Ligue 1 Gameweek 27 Sat, Mar 21 · 18:00 Stade de l’Abbé Deschamps, Auxerre
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Stade Brestois 29 were the stronger side on L90 Strength (42 vs 22). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Auxerre. Auxerre had 7.9 days of rest, Stade Brestois 29 6.9 and had to travel 602 km.

Away travel602 kmRest days7.9 · 6.9Matches / 14d2 · 2
Auxerre35%
Draw31%
Stade Brestois 2934%
Expected goals 1.09 – 1.08
Auxerre31%
Draw27%
Stade Brestois 2942%
Expected goals 1.22 – 1.47
Auxerre34%
Draw31%
Stade Brestois 2935%
Expected goals 1.06 – 1.08
Auxerre29%
Draw30%
Stade Brestois 2941%
Expected goals 0.97 – 1.21
Auxerre35%
Draw30%
Stade Brestois 2935%
Expected goals 1.15 – 1.14
Over 2.5 37% Both score 45% 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 · FranceHakim Ben el Salem Hadj
  • Cards per match 3.6
  • Penalties per match 0.42
  • Matches 12

Team strength

AuxerreStade Brestois 29
22 L90 StrengthIn forecast 42
30 Current StrengthIn forecast 34
39 AttackIn forecast 47
25 DefenceIn forecast 36
— 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—

Stade Brestois 29

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

AuxerreStade Brestois 29
0.73 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.31
1.38 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.38
0.97 xGVia Att/Def 1.29
1.23 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.29
-0.24 Goals minus xGContext +0.02
42% Scored inContext 69%
23% Clean sheetsContext 35%
10.23 ShotsContext 11.19
3.29 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.58
30% On target shareContext 32%
6.42 Shots in the boxContext 6.96
62% Box shareContext 63%
7% ConversionContext 12%
2.14 OffsidesContext 1.63
11.50 Shots allowedContext 12.81
4.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.50
3.14 BlocksContext 3.80
3.23 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.04
72% Save rateContext 68%
44% PossessionIn forecast 42%
370 PassesContext 363
299 Accurate passesContext 285
81% Pass accuracyContext 78%
6.77 Team ratingContext 6.82
13.04 FoulsContext 12.92
13.92 Fouls sufferedContext 11.62
2.08 Yellow cardsContext 1.73
0.12 Red cardsContext 0.15
This league season, per match · 26 and 26 games
0.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.30
1.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.90
0.71 xGVia Att/Def 1.07
1.16 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.20
-0.21 Goals minus xGContext +0.23
20% Scored inContext 80%
30% Clean sheetsContext 50%
9.10 ShotsContext 9.80
2.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.90
22% On target shareContext 30%
6.00 Shots in the boxContext 5.80
63% Box shareContext 60%
6% ConversionContext 13%
1.50 OffsidesContext 1.20
12.80 Shots allowedContext 14.50
4.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.22
4.11 BlocksContext 4.70
3.70 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.22
77% Save rateContext 76%
43% PossessionIn forecast 40%
376 PassesContext 345
300 Accurate passesContext 264
80% Pass accuracyContext 77%
6.85 Team ratingContext 6.95
12.00 FoulsContext 12.50
14.00 Fouls sufferedContext 12.70
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.70
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.20
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
Rest7.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,040 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Stade Brestois 29
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel602 km2,105 km in 14d
Schedule load11%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 Stade Brestois 29
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 11
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.9Ligue 1 2025-2026, 13 Mar6.9Ligue 1 2025-2026, 14 Mar
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km602 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,040 km2,105 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 41 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one14.914

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
4-4-2
16D. Léon(G)
14G. Mensah 24B. Okoh 20S. Diomandé 27L. Sy
22F. Oppegård 5K. Danois 42E. Owusu 28R. Faivre
19D. Namaso 10L. Sinayoko
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Stade Brestois 29 Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
30G. Coudert(G)
27D. Guindo 44S. Coulibaly 4M. Diaz 77K. Lala
8H. Magnetti 13J. Chotard
7É. Dina Ebimbe 24L. Tousart 10R. Del Castillo
14R. Labeau-Lascary
+4 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 0.00 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Stade Brestois 29 Scores -0.03 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Auxerre+0.9 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Stade Brestois 29-0.7 pp

Home / Away this season

Auxerre · Home 0.92points per game · 13 home games
W-D-L
3-3-7
Scored
0.77
Conceded
1.15
Stade Brestois 29 · Away 0.92points per game · 13 away games
W-D-L
3-3-7
Scored
1.08
Conceded
1.77

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

1 Auxerre wins2 draws2 Stade Brestois 29 wins
Goals per game1.20 – 1.20 Over 2.540% Both scored40% Clean sheets20% · 40%
  • 4 Jan 2026Stade Brestois 292–0Auxerre
  • 14 Feb 2025Stade Brestois 292–2Auxerre
  • 27 Sep 2024Auxerre3–0Stade Brestois 29
  • 14 May 2023Stade Brestois 291–0Auxerre
  • 2 Oct 2022Auxerre1–1Stade Brestois 29

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 · Hakim Ben el Salem Hadj France · 12 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.25league 3.71
Red cards0.33league 0.27
Cards 5+25%league 37%
Fouls21.5league 23.8
Penalties0.42league 0.37
Home wins50%league 49%
Auxerre1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L26 Oct 25H · LE Havre0–12
Stade Brestois 292 with this referee
Record0-1-1 Cards · opp.2.5 · 0.0 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • D14 Feb 26A · Lille1–11
  • L17 May 25A · Nice0–64

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

Auxerre26 games · scored 19 · conceded 36
3 4 0-15
2 7 16-30
4 6 31-45
2 5 46-60
4 3 61-75
4 11 76-90
Stade Brestois 2926 games · scored 34 · conceded 36
6 5 0-15
5 8 16-30
6 6 31-45
6 3 46-60
4 6 61-75
7 8 76-90
Auxerre10 games · scored 5 · conceded 11
2 0-15
1 4 16-30
2 31-45
46-60
1 61-75
2 4 76-90
Stade Brestois 2910 games · scored 13 · conceded 9
2 0-15
2 2 16-30
2 3 31-45
2 46-60
2 3 61-75
3 1 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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