Within the 18th round of French Ligue 2, AJ Auxerre and Nancy Loraine meet tonight. Hosts desperately need three points after eight matches without a win, which is why they are close to the danger zone on the league table. On the other hand, guests are only three points from the playoffs zone, with the single one lose in the last 13 games (truth, with 8 draws in that period).
However, Nancy Loraine arrive in this visit pretty weakened. Their two leading goal scorers, Vágner and Gueye, are out of the game due to injuries, along with first-choice goalkeeper Valette, suspended pair El Kaoutari and Dembélé, and several more less important players. Vágner and Gueye are both scored 11 goals this season, from 19 goals Nancy scored in total. Moreover, Nancy scored only 6 goals away this season. Neither Auxerre play in the strongest lineup, but they are missing only two regulars, Ngando and Yattara.
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Explanation: player statistics (a/b c)
a - games played this season
b - goals scored
c - team position (d - defender, m - midfielder, f - forward, g - goalkeeper).
