Ligue 1Sun 25 Oct 2026 · 16:15 GMTMatchday 8 · Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre

Auxerre v Le Mans match analysis

This analysis was locked at kick-off on Sun 25 Oct 2026 and has not been changed since.

Pre-match analysis · as published

Written before kick-off

Auxerre are slight favourites at home with a 45% chance of winning, but Le Mans have a genuine opportunity with a 28% chance. The model expects just 2.76 goals in total.

How the match could end · our estimate before kick-off

  • 45%Auxerre win
  • 27%Draw
  • 28%Le Mans win

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Form · newest first

AuxerreAuxerre

Last 5: 3 wins, no draws, 2 defeats

Le MansLe Mans

Last 5: 1 win, 2 draws, 2 defeats

Head-to-head

Head-to-head data was not available for this match.

Past results

From stored results before kick-off. Each figure shows how many games it covers.

Trends

  • Auxerre won 17 of 28 matches in which they scored first, since 27 Oct 2024.
  • Ligue 1, since 11 Aug 2023: home sides leading by one goal after 70 minutes won 183 of 235.
  • Both teams scored in 7 of Le Mans's last 10 away league games.

Home and away

Auxerre

Auxerre at home

Last 5: 4 won, 0 drawn, 1 lost

  • WonStade Brestois 2920 Sep 20262–1
  • WonNice12 Sep 20261–0
  • LostAngers29 Aug 20261–3
  • WonNice10 May 20262–1
  • WonAngers3 May 20263–1

Auxerre: home league games

Last 10 league games, 90-minute score

Goals
12 scored, 9 conceded in 10
Both teams scored
4 of 10
Over 2.5 goals
6 of 10
Clean sheets
5 of 10
Le Mans

Le Mans away

Last 5: 1 won, 2 drawn, 2 lost

  • LostParis Saint Germain10 Oct 20261–3
  • DrawnNice5 Sep 20261–1
  • LostRennes30 Aug 20262–3
  • WonBastiaLigue 29 May 20262–0
  • DrawnGrenobleLigue 225 Apr 20261–1

Le Mans: away league games

Last 10 league games, 90-minute score

Goals
17 scored, 17 conceded in 10
Both teams scored
7 of 10
Over 2.5 goals
5 of 10
Clean sheets
3 of 10

Rest and schedule

Days since each team's last match and until its next one, in the competitions Ledger tracks. Friendlies are left out.

Auxerre
Last match
7 days before18 Oct 2026 · v Le Havre · Ligue 1
Next match
7 days after1 Nov 2026 · v Strasbourg · Ligue 1
Le Mans
Last match
9 days before16 Oct 2026 · v Toulouse · Ligue 1
Next match
6 days after31 Oct 2026 · v Estac Troyes · Ligue 1

When the score changes

Each team's results from a given score, in its covered competitions since 27 Oct 2024. Every figure shows how many matches it covers.

Auxerre

ScoreAuxerreLeague sides
Scored first17 won, 8 drawn, 3 lost in 28 matches639 won, 166 drawn, 115 lost in 920 matches
Conceded first2 won, 4 drawn, 26 lost in 32 matches115 won, 166 drawn, 639 lost in 920 matches
Level at half-time6 won, 13 drawn, 13 lost in 32 matches255 won, 276 drawn, 255 lost in 786 matches
Level after 60 minutes6 won, 15 drawn, 10 lost in 31 matches177 won, 282 drawn, 177 lost in 636 matches
Level after 70 minutes5 won, 15 drawn, 4 lost in 24 matches142 won, 298 drawn, 142 lost in 582 matches
Level after 80 minutes4 won, 17 drawn, 3 lost in 24 matches120 won, 334 drawn, 120 lost in 574 matches
Level after 15 minutes14 won, 15 drawn, 20 lost in 49 matches517 won, 354 drawn, 517 lost in 1388 matches
Level after 30 minutes12 won, 15 drawn, 15 lost in 42 matches352 won, 314 drawn, 352 lost in 1018 matches

Won-drawn-lost (matches), on the 90-minute score.

Goals after 75 minutes
ScoreAuxerreLeague sides
All matches17 scored, 24 conceded (67)659 scored, 659 conceded (1978)
When level after 75 minutes4 scored, 4 conceded (24)160 scored, 160 conceded (558)
When trailing after 75 minutes4 scored, 11 conceded (24)222 scored, 277 conceded (710)

After going a goal down before the 76th minute: 40 times, equalised within 15 minutes 6, by full time 17(league sides: 1,073 times, within 15 minutes 163, by full time 471)Stoppage time counts as no extra minutes.

League sides: every team in this league since 11 Aug 2023, both venues, each match counted once for each side. Shown for context, not as a comparison.

xG and expected points

Each team's xG and points from its own earlier league matches, before this kick-off. Facts about past matches, not a forecast for this one.

Since 27 Oct 2024

AuxerreLe Mans
67Matches with xG—
77.25xG for—
82Goals scored—
106.11xG against—
96Goals conceded—

Auxerre

xG forxG againstGoals (tick; no tick = 0)Last matches with xG, oldest on the left
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Auxerre: Last matches with xG, newest first
DateOpponentxG forxG againstGoals (tick; no tick = 0)
18 Oct 2026at Le Havre2.701.403–1
11 Oct 2026at Rennes1.762.561–4
20 Sep 2026v Stade Brestois 290.960.342–1
12 Sep 2026v Nice1.741.081–0
4 Sep 2026at Lyon0.712.851–3
29 Aug 2026v Angers1.811.551–3
22 Aug 2026at Lens1.844.412–5
17 May 2026at Lille0.541.722–0
10 May 2026v Nice0.841.332–1
3 May 2026v Angers2.032.203–1

This league season

Ligue 1 matches since 21 Aug 2026.

AuxerreLe Mans
7 of 7Matches with xG7 of 7
9Points in those matches6
9.06xPts7.57
11.52xG for10.93
14.19xG against15.63

Each figure is a total over the matches shown beside it.

xG: API-Football. xPts: Ledger, from xG with a Poisson model that treats the two teams' goals as independent. That model slightly under-counts draws, so xPts totals come out a little high.

PRO depth

PRO depth: Auxerre and Le Mans

  • Corners won and concededPRO
  • Shots and shots on target, for and againstPRO
  • Yellow cards, own and opponent'sPRO
  • First-half goals, scored and concededPRO
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Injuries and suspensions

  • AuxerreAuxerre
    Ruled out
    A. Diousse (Knee Injury) · S. Fofana (Groin Injury) · R. Labeau Lascary (Injury) · B. Okoh (Knee Injury) · M. Senaya (Hamstring Injury) · T. Siwe (Muscle Injury)
  • Le MansLe Mans
    Ruled out
    A. Bourabaa (Ankle Injury) · E. Colas (Injury) · Y. Larouci (Groin Injury) · H. Voyer (Thigh Injury)

Published 25 Oct 2026, 15:13 GMT · not changed since

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