AJ Auxerre v Lorient, Ligue 1

The big picture

AJ Auxerre come in 14th on the ladder with 10 points; Lorient are 10th on 15. Lorient 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.

Lorient are 3–3–3 in Ligue 1 2026-27, averaging 0.8 goals for and 0.9 against.

Form

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

Lorient have won two of their last five and most recently lost to Brest 0–2.

Head to head

These sides have met 14 times on our records since 2007: AJ Auxerre 6, Lorient 1, 7 drawn.

Last time out (2025-26), it was a draw 2–2 at Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat.

Biggest margin between these two: AJ Auxerre by 3 goals in 2009-10 (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 Lorient, watch Isak Jensen (1 goal in 2026-27) and Jean-Victor Makengo (1 goal, 1 assist 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 the numbers this is too close to split.