Match Information
Match Overview
Auxerre host Stade Brestois 29 at Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps on September 20, 2026, in Matchday 5 of Ligue 1's Regular Season, a fixture that already carries early-season table significance for both sides. Auxerre sit 15th while Brest occupy 7th, and with the campaign still taking shape, this is an opportunity for the hosts to arrest a worrying slide while Brest look to consolidate their position in the upper half.
Form is the dominant storyline here. Auxerre arrive off a 1-0 home win over Nice on September 12, but that victory sits inside a rough patch that includes back-to-back league defeats before it - a 3-1 loss away to Lyon on September 4 and a 1-3 home defeat to Angers on August 29, plus a 5-2 hammering away at Lens on August 22. The Nice win is the only bright spot in an otherwise difficult opening month, and manager W. Still will want it to mark a turning point rather than an anomaly. Brest, under Julien Lachuer, have been steadier without being spectacular: a narrow 0-1 home defeat to Paris Saint Germain on September 13 followed a 2-1 away win at Le Havre on September 5, with draws against Toulouse and Le Mans earlier in the window. That PSG match, while a loss, came against the league's benchmark side and does not undermine Brest's broader positioning in 7th.
Squad availability is a further point in both teams' favor heading into this one. Neither Auxerre nor Brest report any unavailable players through injury, meaning both managers can select from full-strength squads and are likely to name lineups closely mirroring their most recent selections.
With Auxerre needing points to escape the lower reaches of the table and Brest aiming to protect their top-half standing, this matchup pits a home side searching for consistency against a visitor with the steadier recent record.
Predicted Lineups
Auxerre
M. Diop; C. Makosso, A. Tuanzebe, C. Akpa; L. Sy, A. Piedfort, K. Danois, F. Oppegård; D. Namaso, C. Archer, R. Labeau Lascary
Stade Brestois 29
E. Selvik; K. Lala, R. Le Guen, G. Lloris, B. Locko; J. Chotard, H. Magnetti, G. Versini, K. Doumbia, P. Mboup; L. Ajorque
Team Form Analysis
Auxerre
League Position: 15Auxerre Form Analysis
Auxerre's recent form has been inconsistent, though it ends on a positive note with a 1-0 home win over Nice on September 12. Before that result, the picture was bleaker: a 3-1 away defeat to Lyon on September 4, a 1-3 home loss to Angers on August 29, and a heavy 5-2 defeat away at Lens on August 22. Across these four Ligue 1 fixtures, Auxerre have conceded eleven goals while scoring only five, a defensive record that will concern W. Still regardless of the Nice result. The attack has shown occasional promise, but goals have been hard to come by against sterner opposition, with the Lens and Lyon matches in particular exposing gaps at the back. A pre-season friendly win over Werder Bremen on August 15 offers little bearing on their current league standing at 15th. The Nice victory suggests the team retains the capacity to grind out results at home, and consistency in front of their own supporters could prove central to any turnaround in position.
Stade Brestois 29
League Position: 7Stade Brestois 29 Form Analysis
Stade Brestois 29 have shown greater stability than many sides around them, sitting 7th despite a mixed spread of results. Their most recent outing was a tight 0-1 home defeat to Paris Saint Germain on September 13 - a low-scoring loss against the league's strongest side rather than a damaging collapse. Before that, Julien Lachuer's side won 2-1 away at Le Havre on September 5, and drew both their opening two league fixtures, 2-2 with Toulouse at home on August 29 and 2-2 away at Le Mans on August 22. Across these four Ligue 1 matches, Brest have scored seven and conceded seven, a fairly balanced return that reflects a team neither dominant nor fragile. The away win at Le Havre stands out as their best result of the sequence, showing they can travel and deliver. A pre-season friendly loss to Nottingham Forest on August 16 predates the competitive campaign. Overall, Brest's form points to a well-organized, difficult-to-beat side capable of competing at both ends of the pitch.
Head-to-Head
Auxerre
Stade Brestois 29
Recent Meetings
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-21 | Auxerre | 3 - 0 | Stade Brestois 29 |
| 2026-01-04 | Stade Brestois 29 | 2 - 0 | Auxerre |
| 2025-02-14 | Stade Brestois 29 | 2 - 2 | Auxerre |
| 2024-09-27 | Auxerre | 3 - 0 | Stade Brestois 29 |
| 2023-05-14 | Stade Brestois 29 | 1 - 0 | Auxerre |
| 2022-10-02 | Auxerre | 1 - 1 | Stade Brestois 29 |
| 2019-02-11 | Stade Brestois 29 | 1 - 0 | Auxerre |
| 2018-08-31 | Auxerre | 0 - 2 | Stade Brestois 29 |
| 2018-03-09 | Auxerre | 1 - 2 | Stade Brestois 29 |
| 2017-10-13 | Stade Brestois 29 | 1 - 1 | Auxerre |
Memorable Matches
The history between these two sides has produced some lopsided scorelines on both ends. Auxerre's 3-0 win on March 21, 2026 stands out as a dominant recent statement, mirrored by an identical 3-0 scoreline in Auxerre's favor on September 27, 2024. Brest have had their own emphatic moments too, including a 2-0 away win on January 4, 2026, and a 0-2 victory at Auxerre on August 31, 2018. The sides have also shared tighter, more even contests, such as the 2-2 draw on February 14, 2025, and the 1-1 stalemate on October 2, 2022, showing that meetings between these clubs can swing from routine to closely fought depending on the season.
Venue Factor
Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps provides Auxerre with a familiar home setting for this Matchday 5 encounter, and their most recent result there - the 1-0 win over Nice on September 12 - offers a recent example of the hosts finding success on their own turf. For Brest, the trip to Auxerre follows a run of away and home fixtures that has yielded mixed results, including the away win at Le Havre on September 5. Head-to-head history shows Auxerre have produced some of their most emphatic results in this fixture at home
Injury Concerns
Auxerre
Stade Brestois 29
No injuries reported
