Ligue 1 Gameweek 16 Sun, Dec 14 · 16:15 Stade de l’Abbé Deschamps, Auxerre
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Our take

Lille were slight favourites.

Lille were the stronger side on L90 Strength (60 vs 24). Lille usually keep the ball (57% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. Auxerre had 7 days of rest, Lille 2.9 and had to travel 315 km.

Away travel315 kmRest days7 · 2.9Matches / 14d1 · 3
Auxerre22%
Draw25%
Lille53%
Expected goals 1.05 – 1.72
Auxerre23%
Draw25%
Lille52%
Expected goals 1.05 – 1.71
Auxerre22%
Draw25%
Lille53%
Expected goals 1.03 – 1.72
Auxerre17%
Draw23%
Lille60%
Expected goals 0.93 – 1.93
Auxerre23%
Draw25%
Lille52%
Expected goals 1.07 – 1.70
Over 2.5 52% Both score 54% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
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Referee · FranceJeremie Pignard
  • Cards per match 4.6
  • Penalties per match 0.36
  • Matches 92

Team strength

AuxerreLille
24 L90 StrengthIn forecast 60
30 Current StrengthIn forecast 52
39 AttackIn forecast 42
25 DefenceIn forecast 60
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Auxerre

Attack—
Defense risk—

Lille

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

AuxerreLille
0.73 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.93
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.13
1.02 xGVia Att/Def 1.73
1.32 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.21
-0.29 Goals minus xGContext +0.20
53% Scored inContext 73%
20% Clean sheetsContext 33%
10.60 ShotsContext 14.47
3.53 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.87
33% On target shareContext 34%
6.29 Shots in the boxContext 10.33
60% Box shareContext 71%
7% ConversionContext 13%
2.63 OffsidesContext 1.62
10.93 Shots allowedContext 9.07
4.27 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.33
2.58 BlocksContext 2.50
3.07 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.36
72% Save rateContext 69%
44% PossessionIn forecast 56%
367 PassesContext 483
298 Accurate passesContext 410
81% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.73 Team ratingContext 6.92
13.20 FoulsContext 12.53
14.13 Fouls sufferedContext 12.53
2.07 Yellow cardsContext 2.07
0.13 Red cardsContext 0.13
This league season, per match · 15 and 15 games
0.70 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.70
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.90
1.07 xGVia Att/Def 1.62
1.29 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.03
-0.37 Goals minus xGContext +0.08
40% Scored inContext 60%
10% Clean sheetsContext 40%
11.20 ShotsContext 12.70
3.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.90
32% On target shareContext 39%
6.56 Shots in the boxContext 8.40
58% Box shareContext 65%
6% ConversionContext 13%
2.14 OffsidesContext 2.00
10.60 Shots allowedContext 7.80
4.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.33
2.13 BlocksContext 2.50
3.30 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.63
72% Save rateContext 75%
44% PossessionIn forecast 57%
379 PassesContext 519
311 Accurate passesContext 447
82% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.68 Team ratingContext 6.90
13.20 FoulsContext 11.20
13.60 Fouls sufferedContext 10.90
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.70
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.30
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Auxerre
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Lille
Rest2.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel315 km1,532 km in 14d
Schedule load34%Moderate
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Auxerre Lille
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Moderate · 34
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Ligue 1 2025-2026, 7 Dec2.9UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 11 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km315 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km1,532 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 31 / 3 / 5
Next matchdays after this one2120.2

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Auxerre Confirmed XI
4-3-3
16D. Léon(G)
22F. Oppegård 92C. Akpa 20S. Diomandé 27L. Sy
5K. Danois 17O. El Azzouzi 34R. Matondo
10L. Sinayoko 19D. Namaso 7J. Casimir
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Lille Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1B. Özer(G)
15R. Perraud 23A. Mandi 3N. Ngoy 12T. Meunier
6N. Bentaleb 21B. André
11O. Sahraoui 10H. Haraldsson 8E. Mbappé
9O. Giroud
+7 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Auxerre Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Lille Scores -0.03 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Auxerre+0.5 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Lille-0.5 pp

Home / Away this season

Auxerre · Home 1.25points per game · 8 home games
W-D-L
3-1-4
Scored
0.88
Conceded
0.88
Lille · Away 1.43points per game · 7 away games
W-D-L
3-1-3
Scored
1.86
Conceded
1.57

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 14 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 4 of 4 meetings

0 Auxerre wins2 draws2 Lille wins
Goals per game0.75 – 2.00 Over 2.550% Both scored75% Clean sheets25% · 25%
  • 20 Apr 2025Lille3–1Auxerre
  • 10 Jan 2025Auxerre0–0Lille
  • 22 Apr 2023Auxerre1–1Lille
  • 7 Aug 2022Lille4–1Auxerre

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Jeremie Pignard France · 92 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.28league 3.71
Red cards0.27league 0.31
Cards 5+51%league 36%
Fouls22.2league 24.2
Penalties0.36league 0.48
Home wins42%league 51%
Auxerre3 with this referee
Record0-1-2 Cards · opp.1.3 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L4 May 25H · LE Havre1–22
  • D6 Dec 24H · Paris Saint Germain0–02
  • L30 Apr 23A · Marseille1–20
Lille7 with this referee
Record6-1-0 Cards · opp.1.9 · 2.9 Pens for · against1 · 1
  • W8 Mar 25H · Montpellier1–02
  • D4 Jan 25H · Nantes1–11
  • W17 Feb 24H · LE Havre3–02
  • W2 Apr 23H · Lorient3–13
  • W14 Oct 22A · Strasbourg3–01

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Auxerre15 games · scored 11 · conceded 21
1 3 0-15
1 3 16-30
4 4 31-45
1 5 46-60
3 2 61-75
1 4 76-90
Lille15 games · scored 29 · conceded 17
3 2 0-15
2 2 16-30
3 3 31-45
3 3 46-60
2 4 61-75
16 3 76-90
Auxerre10 games · scored 7 · conceded 15
1 1 0-15
2 16-30
3 3 31-45
5 46-60
2 2 61-75
1 2 76-90
Lille10 games · scored 17 · conceded 9
1 1 0-15
2 1 16-30
4 1 31-45
1 46-60
2 2 61-75
7 4 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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