Nice have won five of their last seven Ligue 1 matches (L2), after failing to win any of their previous five (D2 L3).
Auxerre have lost three of their last five Ligue 1 matches (W1 D1), as many as in their previous 11 (W5 D3).
Nice has won their eighth home match in Ligue 1 in 2025, already surpassing their tally from last year (7). Only Marseille (9) has won more home matches in the top-flight this year (Paris and Monaco also have 8).
Nice have lost 46% of their matches against Auxerre in Ligue 1 (W14 D11 L21), having a lower ratio only against Marseille (52%) and Le Havre (59%) among teams they have faced 20+ times in the top-flight.
Among the clubs present in Auxerre's last two seasons in Ligue 1 (2022-23 and 2024-25), Nice is the only team to have failed to win at home against AJA (1-1 in March 2023 and March 2025).
Beaten by Toulouse in MD1 (0-1), Nice have not started a Ligue 1 season with two defeats since 2017-18 (2).
Auxerre will become the 15th team to reach 500 Ligue 1 games in the 21st century (W185 D143 L171 so far). Six teams have a lower points per game average than AJA (1.4) after 499 matches over the period, including Nice (1.3).
Having beaten Paris FC in the first round, Auxerre have not started a Ligue 1 season with two wins since 1996-97 (wins v Nice and Lille).