Nice vs Auxerre Prediction: A revived Auxerre? We'll see...

Nice and Auxerre go toe-to-toe in the Allianz Riviera for the Ligue 1 clash. Nice have been in excellent form in their recent matches and they come into this match with confidence. Auxerre have also picked up 2 vital wins and are feeling confident in their abilities. Nice are fighting for a Conference League spot and are just 5 points away, while Auxerre are under threat of dropping into the relegation zone. 

Nice are one of the most in-form teams currently in the league. In their last 5 matches, they had 4 wins and 1 draw. In this time, they have seen off challenges from top teams such as Monaco, Marseille and Lens. And there is a growing concern that this team is setup to achieve great feats this season. 

Nice have no losses in 8 matches and they have not conceded in the last 3 matches. Nice had also opened scoring in ⅚ matches and had seen less than 4.5 cards in 5/5 matches. Nice had also seen less than 10.5 corners in 5/5 matches.

In the table, Nice occupy the 7th spot, with 41 points after 11 wins, 8 draws and 6 losses in 25 matches. At home, Nice are ranked 11th. They have 19 points, from 5 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses in 12 matches.

Auxerre turned their fortunes around when it was most important. A couple of weeks ago, they looked relegation bound, but they went ahead to pick up 2 wins in their last 2 matches. Prior to that, they had no wins in 4 matches. In their last 5 matches, they had 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.

Currently, Auxerre have no losses in 3 matches. They had also conceded first in 5/7 matches and had seen less than 4.5 cards in 6/8 matches. They had also seen less than 10.5 corners in 6/7 matches. 

Auxerre are in 16th position with 21 points from 5 wins, 6 draws and 14 defeats in 25 matches. They are also on the same point as 17th place Ajaccio. Away from home, Auxerre are ranked 19th with 8 points from 2 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses in 13 matches.

Head to Head shows Nice and Auxerre have faced each other 20 times before now. Interestingly, both Nice and Auxerre have 8 wins and 4 matches ended in a draw. 

Nice have not recorded a loss in their last 3 encounters and Auxerre are without a clean sheet in the last 5. Both have played more than 2.5 goals in 8/10 matches and have seen less than 4.5 cards in 10/10 matches.

Nice and Auxerre are two familiar opponents judging by the head to head. There's been little to separate these two teams down the years. Now they face off in a delicate part of the season and 3 points will mean a lot for the morale of both teams. Auxerre are on the right path to climbing off the relegation zone and Nice have been in excellent form in their last 7 matches. Considering the kind of opposition that Nice has beaten to maintain their perfect record, I see them edging the opposition here. But we can't write away Nice who are fighting for their lives here.

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