Auxerre vs Le Mans match preview

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Date: Fri 02.August
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps (23467 seats)

Game week two of the Ligue 2 season and the teams have had a few days to digest the first match. Here's the Auxerre - Le Mans preview:

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

This pitch has grass, which is not Le Mans's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Le Mans have performed like this: Played 36 matches resulting in 15 wins, 12 draws and 9 defeats with the goal stats 41-38 (scored/conceded).

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Auxerre form and stats

Auxerre lost their last game at Rodez after a 0-2 scoreline. The points were shared before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Valenciennes.

Last season, Auxerre's league statistics were 10 wins, 11 draws and 17 losses, resulting in a 15th position in the Ligue 2. Over these 38 matches they scored 34 goals and conceded 36. Playing at home last season Auxerre managed 6-6-7 (win-draw-lost) with 17 goals and 15 conceded.

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Le Mans form and stats

Le Mans love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

The manager R. Déziré was unhappy after their last game, a Ligue 2 match played at their home ground Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps. Le Mans suffered a 1-2 loss to Lens. Preceding that game was the away National victory against Marignane Gignac with the score of 1-0.

Let's have a look at how Le Mans performed last season in the National: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 16 victories, 11 draws and 7 defeats. In total they scored 38 and conceded 29 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 6 and lost 4 with 16/16 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Auxerre won 5, Le Mans won 3 and 2 draws. 6 games with over 2,5 goals, 4 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Auxerre missing players

Le Mans missing players

Auxerre Le Mans
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost 0 0 1
0 0 0 Scored 0 0 1
2 0 0 Conceded 0 0 2
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
3 0 0 Corners For (avg) 0 0 5
4 0 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0 2
2 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Auxerre Last season Le Mans
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
38 19   Played   17 34
10 6   Won   7 16
11 6   Drew   6 11
17 7   Lost   4 7
34 17   Scored   16 38
36 15   Conceded   16 29
79% 74%   Over 0.5   88% 91%
53% 53%   Over 1.5   59% 65%
32% 26%   Over 2.5   29% 29%
16% 11%   Over 3.5   12% 9%
5% 5%   Over 4.5   0% 3%
24% 21%   BTTS   41% 47%
45% 58%   Clean Sheets   41% 38%
53% 47%   Failed To Score   29% 24%
 
5.7 5.3   Corners For (avg)   4.7 5.2
3.7 4.4   Corners Against (avg)   4.1 4
1.6 1.2   Yellow Cards (avg)   1.8 1.8
1 0   Red Cards   2 4

Auxerre
All Coupe de la Ligue Coupe de France Ligue 2 Club Friendlies
All Home Away
03-07-19 CF Auxerre 5 - 1 Villefranche
06-07-19 CF Auxerre 2 - 1 Bourg-en-Bresse
09-07-19 CF Auxerre 1 - 2 Créteil
19-07-19 CF Auxerre 1 - 0 Cercle Brugge
26-07-19 L2 Rodez 2 - 0 Auxerre
02-08-19 L2 Auxerre 18:00 Le Mans
09-08-19 L2 Sochaux 18:00 Auxerre
13-08-19 Co Auxerre 18:00 Béziers
19-08-19 L2 Auxerre 18:45 Guingamp
23-08-19 L2 Clermont - Auxerre
Le Mans
All Coupe de la Ligue Coupe de France Ligue 2 National CFA 2 Group B CFA Group D Club Friendlies
All Home Away
03-05-19 NA Le Mans 2 - 0 Entente SSG
09-05-19 NA Marignane Gignac 0 - 1 Le Mans
17-05-19 NA Le Mans 2 - 1 Chambly
09-07-19 CF Le Mans 2 - 0 Paris
27-07-19 L2 Le Mans 1 - 2 Lens
02-08-19 L2 Auxerre 18:00 Le Mans
09-08-19 L2 Le Mans 18:00 Valenciennes
13-08-19 Co Lorient 16:45 Le Mans
16-08-19 L2 Nancy 18:00 Le Mans
23-08-19 L2 Le Mans - Lorient

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Clermont 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Lorient 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Rodez 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Troyes 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
5 Chambly 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Lens 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
7 Ajaccio 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Caen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
9 Grenoble Foot 38 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
10 Guingamp 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Le Havre 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
12 Nancy 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Orléans 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 Sochaux 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Le Mans 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Valenciennes 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
17 Auxerre 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
18 Niort 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
19 Châteauroux 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
20 Paris 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0

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