Jan 8th features a match where Dunkerque hosts Auxerre in a meeting of these two Coupe de France teams. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Dunkerque is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Stade Béthunois. Anziani scored the first goal for Dunkerque in the 51st minute, then Anziani added another in the 51st minute In the end, Stade Béthunois couldn’t muster any offence and Dunkerque ran away with the shutout win. Dunkerque looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while in their last match, Auxerre recorded a 0-1 loss against Nantes. Marcus Coco scored the first goal for Nantes in the 74th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring 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.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Auxerre won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
M’Baye Niang has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored four goals for Auxerre. Both Rayan Ghrieb and Yohan Bilingi have been the hottest scorers for Dunkerque in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.