Auxerre hadn't won a Ligue 1 game by at least a 4-goal margin since April 2012 (4-0 v Brest). Rennes, meanwhile, hadn't lost by a 4-goal margin in the top-flight since November 2016 (0-4 v Paris).
Auxerre have won three of their last five Ligue 1 games (D1 L1), after losing each of their previous four.
Rennes have 11 points after 10 Ligue 1 games this season, their lowest tally at this stage since 2017/18 (9 pts – 5th at the end of the season).
Rennes are the only team against whom Auxerre did not score a goal in their last season in Ligue 1, in 2022/23 (0-5 away, 0-0 home).
Auxerre have not won any of their last two home matches against Rennes in Ligue 1 (D1 L1) but have never had a longer winless streak at home against them.
Auxerre have lost only one of their last four Ligue 1 matches (W2 D1), after losing in each of their previous four.
Rennes have 11 points after nine Ligue 1 games this season, as many as last season at the same stage. Rouge et Noir always had more points at this stage in each of their previous four seasons in the top-flight.
Auxerre have won their last two home games in Ligue 1 but have not won three in a row since January to March 2010 (4).