In the match of the 12th round of the French championship Auxerre will play at home with Angers. Both teams have managed to improve recently and look good, so the result may be unexpected. Not so long ago Angers sat in last place in Ligue 1 and looked hopeless, but now they are already 16th with a gap of three points from the last position and with a gap of three points from 11th place. In other words, Angers are well into the fight for the mid-table places. And Auxerre is already there, which also came as a surprise to many, because this team was predicted to fight for survival. And it occupies the ninth position and is only three points behind the fourth.

Auxerre's breakthrough was largely due to the recent results. Over the past six rounds the team lost only once - to Saint-Etienne (1-3). After that, it defeated Reims (2:1), drew with Lyon (2:2) and coped with Rennes (4:0) and Marseille (3:1). As we can see, the results are more than impressive. Although there are signs of instability, which is not surprising with not the strongest squad. The team takes its own at the expense of enthusiasm, organisation and excitement.

Angers has also improved. In the last round, he lost at home to PSG (2:4), but before that he beat Saint-Etienne (4:2) and Monaco (1:0), and also drew with Toulouse (1:1) and Marseille (1:1). Interestingly, Angers lost one away match in August, and since then have scored in every away game and have not lost. Although Auxerre are good at home: one defeat and four wins with an average of almost three goals scored per game.