Auxerre vs Le Mans Prediction & Preview - Ligue 1
Auxerre went to Le Havre seven days before this fixture and won 3-1. Le Mans were beaten 3-0 at home by Toulouse nine days out, and that contrast is most of what you need to know about Sunday at the Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps. One side is scoring freely and winning on the road. The other has not kept a clean sheet in six.
What time is Auxerre vs Le Mans kick-off?
Auxerre vs Le Mans kicks off at 16:15 GMT on Sunday, 25 October 2026, at the Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps in Auxerre, France, in Ligue 1. Full details and the call sheet are on the Auxerre vs Le Mans match page.
- Fixture: Auxerre v Le Mans
- Competition: Ligue 1
- Date: Sunday, 25 October 2026
- Kick-off: 16:15 GMT
- Venue: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre
Auxerre have won all three at home
Auxerre have taken 12 points from their last six matches, winning four and losing two, and they have won all three of their home games in that run. Le Havre was not a one-off. Beating Nice 1-0 and Stade Brestois 2-1 at home came first, and the 3-1 at Le Havre was their only away win in three.
The soft spot is the back line. Twelve scored and twelve conceded across those six, two or more let in on three occasions, and the 4-1 defeat at Stade Rennais on 11 October is still the most recent reminder of what happens when Auxerre are stretched. Five of the six produced three goals or more.
Le Mans have five points from six
Le Mans arrive with one win, two draws and three defeats from their last six, worth five points against Auxerre's 12. They have conceded 13 in that stretch and scored eight, with two or more shipped in four of the six and no clean sheet at all.
None of their three away games brought a win. The one bright spot is that they do score: both sides found the net in five of Le Mans' last six, and they managed two in the 2-2 at home to RC Lens and in the September win over Lorient. Toulouse was the exception, and a 0-3 at home is a grim way to go into a trip like this.
Team news: Auxerre and Le Mans
Will Still has Marvin Senaya, Telli Siwe and Rayan Mandengue back in full training, though the Auxerre manager said only of Mandengue that "I think Rayan will be able to be in contention", with the other two likely held back another week; Rémy Labeau-Lascary is three weeks or more away with a quadriceps problem and Sékou Fofana has no return date, per ICI Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, while Bryan Okoh and Assane Dioussé remain out. Patrick Videira is without Adil Bourabaa, who had ankle surgery after injuring himself on international duty on 6 October and is not expected back before 2027 according to Maxifoot, with Harold Voyer and Erwan Colas also listed as doubts by The Stats Zone.
Auxerre vs Le Mans prediction
Auxerre to beat Le Mans is the call for this Ligue 1 meeting on Sunday, 25 October 2026, with goals at both ends. Auxerre have won three from three at the Abbé-Deschamps and have failed to score in none of their last six. Le Mans have not won away in three and have no clean sheet to their name in that run, so expecting them to keep this one tight is hoping rather than reading.
Both sides scored in five of six for each team, though. Le Mans will get something.
Our prediction: Auxerre 2-1 Le Mans
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