The big picture

AJ Auxerre come in 14th on the ladder with 10 points; Marseille are 4th on 18. Marseille are the side higher up the table.

AJ Auxerre are 3–5–1 in Ligue 1 2026-27, averaging 1.4 goals for and 2.6 against.

Marseille are 5–4 in Ligue 1 2026-27, averaging 2.2 goals for and 1.4 against.

Form

AJ Auxerre have won two of their last five and most recently lost to Strasbourg 1–5.

Marseille have won four of their last five and most recently beat Bayer Leverkusen 1–0.

Marseille arrive on a 3-game winning streak.

Head to head

These sides have met 16 times on our records since 2007: AJ Auxerre 4, Marseille 8, 4 drawn.

Last time out (2025-26), Marseille won 1–0 at Stade Vélodrome.

Biggest margin between these two: Marseille by 4 goals in 2008-09 (4–0).

Players to watch

For AJ Auxerre, watch Cameron Archer (0.9 goals a game in 2026-27) and Danny Namaso (0.3 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27).

For Marseille, watch Amine Gouiri (0.7 goals a game, 3 assists in 2026-27) and Himad Abdelli (0.3 goals a game in 2026-27).

At Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps

AJ Auxerre have won 7 of their last 20 at Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps.

What the numbers say

On form, ladder and history, Marseille go in as clear favourites.