- 1 AJ Auxerre vs Stade Brestois: Brest have shipped two straight 3-0s at the Abbaye-Deschamps
- 2 Auxerre stopped the defensive rot at exactly the right time
- 3 Brest travel without their main attacking reference point
- 4 Ligue 1 prediction AJ Auxerre vs Stade Brestois
- 5 First, a word on our free predictions
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AJ Auxerre vs Stade Brestois: Brest have shipped two straight 3-0s at the Abbaye-Deschamps 
Brest have lost 3-0 on each of their last two trips to Stade de l’Abbe-Deschamps. Two visits, six goals conceded, none scored.
That alone tells you plenty about a fixture that, on paper, is tighter than it looks. Auxerre are scrapping for survival, while Brest are aiming to stay clear of trouble.
The most recent meeting came on 21 March 2026, when AJA won 3-0 at home. Same scoreline as the one before that. Same story, more or less.
History over the longer haul paints a different picture, though. Across the last 10 meetings, Brest have five wins to Auxerre’s two, with three draws.
But the balance shifts depending on where the game is played. On 4 January 2026, Brest beat Auxerre 2-0 at home.
Over the last five meetings, though, AJA lead three wins to one, with one draw. The recent trend is clearly with the Burgundy side.
Auxerre’s start to the season was a mess before they finally steadied the ship. They shipped 11 goals in their first three league games, a total you had to go all the way back to 1985-1986 to match in Ligue 1.
Matchday four stopped the bleeding. Auxerre beat Nice 1-0 on 12 September thanks to an Archer goal in the 74th minute, their first win of the campaign.
Brest, meanwhile, come in off a 1-0 home defeat to Paris Saint-Germain, settled by a Ferran Torres strike. It was hardly a disgrace, but it did nothing for the points column.
Kick-off is Sunday 20 September at 15:00 Paris time at Stade de l’Abbe-Deschamps. It opens the Sunday slate on matchday five.
Auxerre stopped the defensive rot at exactly the right time 
Eleven goals shipped in three games: Auxerre’s numbers were ugly. No Ligue 1 side had a worse defensive record at that stage.
Matchday four flipped the script. A 1-0 win over Nice, no goals conceded, and Archer doing the damage late on.
That was worth more than three points for the promoted side. It ended a run of poor results and gives AJA a chance to climb out of the danger zone this weekend.
Stade de l’Abbe-Deschamps has also been a happy hunting ground against this exact opponent. The last two home meetings with Brest both ended 3-0 to AJ Auxerre.
The calendar has handed them a window they need to take before the international break. Back-to-back wins would change the picture of Auxerre’s season in a hurry.
The clean sheet against Nice still needs backing up. It was the only match this season in which AJA did not concede.
That win also sparked scenes that did the rounds all weekend. Ligue 1+ cameras caught an ecstatic Auxerre dressing room, with Djibril Cisse helping spread the word.
For a promoted side under pressure, that sort of emotional shift matters. They needed a result and a lift.
The early-season comparison before that win was brutal. You had to go back to 1985-1986 and Bastia in that era to find a Ligue 1 defensive record quite that bad.
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Brest travel without their main attacking reference point 
Ludovic Ajorque is suspended for this trip. Brest lose their main target in the final third.
That is a problem given their record at Stade de l’Abbe-Deschamps. Their last two visits there have ended in back-to-back 3-0 defeats, with no goal to show for it.
Brest’s start to the season has remained sluggish. They had only one point after two matches, level with Le Havre, whom they faced on 5 September.
Matchday four brought a higher-end test. Brest lost 1-0 at home to Paris Saint-Germain, beaten by an early Ferran Torres goal.
The table still leaves room for a push up the standings. A win at Auxerre would drag Brest closer to the top half before the international break.
The squad has also changed over the summer, with Noah Edjouma arriving on loan from Lille at the start of September 2026. The 20-year-old midfielder gives Brest another option in the middle of the park.
Last season, though, Brest enjoyed this matchup. On 4 January 2026, they beat Auxerre 2-0 at home against the same opposition.
So the issue is really one of trips to Burgundy. Two visits, two 3-0 defeats, no goals.
Their early points return has been underwhelming too. After two games, Brest had just one point, level with Le Havre, whom they faced on 5 September.
Ajorque’s suspension forces a rethink up front. Without their focal point, Brest lose their clearest route when they go direct.
Probable AJ Auxerre lineup: Not announced at the time of publication.
Probable Stade Brestois lineup: Not announced at the time of publication.
Ligue 1 prediction AJ Auxerre vs Stade Brestois
Our prediction: AJ Auxerre to win
Brest’s last two trips to Stade de l’Abbe-Deschamps have both ended 3-0 to the Burgundy side. Nothing in the case is sharper than that.
Auxerre also arrive with their first win of the season in the bag and their only clean sheet, earned against Nice on 12 September. Brest turn up without the suspended Ludovic Ajorque after losing to PSG.
The promoted side have their kindest run of fixtures before the break here, and it comes on a ground where the visitors have stopped scoring. We are backing Auxerre.
The only real counterpoint is the wider head-to-head, which favours Brest over 10 meetings. But the last two games in Burgundy carry far more weight for this one.
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