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Auxerre vs Le Mans prediction

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Round
Regular Season - 8
Venue
Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre
Referee
Willy Delajod

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Form

Recent form

Auxerre
70Strong

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

Le Mans
23Very poor

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

Our call

Our verdict

Double Chance
Auxerre or Draw

BetGenius backs Auxerre or Draw (Double Chance) at 76% confidence — a strong call. Total goals: Over 2.5 Goals.

76%
Confidence
Strong
Preview

Match preview

Auxerre welcome Le Mans to Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps for round 8 of the Ligue 1 season, with the two sides separated by three points in the bottom half of the table. The hosts occupy 12th place with nine points, having picked up a convincing 3-1 away victory against Le Havre in their most recent fixture. Auxerre have shown reliable attacking output, scoring 11 goals across seven league outings and finding the net in every fixture so far this campaign.

Le Mans enter this clash positioned 16th in the relegation play-off spot with six points, struggling for momentum after three consecutive defeats against Guingamp, Paris Saint-Germain, and Toulouse. The visitors remain winless away from home this season, posting one draw and two defeats while conceding seven goals in three road trips. Compounding their difficulties, joint top contributor A. Bourabaa is sidelined with an ankle injury.

Auxerre have demonstrated superior form in recent weeks with three wins from their last four competitive fixtures, whereas Le Mans have yet to record a clean sheet anywhere this term. With home advantage and attacking threats like C. Archer in good form, Auxerre look well placed to dictate proceedings against a vulnerable visiting side.

Analysis

Key factors

  1. Auxerre have scored in all seven Ligue 1 matches this season, averaging 1.6 goals per game.
  2. Le Mans are winless in away league fixtures, recording one draw and two defeats with seven goals conceded.
  3. Le Mans have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their seven league games so far.
  4. Le Mans will be without key attacker A. Bourabaa, who has contributed three goals and two assists, due to an ankle injury.
  5. Auxerre have won three of their last four matches in all competitions.
Availability

Team news

Auxerre

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

Le Mans

  • A. BourabaaAnkle Injury
  • E. ColasInjury
  • H. VoyerThigh Injury
Numbers

Statistical comparison

Auxerre at homeLe Mans away
3
Played
3
2-0-1
W-D-L
0-1-2
1.3
Scored /game
1.3
1.3
Conceded /game
2.3
—
Clean sheets
—
—
Failed to score
—
80%
BTTS (last 5)
80%
80%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
100%

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

Players

Key players this season

Auxerre

  • C. Archer4G
  • D. Namaso2A

Le Mans

  • L. Mafouta4G
  • A. BourabaaAnkle Injury3G · 2A

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

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#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

Full record →
3
Auxerre
1
Draws
1
Le Mans

Auxerre have won 3 of the last 5 meetings, averaging 2.8 goals a game, both teams scored in 60% of them.

  • 2020-08-01Auxerre3-2Le Mans
  • 2020-01-10Le Mans0-1Auxerre
  • 2019-08-02Auxerre2-0Le Mans
  • 2013-01-25Auxerre1-1Le Mans
  • 2012-08-20Le Mans3-1Auxerre
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Predictions

1 published market

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Double Chance
Auxerre or Draw
76%
Confidence

Auxerre enter this match with positive momentum, having claimed three wins in their last four matches, including a 3-1 victory at Le Havre last time out. Le Mans, on the other hand, have lost three consecutive fixtures and are winless away from home with one draw and two losses. Le Mans are also missing key attacking midfielder A. Bourabaa due to an ankle injury. Given that Le Mans have failed to keep a clean sheet in all seven league matches while Auxerre have scored in every game, backing Auxerre to take at least a point provides a well-supported path.

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Published October 23, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.