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Auxerre vs Angers prediction

Round
Regular Season - 2
Venue
Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre
Referee
Hakim Ben el Salem Hadj, France
Form

Recent form

Auxerre
70Strong

Last 5 matches · 4W-0D-1L · +2 goal difference

Angers
28Very poor

Last 5 matches · 1W-1D-3L · -6 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Combo Bet
Auxerre or Draw + Under 2.5 Goals

BetGenius backs Auxerre or Draw + Under 2.5 Goals (Combo Bet) at 67% confidence — a solid call.

67%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

Match preview

Auxerre host Angers at Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps in the second round of the Ligue 1 season, with both clubs seeking their first points of the campaign. The hosts sit 17th in the standings following an opening 5-2 defeat away to Lens, while Angers occupy 16th position after beginning their campaign with a 2-0 home loss against Lille.

Auxerre enter this encounter dealing with multiple availability issues, including the suspension of defender C. Makosso alongside several fitness concerns such as R. Faivre, S. Fofana, and T. Siwe. Nonetheless, Auxerre boast a solid historical record when hosting Angers, having won their last three competitive home meetings against them, including a 3-1 victory in May 2026.

Angers travel without injured midfielders H. Belkebla and L. Mouton. Having failed to find the net in their opening round fixture, the visitors face a testing assignment against an Auxerre side that historically restricts scoring opportunities in this specific head-to-head matchup.

Availability

Team news

Auxerre

  • A. DiousseKnee Injury
  • S. FofanaGroin Injury
  • R. Labeau LascaryInjury
  • B. OkohKnee Injury
  • M. SenayaHamstring Injury
  • T. SiweMuscle Injury

Angers

  • B. DiattaAnkle Injury
Numbers

Statistical comparison

Auxerre at homeAngers away
3
Played
3
2-0-1
W-D-L
1-1-1
1.3
Scored /game
1.3
1.3
Conceded /game
2
—
Clean sheets
—
—
Failed to score
—
80%
BTTS (last 5)
60%
80%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
60%

Combined scoring rate: 2.6 goals per game (Auxerre at home plus Angers away).

Players

Key players this season

Auxerre

  • C. Archer4G
  • D. Namaso2A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
10Marseille7+49
11Stade Brestois 298+29
12Toulouse7+19
13Auxerre7-69
14Strasbourg7-37
15Angers7-67
16Le MansRelegation Playoffs7-56
17Estac TroyesRelegation7-114
18Le HavreRelegation7-62
History

Head-to-head

3
Auxerre
4
Draws
3
Angers

the last 10 meetings are split 3-3 with 4 drawn, averaging 2.8 goals a game, both teams scored in 60% of them.

  • 2026-08-29Auxerre1-3Angers
  • 2026-05-03Auxerre3-1Angers
  • 2025-11-09Angers2-0Auxerre
  • 2025-01-19Angers2-0Auxerre
  • 2024-11-24Auxerre1-0Angers
BetGenius

Our record in Ligue 1

53%53 won from 100 settled predictions (1 void)

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Based on at least 20 settled predictions.
Predictions

3 published markets

FeaturedLOST
Combo Bet
Auxerre or Draw + Under 2.5 Goals
67%
Both must land · no better than

Auxerre or Draw — 74% confidence

Auxerre have shown solid form when hosting Angers, recording three wins and one draw across five home head-to-head fixtures. Covering the home win and draw provides sensible protection in an early-season fixture where both sides are recovering from opening-round defeats.

Under 2.5 Goals — 67% confidence

Historical meetings between these two sides frequently produce low goal tallies, with 60% of their last 10 encounters and four of their last five competitive clashes staying under the 2.5-goal threshold. Angers also failed to score in their opener.

These two calls are about different parts of the match (double chance and total goals), so neither one determines the other. The figure shown is the lower of the two — a combo can never be more likely than its weaker leg.

Combo BetLOST
Double Chance
Auxerre or Draw
74%
Confidence

Auxerre have shown solid form when hosting Angers, recording three wins and one draw across five home head-to-head fixtures. Covering the home win and draw provides sensible protection in an early-season fixture where both sides are recovering from opening-round defeats.

Combo BetLOST
Total Goals
Under 2.5 Goals
67%
Confidence

Historical meetings between these two sides frequently produce low goal tallies, with 60% of their last 10 encounters and four of their last five competitive clashes staying under the 2.5-goal threshold. Angers also failed to score in their opener.

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Published August 28, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.