Strasbourg v Auxerre preview: struggling hosts face in-form visitors

The occasion and the table

Strasbourg host Auxerre on matchday 9 of Ligue 1, with kick-off at 14:00 on 1 November 2026. Only three points separate the sides, but they arrive in very different moods.

Strasbourg are 16th in the table with 7 points from 8 matches. Their record reads 2 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats, with 12 goals scored and 18 conceded. Auxerre are 12th on 10 points from the same number of matches, having won 3, drawn 1 and lost 4.

The two clubs have identical goal records so far: both have scored 12 and conceded 18. The difference in the table comes from results rather than from goals.

Recent form and home and away records

Strasbourg's last five matches have brought 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. Most recently they lost 0-3 away to Rennes. Before that they were beaten 1-3 at home by Paris Saint-Germain, and before that they lost 1-2 away to Nice. Earlier still came a 1-2 defeat away to Paris FC, and before that a 1-1 home draw with Monaco.

Auxerre's run is far stronger, with 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Their latest match was a 1-1 home draw with Le Mans. Before that they won 3-1 away to Le Havre, and before that they lost 1-4 away to Rennes. Earlier they beat Brest 2-1 at home, and before that they won 1-0 at home against Nice.

The venue may matter. Strasbourg have played 3 home league matches this season, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 1, with 4 goals scored and 5 conceded. Auxerre's away record is less encouraging: 4 matches, 1 win, 0 draws and 3 defeats, with 7 goals scored and 13 conceded.

Previous meetings

The last two meetings have produced contrasting results. On 7 March 2026 the match finished Auxerre 0-0 Strasbourg. Before that, on 29 October 2025, Strasbourg beat Auxerre 3-0.

Auxerre have therefore failed to score against Strasbourg in either of those two matches, while Strasbourg have one win and one draw from them.

Players to watch

Cameron Archer is Auxerre's top scorer in Ligue 1 this season with 5 goals, accounting for five of his side's 12 league goals. He is the clearest attacking threat the hosts will need to handle.

For Strasbourg, Gessime Yassine leads the scoring with 2 league goals. With the hosts searching for a first win in five matches, any contribution from him would be welcome.

How the two sides tend to play

The numbers point to matches with goals at both ends. Strasbourg have scored in 4 of their last 5 matches but have not kept a clean sheet in any of them, and both teams have scored in 4 of those 5 matches.

Auxerre have scored in all of their last 5 matches and kept 1 clean sheet in that run. Both teams have also scored in 4 of their last 5 matches.

Defensively, both sides have conceded 18 league goals in 8 matches. Auxerre's away figures stand out, with 13 goals conceded in 4 matches on the road, while Strasbourg have conceded 5 in 3 at home.

Estimated win chances

Estimated win chances from market data, computed by goal888 with the margin removed, are Strasbourg 53%, draw 25% and Auxerre 22%. These are estimates derived from market data, not a prediction of the result.

Those figures sit alongside a contrast in recent form: Strasbourg have taken one point from their last five matches, while Auxerre have won three of theirs.

Calculated from market prices, not a prediction or betting advice.