Le Havre vs Auxerre Prediction & Preview - Ligue 1
Three goals or more have turned up in five of Auxerre's last six matches, and Le Havre, who have scored four in total across their own last six, are the side standing in the way of a sixth. Le Havre vs Auxerre kicks off at 16:15 BST on Sunday, 18 October 2026 at the Stade Océane in Le Havre, and it pairs the most watchable team in this part of Ligue 1 with one of the quietest.
- Fixture: Le Havre v Auxerre, Ligue 1
- Date: Sunday, 18 October 2026
- Kick-off: 16:15 BST
- Venue: Stade Océane, Le Havre, France
- Last meeting: Le Havre 1-1 Auxerre, 5 April 2026
- Match page: Le Havre vs Auxerre predictions
Why Auxerre keep ending up in open games
Will Still's side have scored 10 and conceded 14 in their last six. They have failed to score in none of them and conceded two or more in four, which is the whole story of a team that wins 2-1 and 1-0 one month and loses 1-4 the next. That Rennes defeat came 7 days before this, away at Stade Rennais, and it followed a 4-3 win over Clermont Foot in a friendly on 2 October.
Both sides have scored in five of those six. Auxerre have taken 9 points from them, won three and lost three, with nothing in between. There is no middle gear.
The caveat is where those wins came. Three of them were at home, from four. In two away matches in that run they have won none.
Le Havre have two points from six and no answer at the Stade Océane
Didier Digard's team have 2 points from their last six Ligue 1 matches, with two draws and four defeats, and they are yet to win in that spell. Four goals scored, eight conceded. They have failed to score in three of the six and managed two or more only once, in the 2-3 loss at Toulouse on 19 September.
At home it is three played, none won: 0-0 against Angers, 1-2 against Stade Brestois, 0-1 against AS Monaco. One goal in three matches on their own pitch. Three goals or more have appeared in only two of Le Havre's last six games, which is the direct counterweight to Auxerre's five, and the last time out was a 0-1 defeat at Lille 8 days ago.
The two met at the Stade Océane on 5 April 2026 and drew 1-1, 196 days before this one.
Team news for Le Havre vs Auxerre
Le Havre are without the suspended Ayumu Seko after his red card at Lille, with Lionel Mpasi-Nzau and Felix Mambimbi both out with Achilles problems, Abdoulaye Toure and Stephan Zagadou sidelined by knee injuries, and Timothee Pembele and Elias Jelert also unavailable; Gauthier Gallon is set to keep goal, according to Sports Mole, which also lists Bryan Okoh and Assane Diousse out with knee injuries for Auxerre, Sekou Fofana with a groin problem, Rayan Mandengue unavailable and Remy Labeau Lascary facing a month out, with Telli Siwe among the doubts. The Stats Zone adds Rayan Fofana to Le Havre's doubtful list and Marvin Senaya to Auxerre's absentees.
Le Havre vs Auxerre prediction
Le Havre and Auxerre look set for a draw in this Ligue 1 fixture at the Stade Océane, with the home side still searching for a first win in six and Auxerre yet to win either of their two away matches in that run. The numbers pull against each other: Auxerre bring goals wherever they go, but Le Havre have produced three or more in a game only twice in six and scored once in three home outings. Their 1-1 in April is the sensible template, and nothing in either side's form since argues for a clear winner.
Our prediction: Le Havre 1-1 Auxerre
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