Wednesday , 30 September 2026

AJ Auxerre vs Le Mans FC, Ligue 2 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2019-20
AJ Auxerre
2 – 0
Full Time
Le Mans FC
Fri 2 Aug 2019 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45+5'
Y 53' Enzo Ebosse
Francois Bellugou 57' Y
Y 71' Alois Confais

Overview

Match Preview

AJ Auxerre vs Le Mans FC — Ligue 2 .

Match Details

  • Referee Cedric Dos Santos
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Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 7 16
2 Red Star FC 7 14
3 Stade de Reims 7 13
4 Montpellier HSC 7 12
5 FC Metz 7 10
6 AS Nancy-Lorraine 7 10
7 FC Annecy 7 10
8 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 7 10
9 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 7 9
10 Pau FC 7 8
11 USL Dunkerque 7 8
12 En Avant Guingamp 7 8
13 Grenoble Foot 38 7 8
14 Rodez Aveyron Football 7 7
15 FC Nantes 7 7
16 Clermont Foot 63 7 6
17 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 7 5
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

2
AJ Auxerre 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals Le Mans FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-02 AJ Auxerre 2–0 Le Mans FC

Recent Form

AJ Auxerre
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Aug Le Mans FC H 2–0 W
26 Jul Rodez Aveyron Football A 0–2 L
17 May Valenciennes FC H 1–1 D
10 May Grenoble Foot 38 A 0–0 D
03 May La Berrichonne de Chateauroux H 1–2 L
29 Apr FC Lorient A 2–2 D
Le Mans FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Aug AJ Auxerre A 0–2 L
27 Jul Racing Club de Lens H 1–2 L
02 Jun GFC Ajaccio A 2–0 W
28 May GFC Ajaccio H 1–2 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — AJ Auxerre and Le Mans FC get this one started.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Richard Dezire might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. AJ Auxerre must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' The 28-year-old Youssef Maziz has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 25' Alexandre Vardin has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Stephen Vincent, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Le Mans FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 40' Michael Barreto has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 50' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 53' Enzo Ebosse catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 53.
  • 56' Le Mans FC ring the changes. Franck Julienne has done his job and it is now time for Stephane Diarra to step up.
  • 57' AJ Auxerre player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 62' AJ Auxerre are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 67' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Le Mans FC that had 68 games and scored 51 goals.
  • 70' The whistle greets Dejan Sorgic as he departs to be replaced by Yanis Merdji.
  • 71' Alois Confais catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 71.
  • 72' Fresh legs for Le Mans FC! Stephen Vincent comes on to replace Hamza Hafidi.
  • 74' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Yanis Merdji makes it 1-0.
  • 75' Another change for Le Mans FC made on 75 minute. Youssef Maziz leaves to be changed by Vincent Crehin.
  • 80' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 82' A goal from the France international Yanis Merdji! He fires home on 82 to make it 2-0!
  • 84' Another substitution for AJ Auxerre to replace Michael Barreto by Lamine Fomba on 84 minute.
  • 89' Over 89 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • Another three points for AJ Auxerre.

Lineups

AJ Auxerre Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jean-Marc Furlan

Le Mans FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Richard Dezire

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.46 AJ Auxerre xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79 Le Mans FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AJ Auxerre53% Draw28% Le Mans FC19%
Actual: AJ Auxerre win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.25
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

AJ Auxerre or Draw
80%
Draw or Le Mans FC
47%
AJ Auxerre or Le Mans FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AJ Auxerre35% Draw50% Le Mans FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.3%
1 – 1
13%
0 – 0
12.7%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 1
7.2%
3 – 0
5.2%
1 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.3%
2 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
3.1%
4 – 0
1.9%

Asian Handicap — AJ Auxerre

Handicap AJ Auxerre covers Push Le Mans FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 25% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 13% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AJ Auxerre keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Le Mans FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.