Auxerre welcome Le Mans at Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps, Auxerre on Sunday, Oct 25 at 5:15 PM in a Ligue 1 fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 1 point split them in the table.

Auxerre come into this fixture in mixed form (2W 0D 3L). Le Mans travel out of form (1W 2L recently), which may hand the initiative to the hosts.

History strongly favours Auxerre here — they've won 7 of 10 previous meetings against Le Mans, with 1 draws. Their last encounter ended in Le Mans won 0–1.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Auxerre a slight edge, but Le Mans are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.