After a robust begin to the Ligue 1 marketing campaign, issues have gone south for AJ Auxerre, who’re nonetheless looking for that elusive first victory in 2025.
Over the primary few months of this season, the reigning Ligue 2 champions shocked many, successful six of their opening 12 contests within the high flight and have been significantly robust at house.
Christophe Pélissier’s males gained 5 of their first six Ligue 1 affairs at Stade de l’Abbé-Deschamps, however currently, they’ve not been fairly as sharp in entrance of their supporters. Their 2-2 draw towards FC Toulouse on Sunday gave them 5 consecutive house attracts, a membership file for the Burgundy facet on this competitors.
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That additionally prolonged their winless run to 10 matches throughout all competitions in what was one other sport that can really feel like a defeat for AJA.
They’ve didn’t win their final three league contests through which they opened the scoring, squandering two second-half benefits towards Toulouse.
Coming into the final month of 2024 with 13 out of a doable 15 factors from their earlier 5 home affairs, Auxerre have been within the working for an unbelievable place in Europe.
Nonetheless, going winless of their final 9 league fixtures has considerably modified their outlook, as they presently sit 9 factors again of a spot within the Europa Convention League after 21 matchdays.
Though they’re eleventh within the desk, solely six factors presently separate them from AS Saint-Étienne and the relegation playoffs, whereas they’re simply seven factors above Le Havre AC for an computerized relegation place.
Their 5 successive house attracts in Ligue 1 should not solely a membership file, however they’ve now surpassed their longest stretch with out most factors at Stade de l’Abbé-Deschamps from their earlier top-flight season in 2023-24 (three).
AJA haven’t dropped factors in six consecutive Ligue 1 house fixtures for the reason that 2007-08 marketing campaign (six) after they completed simply 4 factors above the relegation zone in fifteenth.
Auxerre’s subsequent house sport takes place on February twenty second versus Olympique de Marseille, who’ve extra away triumphs than anyone within the league this season (eight).
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