Match Report
Caen, 6th on 58 points, faced a 16-point deficit to Auxerre (1st, 74). In league terms the two rates read 1.89/0.95 for Auxerre and 1.34/1.18 for Caen (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.23.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 1 Auxerre win, 2 for Caen, 4 draws, at 2.29 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 29% of meetings won. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 29% of the meetings went over two goals.
Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps in Auxerre staged the fixture, a ground that holds 23,467. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Caen led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.