montanier’s team.