Match Report
Before the match
Stade Rennais's previous five results comprised three wins, one draw and one defeat. Their goal totals were 8 scored and 9 conceded. Olympique Lyon were their latest opponents, away on 19 September: a 4-0 defeat.
Against Olympique Lyon in Ligue 1, Stade Rennais scored zero and conceded four on 19 September; the away from home result was 0-4. Stade Rennais's at home game on 11 September (Ligue 1) ended 1-0 against Marseille, with one goal for and zero against. On 6 September, Angers SCO faced Stade Rennais in Ligue 1: Stade Rennais won 2-1 away from home, having scored two and conceded one. Ligue 1, 30 August brought a home meeting with Le Mans; Stade Rennais won 3-2, a return of three goals scored and two conceded. Stade Rennais hosted PSG on 23 August (Ligue 1) and drew 2-2; their goals totalled two, compared with two conceded.
Before kickoff, Ligue 1's results-based standings placed Stade Rennais 6th after five matches and ten points.
Auxerre came into the game with two wins and three defeats from their last five outings, scoring seven goals and conceding 12. On 20 September, Auxerre recorded a 2-1 win hosting Brest.
Ligue 1, 20 September brought a home meeting with Brest; Auxerre won 2-1, a return of two goals scored and one conceded. Auxerre hosted Nice on 12 September (Ligue 1) and won 1-0; their goals totalled one, compared with zero conceded. Olympique Lyon hosted Auxerre (Ligue 1) on 4 September. For Auxerre, the score was 1-3: one goal scored, three allowed. 1-3 was Auxerre's result against Angers SCO on 29 August (Ligue 1), playing at home; Auxerre lost, with one scored to three conceded. The 22 August fixture (Ligue 1) paired Auxerre with RC Lens. Auxerre lost 2-5 away from home, netting two goals while conceding five.
Auxerre stood 15th in the results-based Ligue 1 table before kickoff, with six points from five matches.
Previous meetings in our records: a 3-0 away win for Stade Rennais on 22 February and a 2-2 draw at Stade Rennais on 19 October 2025.
After the match
Stade Rennais comfortably beat Auxerre 4-1 on 11 October 2026. Esteban Lepaul opened the scoring inside the first 15 minutes for Stade Rennais, set up by Charlie Cresswell, to make it 1-0. Cameron Archer levelled it in the 25th minute for Auxerre, set up by Mamadou Diop, to make it 1-1. Stade Rennais regained the lead through Adrien Thomasson 53 minutes into the game, set up by Bryan Reynolds, to make it 2-1. Boulaye Dia added to the tally in the 92nd minute for Stade Rennais, set up by Ludovic Blas, to make it 3-1. With the 5th goal, Stade Rennais extended the lead through Boulaye Dia in the 94th minute, set up by Bryan Reynolds, to make it 4-1. Anthony Rouault (50'), Adrien Thomasson (59'), Esteban Lepaul (59') and Djaoui Cissé (90') were booked. The rating gap is a clear one: our current Elo ratings have Stade Rennais 153 points stronger than Auxerre. 2 gols came after the 80th minute. Stade Rennais's victory matches the model's current-rating preference: 67.7% for a win in this pairing. Stade Rennais picked up four yellow cards. Stade Rennais: five substitutions. Djaoui Cissé, on in the 67th minute, was booked. Ludovic Blas entered for Stade Rennais at 77 minutes and later provided an assist. After coming on for Stade Rennais in minute 77, Boulaye Dia scored two times in minutes 92, 94. Auxerre made five changes.