Lorient vs Auxerre prediction and preview

Ligue 1 · Saturday 2 January 2027, 20:00 UTC

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Lorient vs Auxerre

Ligue 1 · Saturday 2 January 2027, 20:00 UTC · Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir, Lorient

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Lorient vs Auxerre preview

Lorient welcome Auxerre at Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir in Lorient on Saturday 2 January 2027 (20:00 UTC) in Ligue 1. Lorient are 11th in the table with 12 points from 9, while Auxerre go into the round 14th, on 10 points from 9 games.

Lorient have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from their last 5 league games; Auxerre have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Lorient have scored 0.8 and conceded 1.0 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Auxerre average 1.5 scored and 2.0 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Lorient won 1, 5 games were drawn and Auxerre won 4. Those games averaged 2.6 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 7. The most recent meeting, on 1 Mar 2026, ended Lorient 2-2 Auxerre.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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11Lorient933378-112LWWDL
14Auxerre93151323-1010WLWDL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Lorient 1, draws 5, Auxerre 4.

Team news

Lorient expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Yvon Mvogo, Montassar Talbi, Nathaniel Adjei, Isaak Touré, Arsène Kouassi, Dembo Sylla, Noah Cadiou, Arthur Avom, Jean-Victor Makengo, Ibrahima Baldé

Auxerre expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Paul Nardi, Axel Tuanzebe, Clément Akpa, Christ Makosso, Fredrik Oppegård, Kévin Danois, Lamine Sy, Naouirou Ahamada, Cameron Archer, Danny Namaso, Romain Faivre

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