Auxerre vs Monaco Prediction & Betting Tips (21 December)

It will not be easy to validate his stay with Auxerre this season. Despite a rather interesting quality of play, Christophe Pélissier's men find themselves in difficulty in the Ligue 1 standings and they will spend the holidays as play-offs, 3 lengths behind the first non-relegation team, Le Havre. After holding off Lyon 0-0 and Paris FC 1-1, the Burgundians carried out an excellent operation by winning against FC Metz 3-1, thus ending a series of 9 unsuccessful matches. But last Sunday, AJA was very poorly paid by losing at the end of a crazy match against Lille 3-4 during a game where it did not concede many situations to its disadvantage. For its part, AS Monaco cannot be satisfied with its performance at mid-season.

If they ensured the minimum in the Champions League by winning a very valuable victory this week against Galatasaray which allows them to appear among the first 24 in the ranking and to glimpse qualification for the play-offs, the players of the Principality disappoint in Ligue 1. As proof, they are only in 9th place in the ranking after their new defeat suffered at the Vélodrome last Sunday 1-0, a week after the one already conceded to the side of Brest 1-0. Consequently, the Rocher club is already 9 points behind the top 4 in Ligue 1. 

Auxerre will approach this cup match without Owusu in midfield and young central defender Siwe. To this we add that the very important defender Akpa and the midfielder Azzouzi will both be suspended after being sent off against Losc last weekend. Author of a double against the Mastiffs, striker Sinayoko reinforced his status as the team's top scorer and he now has 6 goals to his credit. Unfortunately for AJA, the Malian left to join his selection for the CAN in the same way as Namaso (2 goals, Cameroon). Both absent during the trip to the Vélodrome, summer recruits Ansu Fati (5 goals in L1) and Paul Pogba are expected for this trip to Burgundy.

However, the chances of seeing them debut are slim. To this we add that the versatile Teze is suspended and that the Senegalese midfielders Lamine Camara and Krépin Diatta have both joined the Lions of Téranga to compete in the CAN. On the other hand, the American striker Balogun (4 goals in L1, 3 in C1) will be available in the same way as the creators Akliouche and Minamino (3 goals each). 

• Summary: Auxerre is going head to head with AS Monaco starting on 21 Dec 2025 at 13:45 UTC . The match is a part of the Coupe de France .
• Auxerre Feedinco Rating: 6.70
• Monaco Feedinco Rating: 6.78