LOSC v Auxerre: Champions League push meets survival fight | OneFootball

LOSC host Auxerre in Ligue 1 on Sunday, 17 May 2026 at Stade Pierre-Mauroy, with the hosts chasing a Champions League place and the visitors trying to stay clear of the relegation play-off.

LOSC sit third on 61 points, while Auxerre are 15th with 31. The hosts are unbeaten in the past five meetings between these sides, winning three, including a 4-3 away victory in December 2025.

Form points to momentum on both sides. LOSC are unbeaten in their last five league games, winning three, and most recently won 1-0 at Monaco. Auxerre have responded to defeat at Lyon with back-to-back wins over Angers and Nice following two draws.

Availability could matter. LOSC list Marc-Aurele Caillard, Hamza Igamane and Ousmane Touré as injured. Auxerre have Romain Faivre, Bryan Okoh, Clément Akpa, Fredrik Oppegard, Oussama El Azzouzi and Yvan Zaddy sidelined.

On the pitch, LOSC average 1.6 goals per game with 55% possession and 13 clean sheets this season, so they could look to control the ball. Matias Fernandez-Pardo and Hakon Arnar Haraldsson have eight league goals each, with Olivier Giroud on seven. Auxerre average one goal per game with 44% possession, and Lassine Sinayoko's 10 goals may be their main route forward.

LOSC, one point above Lyon, could strengthen their grip on the Champions League places with a win. Auxerre, level on 31 points with 16th-placed Nice, may gain vital breathing room in the survival battle if they take something from the game.