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Ligue 1 · Matchday 8 Match report

Auxerre 1-1 Le Mans: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction

Auxerre crest Auxerre
1-1Full time
Le Mans crest Le Mans
Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps, Auxerre

Our picks against the result

6 of 12 right

  • Result Auxerre win50% 1-1
  • Double chance Auxerre or draw (1X)79% 1-1
  • Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.553% 2 goals
  • More corners Auxerre61% Auxerre (7-1)
  • Yellow cards Around average 3 yellow cards · league 3.3
  • Yellow cards 3 yellow cards 3.5 Under53% 4.5 Under72% 5.5 Under85%
  • Corners Above average 8 corners · league 9.4
  • Corners 8 corners 8.5 Over65% 9.5 Over54% 10.5 Under56%

Match stats

Auxerre Le Mans
  • 1 Goals 1
  • 1 Yellow cards 2
  • 0 Red cards 0
  • 7 Corners 1

Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.

Before kick-off

What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.

Match summary

Auxerre vs Le Mans is the Ligue 1 Matchday 8 fixture at the Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps on Sunday 25 October 2026, and our model goes for an Auxerre win, with Auxerre win or draw as the double chance.

Why this pick?

Auxerre win is the call, and the main reason is that our model regards the hosts as the stronger side over the long run, even though both sit under the Ligue 1 average, and they have home advantage. The counterweight is Le Mans' recent attacking play, with shots, big chances and time in the opponent's box lively enough to keep them competitive. Auxerre's own recent numbers are modest — fewer shots, less possession and fewer box entries than most, and plenty of shots conceded — yet Le Mans' defence is the weakest part of their game, and the hosts' strength edge covers it. The call is moderate rather than clear.

Form guide

Auxerre

  • W 3-1 at Le Havre (A) Ligue 1 · 18 Oct
  • L 1-4 at Rennes (A) Ligue 1 · 11 Oct
  • W 2-1 vs Brest (H) Ligue 1 · 20 Sep
  • W 1-0 vs Nice (H) Ligue 1 · 12 Sep
  • L 1-3 at Lyon (A) Ligue 1 · 4 Sep

Le Mans

  • L 0-3 vs Toulouse (H) Ligue 1 · 16 Oct
  • L 1-3 at Paris Saint-Germain (A) Ligue 1 · 10 Oct
  • W 2-1 vs Lorient (H) Ligue 1 · 19 Sep
  • D 2-2 vs Lens (H) Ligue 1 · 13 Sep
  • D 1-1 at Nice (A) Ligue 1 · 5 Sep

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Attack and defence ratings

AuxerreLe Mans
Attack 29 18 1.6 goals per match this season1.4 goals per match this season
Defence 35 6 2.4 conceded per match this season2.1 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Ligue 1 clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

Head-to-head

2Auxerre wins
1draw
1Le Mans wins

4 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.

  • 10 Jan 2020 · Ligue 2 Le Mans 0-1 Auxerre
  • 2 Aug 2019 · Ligue 2 Auxerre 2-0 Le Mans
  • 25 Jan 2013 · Ligue 2 Auxerre 1-1 Le Mans
  • 20 Aug 2012 · Ligue 2 Le Mans 3-1 Auxerre

Ligue 1 so far

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
13 Auxerre 7 304 11:17 -6 9
16 Le Mans 7 133 10:15 -5 6

Positions in our table of 18 clubs, before kick-off. Full table

Match facts

Competition
Ligue 1, Matchday 8
Kick-off
Venue
Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps, Auxerre

Questions and answers

What was the score of Auxerre vs Le Mans?

Auxerre 1-1 Le Mans in the Ligue 1 (Matchday 8) on Sunday 25 October 2026.

Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Auxerre vs Le Mans right?

No: our result pick was Auxerre win, and the score after 90 minutes was 1-1. 6 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.

How many cards and corners were there in Auxerre vs Le Mans?

3 yellow cards (Auxerre 1, Le Mans 2), no red cards and 8 corners (Auxerre 7, Le Mans 1).

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Times are UTC.