LE Havre vs Auxerre

Le Havre have won consecutive games in a same Ligue 1 season (2-0 at St Etienne then 3-1 v Auxerre) for the first time since January-February 2003 (3).

Auxerre have lost six of their last nine Ligue 1 games (W1 D2), twice more losses than in their first 19 league encounters in 2024 (3 – W10 D6 in Ligue 2).

Five of the last six games won by Le Havre in Ligue 1 have come at home, including four on the exact score of 3-1 (v Nice, Lyon, Strasbourg then Auxerre today).

Le Havre have won only three of their 28 games against Auxerre in Ligue 1 (D8 L17), making them the opponent against whom HAC has recorded the fewest wins among teams they’ve faced 15+ times in the top-flight.

Le Havre have lost only one of their last 10 home games against Auxerre in all competitions (D7 D2 - all in Ligue 2), but it was the most recent meeting on 7 May 2022 (1-2).

Le Havre will become the first team since Gazélec Ajaccio in 2015/16 to start a Ligue 1 season by facing both the defending champions (Paris SG) and two promoted teams (St Etienne, Auxerre) in their first three games.

After a win and a defeat, Auxerre could win two of their first three games of a Ligue 1 season for the first time since 2005/06 (W2 D1, finished 6th).

Auxerre have conceded at least one goal in each of their last 10 Ligue 1 games (15 goals conceded in total), their longest run of conceding since February 2011 (14 games – 20 conceded).