Strasbourg vs Auxerre prediction, team news and preview

Strasbourg vs Auxerre: what the match decides

Strasbourg host Auxerre in round 9 of Ligue 1 on Sunday 1 November 2026 at Stade de la Meinau. The hosts sit 16th with 7 points from eight games, inside the relegation play-off zone, while Auxerre are 12th on 10 points.

The gap is only three points, and the goal records are identical: 12 scored, 18 conceded, a difference of minus six for both. A home win would lift Strasbourg level with Auxerre on points, while an Auxerre win would stretch the gap to six. Paris Saint Germain lead the table on 17 points, so neither side is looking up; this is a contest about distance from the bottom.

Strasbourg and Auxerre recent form

Strasbourg have not won in their last five, with a record of one draw and four defeats. They have scored 4 and conceded 11, which is 0.8 scored and 2.2 conceded per game, with no clean sheets. Their last four matches were all league defeats, to Paris FC, Nice, Paris Saint Germain and Rennes, the latest a 3-0 loss at Rennes on 25 October.

At the Meinau the picture is thin but unflattering: two home games in the sample brought one draw (1-1 with Monaco) and one defeat (1-3 against Paris Saint Germain), with 2 scored and 4 conceded.

Auxerre arrive in better shape, with three wins, a draw and a defeat from their last five. They have scored 11 and conceded 10, an average of 2.2 and 2.0, and they have scored in every game. One of those wins, 4-3 over Clermont Foot, came in a club friendly, so the league run is more modest: a 2-1 win over Brest, a 4-1 defeat at Rennes, a 3-1 win at Le Havre and a 1-1 draw with Le Mans.

Away from home Auxerre won once and lost once in the two away games listed, scoring 4 and conceding 5.

Strasbourg vs Auxerre team news

Strasbourg are without J. Panichelli, who is out with a knee injury. S. Amo-Ameyaw is doubtful and listed as inactive, and F. Balde is doubtful with a leg injury. Three names matter for a side that has scored four times in five games, since attacking options are already limited.

Auxerre have the longer list, with five players ruled out: A. Diousse (knee), S. Fofana (groin), R. Labeau Lascary (injury, no detail given), M. Senaya (hamstring) and T. Siwe (muscle). No doubtful players are listed for the visitors. A side already conceding two goals per game will feel that loss of depth.

Line-ups have not been published in our data. They are confirmed about an hour before kick-off, so check the official team sheets then.

Key storylines for Strasbourg and Auxerre

For Strasbourg the story is a slide. Four consecutive defeats have left them in the relegation play-off zone, and the home loss to Paris Saint Germain followed by the 3-0 defeat at Rennes shows how quickly games have got away from them. A first win since the opening weeks would change the tone.

Auxerre have taken ten points from eight games and have a small cushion in 12th. Their recent results are volatile, from the 4-1 defeat at Rennes to the 3-1 win at Le Havre, and the injury list now tests how well they can sustain that attacking output.

Both clubs have identical goal records, so this match could separate them in a way the table does not yet.

Where Strasbourg vs Auxerre will be decided

The numbers point to an open game. Strasbourg have conceded in all five recent matches, and Auxerre have scored in every one of theirs. Both teams scored in four of Strasbourg's last five and in all five of Auxerre's, and four of each side's five went over 2.5 goals.

The central question is whether Strasbourg's defence, conceding 2.2 per game, can contain an Auxerre attack averaging 2.2. At the other end, Strasbourg's 0.8 goals per game is the weakest figure on the pitch, and Auxerre's defence is not secure either.

That makes Auxerre's missing players important: with five out, any rotation in defence or midfield could decide whether they can survive Strasbourg's home pressure.

Strasbourg vs Auxerre head-to-head

Of the six Ligue 1 meetings in our data, Strasbourg have won four, one has been drawn and Auxerre have won one, a 1-0 at home in August 2022. The most recent meeting, on 7 March 2026 at Auxerre, finished 0-0.

Strasbourg have won all three of the meetings played at the Meinau: 2-0 in March 2023, 3-1 in January 2025 and 3-0 on 29 October 2025. They also won 1-0 at Auxerre in March 2025.

The series is low scoring, at 1.83 goals per game. Only one of the six games saw both teams score, and two went over 2.5 goals, which contrasts with this season's form.

Strasbourg vs Auxerre prediction

Our lean is a narrow Strasbourg home win, with a draw the main alternative. The model edge is slim: Strasbourg's form is poor, but they have won all three home meetings with Auxerre, and the visitors are missing five players.

On goals, this season's numbers point towards over 2.5 and both teams scoring, given that Auxerre have scored in every recent game and Strasbourg have conceded 11 in five. The history between the sides is much tighter, so a lower-scoring game is a real possibility.

Three facts drive the view: Strasbourg's four straight defeats, Auxerre's five absentees and the home record in this fixture. Confirmed line-ups, particularly Strasbourg's attack, could change it. MATCH PULSE's three AI engines (GPT, Claude and Gemini) publish their independent analysis of the match before kick-off.

How to watch Strasbourg vs Auxerre

Official Ligue 1 broadcasters in our data include Ligue 1+ in France, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Italy, beIN Sports in the United States and Canada, DAZN in Germany, Spain, Austria and Belgium, and Viaplay in the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland.

Elsewhere, ESPN covers much of Latin America, SuperSport is listed across many African countries, and Canal+ Afrique is also listed in several. In Brazil the listed broadcasters are CazéTV, XSports and CNN Brasil.

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