Auxerre vs Brest Preview: Team News & Prediction

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On Saturday afternoon, relegation-battling Auxerre take on mid-table Stade Brest at Stade de l'Abbe Deschamps in what is close to must win for the home team.

Kick-off date/time: 21 March 2026 at 6:00 pm

How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – beIN Sports

How to watch online: UK – Ligue 1+ / US – beIN Sports Connect

Auxerre preview: Struggling Auxerre

Auxerre come into this weekend beginning the match day sitting third from bottom and in the end of season promotion/relegation playoff places with just 19 points collected from their 26 matches so far this season.

The home team most recently suffered a slender 1-0 loss to Olympique de Marseille at Stade Velodrome last weekend, extending their winless run of form to four matches in Ligue 1.

Brest preview: Mid-table Brest

Under the management of former Sunderland player Eric Roy, Stade Brest head into this one on the back of a frustrating 2-0 defeat to an in-form Monaco side at Stade Louis II in the principality last weekend.

Prior to that loss against the Monegasque, Brest had been enjoying an impressive six-match unbeaten run of form as they try and push into the top-half of the table and in the hunt for European football.

Auxerre team news: Couple of doubts

Auxerre are dealing with a couple of doubts for this one as defender Gideon Mensah is sidelined, while midfielder Lamine Sy is potentially unavailable due to illness.

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Leon; Senaya, Diomande, Okoh, Akpa; Danois, Owusu; Casimir, Loader, Oppegard; Mara

Unavailable: Buayi-Kiala (Injured), El Azzouzi (Injured), Coulibaly (Injured)

Questionable: Mensah (Injured), Sy (Illness)

Brest team news: Couple of suspensions

Brest are dealing with a couple of suspension issues for this one as experienced defender Brendan Chardonnet is sidelined alongside 'cult hero' striker Ludovic Ajorque.

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Coudert; Lala, Coulibaly, Diaz, Guindo; Chotard, Magnetti; Del Castillo, Doumbia, Dina Ebimbe; Tousart

Unavailable: Chardonnet (Suspended), Locko (Injured), Balde (Injured), Ajorque (Suspended)

Questionable: 

Auxerre vs Brest prediction

Brest are occasionally a fun watch but they remain one of the lower scoring teams in Ligue 1 with the visitors' 26 matches having consisted of fewer than 2.5 goals per game. Auxerre are the only team yet to hit 20 goals in the French top-flight this season, too, and so a low-scoring encounter does appear almost inevitable for this one this weekend.

Auxerre vs Brest tip: Under 2.5 goals