AJ Auxerre v Lille, Ligue 1

The big picture

AJ Auxerre come in 14th on the ladder with 10 points; Lille are 2nd on 21. Lille 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.

Lille are 5–1–3 in Ligue 1 2026-27, averaging 1.3 goals for and 0.7 against.

Form

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

Lille have won one of their last five and most recently drew with Bodo/Glimt 0–0.

Head to head

These sides have met 15 times on our records since 2007: AJ Auxerre 4, Lille 7, 4 drawn.

Last time out (2025-26), AJ Auxerre won 2–0 at Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy.

Biggest margin between these two: Lille by 3 goals in 2022-23 (4–1).

Players to watch

For AJ Auxerre, watch Cameron Archer (0.9 goals a match in 2026-27) and Danny Namaso (3 goals, 2 assists in 2026-27).

For Lille, watch Soriba Diaoune (2 goals in 2026-27) and Ayase Ueda (1 goal in 2026-27).

At Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps

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

The deeper numbers

AJ Auxerre haven't beaten Lille at Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps since 2009-10: 5 meetings there since then.

What the numbers say

On form, ladder and history, Lille have the edge.