Match Report
The table read 15th (Auxerre, 34 pts) against 17th (Nantes, 23 pts), 11 points apart. Auxerre had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 15th overall. Per game in the league, Auxerre were scoring 1 and conceding 1.29, Nantes 0.88 and 1.58, against a competition average of 1.41 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 2 Auxerre wins, 3 for Nantes, 1 draw, at 2.67 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 67% of the meetings. Historically tight: 33% of the meetings went beyond two goals. Recent meetings have been cagier — 1.8 goals per game across the last five against 2.67 historically.
Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps staged the fixture, a ground that holds 18,541. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.
Key stats
Possession: Auxerre 54% · Nantes 46% · Total shots: 5-13 · On target: 0-4 · Corners: 3-2