Auxerre vs Lorient Prediction & Betting Tips (17 August)

Second season of rank in the elite for AJA, best promoted in the championship last season. The Icaunais club took the 11th place in the ranking under Christophe Pélissier although he won only one of his last 6 games in the exercise. Since then, Auxerre has had several weeks to blow before attacking her preparation. The Auxerrois started it in July by victories on Orleans 2-1 and Clermont 2-3 before being slowed down by Grenoble 0-0 and beaten by the English of Ipswich 0-3. Last week, they played a last friendly match against the Spanish training of Levante, against which they gave in 0-2.

 Lorient is one of the promoted in Ligue 1 version 2025-2026. Sacred Champions of Ligue 2 in front of Paris FC, the Merlus will therefore only need a year at the lower level to find themselves on the sporting plane, under the roam of Olivier Pants. The Breton club has negotiated its return to the field in recent weeks. Welcome to the Welsh Swansea 1-3 after getting back to back with the Spanish club of Osasuna 1-1 then Guingamp 1-1, he wiped his only defeat last week against a competitor in Ligue 1, the SCO Angers 1-0, his latest release. 

The Auxerrois group does not include the central Diomandé defender, suspended. Compared to the last exercise, the eleven type has lost the defensive taulier Jubal and the prolific Perrin (10 goals last season), who left for Krasnodar. Departure also from the other Traoré holders (Bournemouth) who remained in a season at 10 achievements in Ligue 1, Massengo (Burnley) and Hoever (Wolverhampton) whose loan ended. AJA has strengthened at the same time with the Chilean international Sierralta arrived from Watford to compensate for the void left by Jubal, the Corridor Players Senaya (Lateral, Ex Strasbourg) and Casimir (ex Le Havre) or the Moroccan midfielder El Azzouzi, loaned by Bologna. Visitors are expected to start the season without the Fadiga replacing community or the Adjei and Isaak Touré defenders. In addition, doubts surround the holder Katseris in the right corridor, the left side Yongwa (frame) and the offensive Tosin. Several tauliers left the club compared to last season.

Among them, the top scorer in Ligue 2 Kroupi (Bournemouth) whose loan ended, the number 1 MVOGO goalkeeper (end of contract), the Ponceau (Valladolid) and defender Laporte (Montpellier). Leroy should keep the goal this season with B. Kamara (ex PAU) as a substitute, arrived this summer like the promising young defender Abd. Faye, loaned by Leverkusen. Olivier Pants can, on the other hand, always count on his captain Abergel, the defensive executives Talbi and Yongwa or the Soumano-center at the 14 achievements on the last exercise in League 2. Revenue, Bamba Dieng was not invited to the pre-season stadium. 

• Summary: Auxerre is going head to head with Lorient starting on 17 Aug 2025 at 15:15 UTC at Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps stadium, Auxerre city, France. The match is a part of the Ligue 1 .
• Auxerre Feedinco Rating: 6.88
• Lorient Feedinco Rating: 7.04