Strasbourg's added width meets an Auxerre attack built on exchanges between the inside forwards and advancing wing-backs. Both teams have shown ways to reach the box through a second receiver. The central question is how the midfield covers the space between the wide defender stepping out and the runner arriving inside.
Danois, Faivre and Namaso linked directly in Auxerre's Le Havre win, and Archer finished the rebound from Sy's effort against Le Mans. Those movements fit the low deliveries and untracked receiving runs that hurt Strasbourg at Rennes. The hosts have their own Yassine–Reyna connection, with Harder occupying the central defenders.
Auxerre's official travelling squad includes Akpa, Tuanzebe and Makosso after their reported knocks, preserving the normal defensive options. Sy, Senaya and Siwe are also selected. Strasbourg have Godo back after his substitute appearance, while Doukoure has resumed group training and is projected to return in the local lineup estimate.
I expect Strasbourg to seek early initiative and Auxerre to work through or around that pressure into Faivre and Namaso. The visitors retain the attacking connections that can test Strasbourg's unresolved midfield and wide cover throughout the match. That's why I'm siding with Auxerre to come away unbeaten.
