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43 Ball possession (%) 57
4 Goal attempts 14
3 Shots on Goal 4
0 Shots off Goal 3
1 Blocked shots 7

Nantes vs Auxerre: prediction & betting odds 30 August 2025

The Matchday 3 clash in Ligue 1 between Nantes and Auxerre will take place on August 30 at the Beaujoire Stadium. Nantes vs. Auxerre: prediction and betting odds, statistics.

Nantes

The club lost both of their opening matches of the season with identical 0-1 scores, falling to PSG and Strasbourg. However, it's worth noting that Nantes has not lost in three consecutive Ligue 1 matches since December 2024. Notably, Nantes is one of only two clubs in the current championship, along with Metz, yet to score. Despite this, the team is currently outside the relegation and playoff zones, sitting in 15th place in the Ligue 1 standings. Additionally, the club has struggled to find success at home recently, failing to win 22 of their last 27 league matches (6 draws, 16 losses).

  • At least one opponent failed to score in 5 of Nantes' last 6 Ligue 1 matches.
  • No more than two goals have been scored in 6 of the club's last 7 games in this tournament.
  • The team has not scored more than one goal in 6 of their last 7 home league matches. 

Predicted lineup for Nantes (4-5-1)

Anthony Lopes – Kelvin Amian, Chidozie Awaziem, Tayler Tati, Nicolas Cozza – Francis Coquelin, Yacine Benhatab, Johan Lepenant, Louis Leroux, Bacheraba Girassi – Mostafa Mohamed.

Auxerre

Auxerre, after a victory in the first round over Lorient (1-0), lost their next match against Nice with a score of 1-3. Nevertheless, the club's scoring streak in the French championship continues, reaching 12 matches. Recall that last season in Ligue 1, Auxerre struggled on the road, failing to win 13 of 17 matches (3 draws, 10 losses), while showing a negative goal difference of 24:34. Notably, the team lost 3 of their last 4 away matches in the French championship with identical scores of 1-3 (1 win).

  • Both teams scored in 6 of Auxerre's last 8 matches in the top French division.
  • The club's away scoring streak in Ligue 1 is 9 matches.
  • Auxerre has not won in 6 of their last 8 league matches (1 draw, 5 losses).

Predicted lineup for Auxerre (5-4-1)

Donovan Leon – Gideon Mensah, Clement Akpa, Francisco Sierralta, Gabriel Osho, Marvin Senaya – Josue Casimir, Keven Danoua, Elisha Owusu, Keven Danoua, Ibrahim Osman – Lassine Sinayoko.

The main goalkeeper Donovan Leon is suspended for 2 matches due to a red card in the last round.

Referee

Stephanie Frappart (France)

Matches – 16 (Ligue 1, 2024/25);

Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 63;

Average yellow cards per match – 3.9;

Red cards shown – 4;

Average fouls per match – 27;

Penalties – 25%.

Nantes vs. Auxerre: Match Prediction

The hosts faced a tough start to the season, playing against the champion and a team that finished in a European competition spot last season. In both cases, Nantes lost by a single goal, although they should have lost by a larger margin, especially against PSG. I don't think the upcoming match will be any easier for the Bretons. Auxerre won against last season's Ligue 2 champion in the first round and narrowly lost away to Nice in the previous match. Notably, Auxerre has been scoring consistently, finding the net in 12 consecutive Ligue 1 matches, including against top French teams. 

I have no doubt that Auxerre will score against Nantes, who have not been defensively solid and conceded 52 goals last season. The Bretons have also conceded in both matches this season, as noted above. Therefore, my prediction is Auxerre Individual Total Over 0.5.

Betting tips 30 August 2025

Nantes have returned to a familiar pattern at the start of the season: they are already on a survival track. AJ Auxerre are trying from the outset to avoid being dragged into that mire. A win would not go amiss for either side.

Nantes have two defeats so far, yet because the margins have been minimal, the squad remains outside the relegation zone. Arguably, they have simply been unlucky. In the opening rounds they drew the best club in Europe, Paris Saint-Germain, and a youthful Strasbourg Alsace (both 0:1), with Strasbourg Alsace also set to test themselves in European competitions this season. The results therefore are not as bad as they appear. Of course, no team wants to start with losses, yet of the 33 shots conceded over 180 minutes, only eight were on target for Anthony Lopes — the defence is working.

AJ Auxerre goalkeeper Donovan Léon is fairly experienced, yet he has never featured in top-tier tournaments at international level. Appearances for French Guiana in CONCACAF do not constitute elite international experience. In the 2025/26 Ligue 1 opener the goalkeeper kept a clean sheet, but Lorient produced only three shots on target (1:0). That opponent was clearly not on the level of those faced by Nantes. In the next round against a stronger OGC Nice, Donovan Léon let his team down by being sent off for bringing down an opponent outside the penalty area (1:3).

AJ Auxerre are now also without their first-choice goalkeeper, and the club is hardly convincing away from home. Last season the squad recorded only four wins and three draws in 17 away matches and finished 14th in the away standings. They even failed to beat Nantes at home (1:1). All of that, in our view, points towards Nantes.

Betting prediction
Nantes to win
Cf
Odds
5/4
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Nantes vs Auxerre Odds

Ligue 1: previous matches in the tournament

Nantes
24.08.25
Strasbourg
Nantes
L
17.08.25
Nantes
PSG
L
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Auxerre
23.08.25
Nice
Auxerre
L
17.08.25
Auxerre
Lorient
W
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H2H: Nantes — Auxerre

Ligue 1 2024-2025
10.05.25
Auxerre
Nantes
25.08.24
Nantes
Auxerre
Ligue 1 2022-2023
16.04.23
Auxerre
Nantes
01.01.23
Nantes
Auxerre

Tables

Team Played W D L Goals Points Form
1
PSG
3 3 0 0 8:3 9
2
Lyon
3 3 0 0 5:0 9
3
Lille
3 2 1 0 11:4 7
4
Monaco
3 2 0 1 6:4 6
5
Lens
3 2 0 1 5:3 6
6
Strasbourg
3 2 0 1 4:3 6
7
Toulouse
3 2 0 1 6:6 6
8
Angers
3 1 1 1 2:2 4
9
Rennes
3 1 1 1 2:5 4
10
Marseille
3 1 0 2 5:4 3
11
Le Havre
3 1 0 2 5:6 3
12
Nice
3 1 0 2 4:5 3
13
Nantes
3 1 0 2 1:2 3
14
Auxerre
3 1 0 2 2:4 3
15
Lorient
3 1 0 2 5:8 3
16
FC Paris
3 1 0 2 5:8 3
17
Brest
3 0 1 2 4:8 1
18
Metz
3 0 0 3 2:7 0
Team Played W D L Goals Points Form
1
Lyon
2 2 0 0 4:0 6
2
Monaco
2 2 0 0 6:3 6
3
Angers
2 1 1 0 2:1 4
4
PSG
1 1 0 0 1:0 3
5
Lille
1 1 0 0 1:0 3
6
Lens
2 1 0 1 3:2 3
7
Strasbourg
1 1 0 0 1:0 3
8
Toulouse
2 1 0 1 5:6 3
9
Rennes
1 1 0 0 1:0 3
10
Marseille
1 1 0 0 5:2 3
11
Le Havre
2 1 0 1 4:3 3
12
Nice
2 1 0 1 3:2 3
13
Nantes
2 1 0 1 1:1 3
14
Auxerre
1 1 0 0 1:0 3
15
Lorient
2 1 0 1 5:7 3
16
FC Paris
1 1 0 0 3:2 3
17
Brest
1 0 1 0 3:3 1
18
Metz
1 0 0 1 0:1 0
Team Played W D L Goals Points Form
1
PSG
2 2 0 0 7:3 6
2
Lille
2 1 1 0 10:4 4
3
Lyon
1 1 0 0 1:0 3
4
Lens
1 1 0 0 2:1 3
5
Strasbourg
2 1 0 1 3:3 3
6
Toulouse
1 1 0 0 1:0 3
7
Rennes
2 0 1 1 1:5 1
8
Monaco
1 0 0 1 0:1 0
9
Angers
1 0 0 1 0:1 0
10
Marseille
2 0 0 2 0:2 0
11
Le Havre
1 0 0 1 1:3 0
12
Nice
1 0 0 1 1:3 0
13
Nantes
1 0 0 1 0:1 0
14
Auxerre
2 0 0 2 1:4 0
15
Lorient
1 0 0 1 0:1 0
16
FC Paris
2 0 0 2 2:6 0
17
Brest
2 0 0 2 1:5 0
18
Metz
2 0 0 2 2:6 0

Team lineups

Nantes

Luís Manuel Ferreira de Castro
coach
Player
Line-up
Anthony Lopes
gk.
Kelvin Amian Adou
df.
Nicolas Cozza
df.
Tylel Tati
df.
Chidozie Awaziem
mf.
Francis Joseph Coquelin
mf.
Hyun-Seok Hong
mf.
Johann Théo Tom Lepenant
mf.
Yassine Benhattab
mf.
Bahereba Guirassy
fw.
Mostafa Mohamed Ahmed Abdalla
fw.
Substitutes
Patrik Carlgren
gk.
Jean-Kévin Duverne
df.
Sékou Doucouré
df.
Dehmaine Tabibou Assoumani
mf.
Hyeok-Kyu Kwon
mf.
Louis Leroux
mf.
Amady Camara
fw.
Matthis Abline
fw.
Youssef El Arabi
fw.
Auxerre

Christophe Pélissier
coach
Player
Line-up
Théo Franck Mathias De Percin
gk.
Clément Akpa
df.
Francisco Andrés Sierralta Carvallo
df.
Gideon Mensah
df.
Marvin Elom Senaya
df.
Elisha Owusu
mf.
Kévin Danois
mf.
Daniel Namaso Edi-Mesumbe Loader
fw.
Ibrahim Osman
fw.
Josué Casimir
fw.
Lassine Fanta Mady Sinayoko
fw.
Substitutes
Tom Negrel
gk.
Elikya Legros
df.
Fredrik Oppegård
df.
Lamine Sy
df.
Assane Diousse
mf.
Lasso Coulibaly
mf.
Oussama El Azzouzi
mf.
Rudy Nzingoula Matondo
mf.
Thelonius Alston Bradley Bair
fw.

News

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