Auxerre vs Lorient

Following their victory in February 2023 (1-0), Auxerre have defeated Lorient twice in a row in Ligue 1 for only the second time, after 1999-2001 (2).

Including their last season in Ligue 1 in 2023/24, Lorient have lost their last five away games in the top-flight, their longest such run since October 2021-January 2022 (7).

Each of Auxerre's last seven Ligue 1 wins has come without conceding a goal (13 scored over the period).

Auxerre have lost only 11% of their matches against Lorient in Ligue 1 (2/18), their lowest percentage of defeats against a team faced at least 10 times in the top-flight.

Auxerre have lost only one of their ten away games against Lorient in the 21st century in all competitions (W4 D5) but it was the most recent: 1-3 in Ligue 1 in September 2022.

Auxerre have lost four of their last six matches in Ligue 1 (W1 D1), as many as in the first 13 in 2025 (W4 D5).

This match will pit the last two Ligue 2 champions (Auxerre in 2024 and Lorient in 2025) against each other. The last eight holders of the title in Ligue 2 stayed in Ligue 1 the following season, the last one not to were Nancy in 2016-17 (19th).

Auxerre have lost three of their last five home matches in Ligue 1 (W1 D1), after remaining unbeaten in the previous 10 (W5 D5).