Rennes host Auxerre in Ligue 1. Rennes have generally been the more consistent of the two clubs this season, while Auxerre have had a bumpier run.
Auxerre have picked things up lately after a rough opening to their league campaign, and that shift in momentum is worth factoring in before assuming this is a straightforward home occasion.
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Form guide
Rennes' last five in Ligue 1 read draw, win, win, win, then a heavy 4-0 defeat away at Lyon. That's mostly positive form with one bad afternoon mixed in.
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Rennes: 20 completed matches; Auxerre: 20 completed matches.
Rennes
- Win
- 50% 10 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 35% 7 / 20
- Scored
- 37
- Conceded
- 37
- Difference
- 0
Auxerre
- Win
- 40% 8 / 20
- Draw
- 30% 6 / 20
- Loss
- 30% 6 / 20
- Scored
- 31
- Conceded
- 27
- Difference
- +4
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligue 1 | Lyon | Rennes | 19.09.2026 | 4-0 |
| UEFA Europa League | Sturm Graz | Rennes | 16.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Ligue 1 | Rennes | Marseille | 11.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Ligue 1 | Angers | Rennes | 06.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| Ligue 1 | Rennes | Le Mans | 30.08.2026 | 3-2 |
| Ligue 1 | Rennes | Paris Saint Germain | 23.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Sunderland | Rennes | 15.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Rennes | Brentford | 08.08.2026 | 2-4 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Rennes | Brentford U21 | 08.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Galatasaray | Rennes | 02.08.2026 | 3-3 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligue 1 | Auxerre | Stade Brestois 29 | 20.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Ligue 1 | Auxerre | Nice | 12.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Ligue 1 | Lyon | Auxerre | 04.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| Ligue 1 | Auxerre | Angers | 29.08.2026 | 1-3 |
| Ligue 1 | Lens | Auxerre | 22.08.2026 | 5-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Werder Bremen | Auxerre | 15.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Auxerre | Estac Troyes | 08.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Sochaux | Auxerre | 01.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Auxerre | Orleans | 25.07.2026 | 1-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Auxerre | St Maur Lusitanos | 18.07.2026 | 5-2 |
Auxerre started their last five with three straight defeats, against Lens, Angers and Lyon, before turning things around with back-to-back wins over Nice and Brest. They look to be settling after a rocky spell.
Both teams have shown they can be got at, even in matches they've won.
Comparative Team Statistics: Rennes vs Auxerre
Head-to-head
Recent meetings have gone Rennes' way, including a 3-0 win in February and a 5-0 win back in 2022, with a 2-2 draw the only blemish since then.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligue 1 | Auxerre | Rennes | 22.02.2026 | 0-3 |
| Ligue 1 | Rennes | Auxerre | 19.10.2025 | 2-2 |
| Ligue 1 | Rennes | Auxerre | 06.04.2025 | 0-1 |
| Ligue 1 | Auxerre | Rennes | 03.11.2024 | 4-0 |
| Ligue 1 | Auxerre | Rennes | 11.03.2023 | 0-0 |
| Ligue 1 | Rennes | Auxerre | 11.09.2022 | 5-0 |
| Coupe de France | Auxerre | Rennes | 12.02.2014 | 0-1 |
| Ligue 1 | Rennes | Auxerre | 11.03.2012 | 1-1 |
| Ligue 1 | Auxerre | Rennes | 23.10.2011 | 0-1 |
| Ligue 1 | Rennes | Auxerre | 02.04.2011 | 0-0 |
Auxerre have had better luck as hosts in this fixture historically, but their away form in this particular matchup has been thin lately.
League standings
Rennes sit fifth with 10 points from five games, while Auxerre are down in tenth on 6 points from the same number of matches.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Lille | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8/4 | 10 |
| 5 | Rennes | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8/9 | 10 |
| 6 | Paris Saint Germain | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8/7 | 8 |
| 9 | Le Mans | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9/9 | 6 |
| 10 | Auxerre | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7/12 | 6 |
| 11 | Stade Brestois 29 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7/8 | 5 |
Auxerre have conceded 12 goals in those five games against Rennes' 9, a gap that hints at more defensive fragility for the visitors.
The points gap is real, but the underlying goal difference isn't huge.
Players to watch
Rennes' Enzo Lepaul has three goals in five appearances, with Amine Thomasson adding a couple of assists from midfield.
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x 1Auxerre's Chris Archer has three goals in just three matches, a useful outlet going forward. Christopher Makosso has picked up a yellow and a red card in his last four outings, a disciplinary flag worth noting even if it doesn't confirm he'll be out here.
Goals expected
Both sides have been involved in plenty of goals this season. Rennes are averaging well over three goals a game between both teams, and Auxerre's rate is even higher.
Recent head-to-head clashes have often followed that pattern too, with several finishing 3-0 or better rather than tight and cagey.
That combination points more towards an open game than a tidy, low-scoring one.
Match odds and squad lists
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Frankowski | Poland | 31 | Defender | 175 | 70 |
| Mousa Tamari | Jordan | 29 | Midfielder | 175 | 72 |
| V. Rongier | France | 31 | Midfielder | 172 | 67 |
| L. Blas | France | 28 | Midfielder | 180 | 70 |
| B. Samba | France | 32 | Goalkeeper | 187 | 90 |
| N. Lemaître | France | 29 | Goalkeeper | 189 | 83 |
| B. Dia | Senegal | 29 | Attacker | 180 | 75 |
| A. Nordin | France | 28 | Attacker | 170 | 70 |
| A. Thomasson | France | 32 | Midfielder | 175 | 72 |
| M. Camara | France | 28 | Midfielder | 178 | 73 |
| S. Szymański | Poland | 27 | Midfielder | 174 | 60 |
| B. Reynolds | USA | 25 | Defender | 185 | 77 |
| A. Rouault | France | 25 | Defender | 186 | 77 |
| I. Soumaré | Senegal | 25 | Attacker | 182 | 78 |
| E. Lepaul | France | 26 | Attacker | 177 | 71 |
| A. Seidu | Ghana | 26 | Defender | 173 | 68 |
| Q. Merlin | France | 24 | Defender | 174 | 68 |
| C. Cresswell | England | 24 | Defender | 187 | 74 |
| Eliezer Mayenda | Spain | 21 | Attacker | 180 | 75 |
| Gonçalo Oliveira | Portugal | 20 | Defender | 184 | 75 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Nardi | France | 32 | Goalkeeper | 187 | 77 |
| A. Tuanzebe | England | 28 | Defender | 186 | 75 |
| D. Namaso | England | 26 | Attacker | 182 | 77 |
| T. Bair | Canada | 27 | Attacker | 194 | 101 |
| R. Faivre | France | 28 | Attacker | 180 | 75 |
| M. Diop | Senegal | 26 | Goalkeeper | 204 | 95 |
| C. Archer | England | 24 | Attacker | 181 | 72 |
| N. Ahamada | France | 24 | Midfielder | 183 | 73 |
| S. Diomandé | Côte d'Ivoire | 25 | Defender | 184 | 74 |
| J. Casimir | Guadeloupe | 25 | Attacker | 178 | 68 |
| C. Akpa | France | 24 | Defender | 181 | 68 |
| L. Sy | France | 24 | Defender | 171 | 65 |
| F. Oppegård | Norway | 24 | Defender | 175 | 67 |
| P. Ekwah | France | 24 | Midfielder | 189 | 80 |
| L. Coulibaly | Ghana | 23 | Midfielder | 186 | 70 |
| K. Danois | France | 22 | Midfielder | 183 | 72 |
| R. Labeau Lascary | France | 23 | Attacker | 184 | 72 |
| A. Piedfort | Belgium | 21 | Midfielder | 186 | 70 |
| T. Siwe | France | 21 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| C. Makosso | Congo | 22 | Defender | 192 | 85 |
Rennes look the stronger side on current form and their home record in this fixture backs that up, but the wider numbers from both camps point towards goals rather than a routine, low-scoring home win.
With both defences showing cracks and recent meetings often producing plenty of goals, backing the game to go over 2.5 feels like the sounder read than picking a specific winning margin.
Match result odds
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