After a powerful begin to the Ligue 1 marketing campaign, issues have gone south for AJ Auxerre, who’re nonetheless in search of that elusive first victory in 2025.
Over the primary few months of this season, the reigning Ligue 2 champions stunned many, profitable six of their opening 12 contests within the prime flight and had been significantly sturdy at residence.
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 residence attracts, a membership report for the Burgundy aspect 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 may 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 potential 15 factors from their earlier 5 home affairs, Auxerre had been within the working for an inconceivable place in Europe.
Nonetheless, going winless of their final 9 league fixtures has considerably modified their outlook, as they at the moment 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 at the moment separate them from AS Saint-Étienne and the relegation playoffs, whereas they’re simply seven factors above Le Havre AC for an automated relegation place.
Their 5 successive residence attracts in Ligue 1 should not solely a membership report, 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 residence fixtures for the reason that 2007-08 marketing campaign (six) once they completed simply 4 factors above the relegation zone in fifteenth.
Auxerre’s subsequent residence 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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