- Team form (Auxerre): Auxerre are 14th in Ligue 1 2026/2027 after picking up 3pts from 4 games and are yet to really hit their stride.
- Team form (Brest): Brest are 7th in Ligue 1 2026/2027 after a slightly better start to the campaign with 5pts from 3 games.
Auxerre are still trying to lift-off
Season situation
A.J. Auxerre will not be too disappointed with the way they've started the season given the squad they have at their disposal, but they will know that with each passing week, the gap between themselves and the rest of the Ligue 1 2026/2027 table is getting bigger and bigger. After four games played, they sit 14th with just three points on the board, but last week's 1-0 win over Nice at home did at least provide some cheer after a disappointing 3-1 defeat to Lyon.
Form and head-to-head
The mood in the Auxerre camp should have been lifted further by their last home meeting with Stade Brestois 29 in which they won 3-0 five months ago, but Les Pirates will be confident of a better performance this time around. Brest have also started more cleanly this season and after three games played, they have five points and occupy seventh spot in Ligue 1 2026/2027. A 2-2 home draw against Toulouse last time out followed a 2-1 win at Le Havre in round two, so Les Pirates have some decent form to build on.
Brest are a low-key betting favorite
- Brest are a narrow betting favorite at 2.52 and that is just about right, but the draw at 3.35 and Under 2.5 goals at 1.87 look like the best angles here.
- The matchup of a high-tempo Auxerre team that presses the opponents deep and transitions quickly with a more measured and organised Brestois that keep it compact and collective within a 4-2-3-1 system should see this become more of a chess match than a shootout.
- A cagey affair is our forecast with Brest slightly edging it or Auxerre holding them to a tie and both teams to score doesn't look as likely as the odds suggest.
Don’t expect a goal fest at Stade de l’Abbe-Deschamps
There isn't a lot to go on in this game and the visitors are clearly in the better form, but the hosts have scored just two goals in their two home games, so a low-scoring game looks likely.
Cameron Archer leads the way in attack for Auxerre with two goals in two games, and he has scored two of their last three goals. Kamory Doumbia is the leading scorer for Brest with four in three, also scoring four of their last nine.
