Nice vs Auxerre Predictions

• Nice have four wins in their last five games.
• Auxerre have just two wins in their last 14 games across all comps.
• Auxerre have scored in nine of their 12 Ligue 1 away games.

Nice face improving Auxerre

Nice suffered a setback last time out as they saw a four-game winning run ended by top three rivals Lyon.

Friday’s home game against Auxerre provides Nice with an opportunity to respond, but the visitors have hit a bit of form themselves to pull clear of danger.

A home win with goals at both ends looks a decent angle for our main bet here as Nice should be able to bounce back against a team who now look set for a comfortable mid-table finish.

Nice were incredibly unlucky against Lyon as they dominated for large periods until a quickfire double from Les Gones towards the end of the second half proved their undoing.

Prior to that, they had won six Ligue 1 games on the spin at the Allianz Riviera and they can see off an Auxerre side who have lost eight of their 12 league trips. A consolation strike for the visitors seems reasonable, however, as Auxerre are generally good for a goal on the road as they have scored in nine of those 12 away games and Nice have conceded in six of their last eight games across all competitions.

A 3-1 home win is the correct score prediction as Nice have scored at least twice in four of their last five games and exactly three goals in two of those, while Auxerre’s last five away losses have all been by two-goal margins.

Evann Guessand is a contender for an anytime goal for the hosts as he is in decent form with two goals and three assists in his last seven appearances across all competitions, and he has 10 Ligue 1 goals in 25 games this term.