Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Auxerre 1st with 74 points, Bordeaux 12th with 50, 24 apart. Bordeaux had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.89/0.95 for Auxerre and 1.32/1.37 for Bordeaux (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.23.
Defeat had not touched Auxerre in 9 games.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 3 for Auxerre, 3 for Bordeaux and 1 drawn, at 3.14 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 29% of those meetings.
Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps in Auxerre, capacity 23,467, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-1.