Auxerre Form
The team head into this round on the back of a run of four league matches without a win, drawing twice and losing on two occasions. In the last two fixtures, the club failed to score, first playing out a goalless home draw with Strasbourg and then losing 0:1 away to Marseille. In addition, it is worth highlighting the fact that in the previous 10 league matches, Auxerre have failed to score at least once on eight occasions. Precisely because of a blunt attack that is the worst in Ligue 1 (19 goals scored), the team are in the bottom three and already eight points adrift of the safe 15th place.
- The club have failed to win 19 of their previous 21 Ligue 1 matches (7 draws and 12 defeats).
- No more than two goals were scored in 7 of Auxerre's last 10 league games.
- The team are on a five-match winless run at their own ground in Ligue 1 (2 draws and 3 defeats).
Potential Auxerre Lineup (5-4-1)*
Donovan Leon – Fredrik Oppegard, Clement Akpa, Sinaly Diomande, Lamine Sy, Brian Oko – Josue Casimir, Keven Danua, Elisha Owusu, Danny Namaso – Sekou Mara.
Brest Form
The Bretons also lost their match last round, visiting Monaco (0:2). As a result, a six-game unbeaten run in Ligue 1 came to an end, during which they recorded four wins and two draws. It was also the first time in that spell that the club failed to score. The club sit in mid-table, boasting an excellent 17-point cushion over the bottom three. At the same time, they are unlikely to mount a serious challenge for the European places, trailing that zone by seven points.
- No more than two goals were scored in Brest's previous six Ligue 1 matches.
- At least one of the sides failed to score in the club's last four league games.
- However, away from home the Bretons have just one win in their last six Ligue 1 matches (2 draws and 3 defeats).
Potential Brest Lineup (4-2-3-1)*
Gregoire Coudert – Brendan Chardonnet, Michel Diaz, Kenny Lala, Dauda Guindo – Hugo Magnetti, Joris Chotard – Romain Del Castillo, Kamory Doumbia, Eric Dina-Ebimbe – Ludovic Ajorque.
Striker Ludovic Ajorque is out due to suspension.
Match Referee
Hakim Ben El Hadj (France)
Matches – 8 (Ligue 1, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 28;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.5;
Red cards shown – 3;
Fouls per match on average – 22;
Penalties – 25%.
* For each team, the starting XI from their previous match in this tournament is listed.
