Auxerre vs Le Mans: match preview
Ligue 1 · Kick-off:
Pre-match analysis
Auxerre are 12th in Ligue 1 with 9 points from 7 games (W3 D0 L4), scoring 1.6 and conceding 2.4 per game; their last 5 results read L-W-W-L-W.
Le Mans are 16th in Ligue 1 with 6 points from 7 games (W1 D3 L3), scoring 1.4 and conceding 2.1 per game; their last 5 results read D-D-W-L-L.
At home this season Auxerre are W2 D0 L1 (scored 4, conceded 4); on the road Le Mans are W0 D1 L2 (scored 4, conceded 7).
Cameron Archer leads the way for Auxerre with 4 goals, while Louis Mafouta leads the way for Le Mans with 4 goals.
What to watch: both attacks have better numbers than the defences they face, which points to an open game.
Key players
Top scorers for each club in Ligue 1 this season.
Auxerre
| Goals | Assists | Pens | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Archer | 4 | – | – |
| Daniel Namaso | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Le Mans
| Goals | Assists | Pens | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Mafouta | 4 | – | 1 |
| Adil Bourabaa | 3 | 2 | – |
Season so far
| Auxerre | Le Mans | |
|---|---|---|
| League position | 12 | 16 |
| Points | 9 | 6 |
| W–D–L | 3-0-4 | 1-3-3 |
| Goals scored per game | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| Goals conceded per game | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| Home record (home side) / away record (away side) | 2-0-1 | 0-1-2 |
| Last five (oldest → newest) | LWWLW | DDWLL |
| Clean sheets | 1 | 0 |
| Failed to score | 0 | 1 |
| Both teams scored | 86% | 86% |
| 3+ goals in the game | 86% | 86% |
| Points per game at home | 2.00 | 1.25 |
| Points per game away | 0.75 | 0.33 |
| Biggest win | 3-1 at Le Havre | 2-1 v Lorient |
| Heaviest defeat | 1-4 at Stade Rennais | 0-3 v Toulouse |
Auxerre: recent results
Le Mans: recent results
Club details
Auxerre
- Head coach
- William Still (Belgium)
- Stadium
- Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps
- Founded
- 1905
Squad (35)
Goalkeepers
- Paul NardiFrance · 32
- Mamadou DiopMauritania · 26
- Louis MezeretteFrance · 20
Defenders
- Francisco SierraltaChile · 29
- Axel TuanzebeCongo DR · 28
- Bryan OkohSwitzerland · 23
- Sinaly DiomandéIvory Coast · 25
- Marvin SenayaGhana · 25
- Fredrik OppegardNorway · 24
- Lamine SyFrance · 24
- Clement AkpaIvory Coast · 24
- Christ MakossoCongo · 22
- Sekou FofanaIvory Coast · 23
- Telli SiweFrance · 21
- Elikya LegrosFrance · 18
- Alvin Petit DolFrance · 19
Midfielders
- Assane DiousséSenegal · 29
- Romain FaivreFrance · 28
- Naouirou AhamadaFrance · 24
- Kevin DanoisFrance · 22
- Pierre EkwahFrance · 24
- Arthur PiedfortBelgium · 21
- Tidiane DevernoisFrance · 19
- Lamfia DioubatéFrance · 19
Forwards
- Daniel NamasoCameroon · 26
- Eros MaddyNetherlands · 25
- Cameron ArcherEngland · 25
- Josué CasimirHaiti · 25
- Lasso CoulibalyIvory Coast · 24
- Rémy Labeau LascaryGuadeloupe · 23
- Rayan MandengueCameroon · 20
- Aristide ZossouIvory Coast · 21
- Xiangxin WeiChina PR · 18
- Ryan RodinFrance · 20
Others
- Youssef KhouddaMorocco · 19
Le Mans
- Head coach
- Patrick Videira (France)
- Stadium
- MMArena
- Founded
- 1985
Squad (28)
Goalkeepers
- Nicolas KocikFrance · 28
- Ewan HatfoutFrance · 26
- Augustin DelbecqueFrance · 24
Defenders
- Lucas BuadésFrance · 28
- Samuel YohouFrance · 35
- Djibril SidibéFrance · 34
- Yasser LarouciAlgeria · 25
- Raúl TorrenteSpain · 25
- Harold VoyerMartinique · 29
- Lucas CalodatFrance · 24
- Rayan BambaFrance · 22
- Théo EyoumFrance · 24
- Noa BoisseFrance · 20
Midfielders
- Edwin QuarshieFrance · 30
- Alexandre LaurayFrance · 29
- Jean VercruysseFrance · 26
- Milan RobinFrance · 26
- Martin RossignolFrance · 22
- Lucas BretelleFrance · 24
- Adil BourabaaAlgeria · 21
Forwards
- Habib DialloSenegal · 31
- Antoine RabillardFrance · 31
- Dame GuèyeSenegal · 31
- Louis MafoutaCentral African Republic · 32
- Erwan ColasFrance · 29
- Bilal BrahimiFrance · 26
- Enzo VagnerBrazil · 20
- William HarhouzFrance · 26
Figures are calculated from this season’s results in this competition and update after every game.