Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Auxerre
Match Time & Date:
17 August 2025
16:15
Prediction: 2-1
Lorient
Auxerre take on Lorient at Stade de l’Abbe-Deschamps in the opening match of their Ligue 1 campaign. Auxerre were performing above expectations last season and, as a result, they managed to secure the top flight survival without any difficulties. Christophe Pelissier’s troops are on the same quest in the new season, but their displays in back-to-back preseason defeats to Ipswich and Levante are not giving fans a reason for optimism. Defender Sinaly Diomande is banned for the match, while midfielder Nathan Buayi-Kiala misses out through injury.
Les Merlus, on the other hand, are eager to impress on their return to the French top flight. However, home win should be considered this time out as Lorient top scorer from last season Eli Junior Kroupi joined Bournemouth earlier this summer. In their last meeting in the French top flight, Auxerre recorded a hard-fought 1-0 win over Lorient.
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