Ligue 1 Gameweek 23 Sun, Feb 22 · 14:00 Stade de l’Abbé Deschamps, Auxerre
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Rennes were the stronger side on L90 Strength (44 vs 24). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Auxerre. Auxerre had 6.9 days of rest, Rennes 8.8 and had to travel 392 km.

Away travel392 kmRest days6.9 · 8.8Matches / 14d2 · 1
Auxerre32%
Draw27%
Rennes40%
Expected goals 1.23 – 1.40
Auxerre31%
Draw27%
Rennes43%
Expected goals 1.21 – 1.47
Auxerre32%
Draw28%
Rennes40%
Expected goals 1.22 – 1.39
Auxerre26%
Draw26%
Rennes48%
Expected goals 1.10 – 1.57
Auxerre33%
Draw27%
Rennes40%
Expected goals 1.27 – 1.42
Over 2.5 49% 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 · FranceGael Angoula
  • Cards per match 3.2
  • Penalties per match 0.37
  • Matches 30

Team strength

AuxerreRennes
24 L90 StrengthIn forecast 44
30 Current StrengthIn forecast 52
39 AttackIn forecast 63
25 DefenceIn forecast 39
— 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—

Rennes

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

AuxerreRennes
0.77 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.55
1.36 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.59
1.01 xGVia Att/Def 1.43
1.29 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.55
-0.24 Goals minus xGContext +0.12
45% Scored inContext 77%
23% Clean sheetsContext 23%
10.36 ShotsContext 12.82
3.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.41
30% On target shareContext 34%
6.45 Shots in the boxContext 8.10
61% Box shareContext 61%
8% ConversionContext 12%
2.33 OffsidesContext 2.43
11.14 Shots allowedContext 13.41
4.45 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.09
2.94 BlocksContext 4.33
3.27 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.95
74% Save rateContext 69%
44% PossessionIn forecast 51%
374 PassesContext 449
303 Accurate passesContext 382
81% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.76 Team ratingContext 6.85
13.05 FoulsContext 11.82
13.91 Fouls sufferedContext 11.59
2.05 Yellow cardsContext 1.59
0.14 Red cardsContext 0.14
This league season, per match · 22 and 22 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
1.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.80
1.15 xGVia Att/Def 1.54
1.19 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.43
-0.15 Goals minus xGContext -0.04
40% Scored inContext 70%
30% Clean sheetsContext 20%
10.60 ShotsContext 13.20
3.75 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.30
28% On target shareContext 33%
7.11 Shots in the boxContext 7.60
64% Box shareContext 57%
9% ConversionContext 11%
1.83 OffsidesContext 2.50
10.70 Shots allowedContext 12.90
4.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.60
3.13 BlocksContext 4.20
3.30 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.44
77% Save rateContext 72%
43% PossessionIn forecast 51%
369 PassesContext 445
301 Accurate passesContext 377
82% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.86 Team ratingContext 6.81
12.50 FoulsContext 11.50
12.80 Fouls sufferedContext 10.90
1.80 Yellow cardsContext 1.10
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.00
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
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km478 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Rennes
Rest8.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel392 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
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 Rennes
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.9Ligue 1 2025-2026, 15 Feb8.8Ligue 1 2025-2026, 13 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km392 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways478 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 30 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one7.16.1

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)
92C. Akpa 24B. Okoh 20S. Diomandé 27L. Sy
5K. Danois 42E. Owusu 8N. Ahamada
10L. Sinayoko 9S. Mara 19D. Namaso
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
Rennes Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
30B. Samba(G)
26Q. Merlin 3L. Brassier 24A. Rouault 18M. Nagida
45M. Camara 21V. Rongier
70A. Nordin 17S. Szymański 11Mousa Al Ta'mari
9E. Lepaul
+5 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 +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Rennes Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Auxerre+0.3 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Rennes-0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Auxerre · Home 1.00points per game · 11 home games
W-D-L
3-2-6
Scored
0.91
Conceded
1.09
Rennes · Away 1.18points per game · 11 away games
W-D-L
3-4-4
Scored
1.09
Conceded
2.09

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 16 this season

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

Head to head last 5 of 5 meetings

2 Auxerre wins2 draws1 Rennes wins
Goals per game1.40 – 1.40 Over 2.560% Both scored20% Clean sheets60% · 40%
  • 19 Oct 2025Rennes2–2Auxerre
  • 6 Apr 2025Rennes0–1Auxerre
  • 3 Nov 2024Auxerre4–0Rennes
  • 11 Mar 2023Auxerre0–0Rennes
  • 11 Sep 2022Rennes5–0Auxerre

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 · Gael Angoula France · 30 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.00league 3.64
Red cards0.17league 0.30
Cards 5+17%league 36%
Fouls20.5league 24.0
Penalties0.37league 0.40
Home wins53%league 50%
Auxerre3 with this referee
Record1-1-1 Cards · opp.1.0 · 2.7 Pens for · against1 · 1 Reds2
  • D10 Jan 25H · Lille0–01
  • W3 Nov 24H · Rennes4–00
  • L25 Aug 24A · Nantes0–22
Rennes2 with this referee
Record0-0-2 Cards · opp.2.0 · 0.0 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • L3 Nov 24A · Auxerre0–42
  • L22 Oct 23A · Lorient1–22

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

Auxerre22 games · scored 17 · conceded 30
2 4 0-15
1 3 16-30
4 5 31-45
2 5 46-60
4 3 61-75
4 10 76-90
Rennes22 games · scored 34 · conceded 35
3 4 0-15
8 1 16-30
3 7 31-45
8 6 46-60
3 7 61-75
9 10 76-90
Auxerre10 games · scored 10 · conceded 11
1 1 0-15
16-30
3 3 31-45
1 46-60
1 1 61-75
4 6 76-90
Rennes10 games · scored 15 · conceded 18
1 2 0-15
4 1 16-30
1 3 31-45
3 3 46-60
2 3 61-75
4 6 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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