Stade Rennais FC 1901 vs AJ Auxerre prediction: expected goals, form and verdict
Our model makes it 3.18 to 1.81 on expected goals, with 87.4% for over 2.5 goals in the Ligue 1.
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Match Overview & What Is At Stake
Stade Rennais FC 1901 host AJ Auxerre in the Ligue 1, kicking off Sunday 11 October at 15:15 UTC. Our expected-goals model projects 3.18 for the hosts and 1.81 for the visitors, a combined 4.99 goals against a competition norm of 2.78.
Stade Rennais FC 1901 are a clear favourite at 64.3%, with the draw back at 16.5%.
The sections below set out what the record actually shows: recent results, the meetings we hold, and what the model builds on top of them.
Form Guide & Scoring Trends
Stade Rennais FC 1901 — last 5: L-W-W-W-D (most recent first). That is 8 scored and 9 conceded, 1.60 and 1.80 per game. Both teams scored in 3 of the 5, and 4 went past 2.5 goals. They kept 1 clean sheet in the run. Restricted to matches at home, that reads W-W across 2, 4 scored and 2 conceded.
AJ Auxerre — last 10: W-W-L-L-L-W-W-W-L-D (most recent first). That is 18 scored and 19 conceded, 1.80 and 1.90 per game. Both teams scored in 8 of the 10, and 8 went past 2.5 goals. They kept 2 clean sheets in the run. Restricted to matches away from home, that reads L-L-W-L-D across 5, 9 scored and 13 conceded.
Tactical Read: What The Numbers Say
The model expects 4.99 goals in this fixture, above the Ligue 1 norm of 2.78, which is where the goals markets rather than the result markets tend to pay.
Stade Rennais FC 1901 carry the larger share of that expectation, at 3.18 against 1.81. Both teams to score sits at 80.7%, and over 2.5 goals at 87.4% — read together, that is a match the model expects to open up at both ends.
Expected Goals & Probability Outlook
Every figure here comes from the same Dixon-Coles adjusted Poisson model, run on the scoring rates above.
| Market | Model probability |
|---|---|
| Stade Rennais FC 1901 win | 64.3% |
| Draw | 16.5% |
| AJ Auxerre win | 19.2% |
| Both teams to score | 80.7% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 87.4% |
The likeliest exact scorelines are 3-1 at 6.6%, 2-1 at 6.2%, 3-2 at 6%. No single scoreline is ever likely in absolute terms — that is the nature of football — but the shape of the distribution is what the selections below are drawn from.
Published selections
- Over 2.5 Match Yellow Cards: Over 2.5 Cards — 75.1% confidence. Expected yellow cards 4.1 against a league baseline of 3.7.
- First Half Over 0.5 Goals: 1H Over 0.5 — 74.1% confidence. First-half expected goals 1.24, at a fitted 45% share of the match total.
- Over 8.5 Match Corners: Over 8.5 Corners — 56.8% confidence. Expected corners 9.6 against a league baseline of 9.6.
- Both Teams To Score (GG): GG (Yes) — 55.5% confidence. Expected goals 1.47 - 1.29, so the weaker attack still projects 1.29 goals.
- Over 2.5 Goals: Over 2.5 — 53.4% confidence. Expected total goals 2.75, from 1.47 - 1.29 (Ligue 1 baseline 1.41 per side).
- Match Winner: Home Win — 45.6% confidence. Expected goals 1.47 - 1.29 against a Ligue 1 baseline of 1.41 per side; the two fitted ratings are close to level.
- Match Outcome (W/D/L): Home Win — 45.6% confidence. Expected goals 1.47 - 1.29 against a Ligue 1 baseline of 1.41 per side; the two fitted ratings are close to level.
- Most Scoring Half: 2nd Half — 44.4% confidence. Expected goals 1.24 before the break and 1.51 after, at a fitted 45% first-half share.
- Leading At Half Time: HT Home Win — 34.3% confidence. Expected goals 1.47 - 1.29, which projects a 41% chance of a level score at the break.
Score Prediction & Verdict
Prediction: 3-1 — a Stade Rennais FC 1901 win, and the likeliest scoreline within that result at 6.6%.
Confidence: High. The model puts a Stade Rennais FC 1901 win at 64.3%, with the draw at 16.5%.
The call rests on the scoring rates above holding up. It is wrong if this becomes the tight, low-event match the goals numbers argue against, and the margin here leaves less room for that than most.
Predictions are modelled probabilities, not certainties. Bet responsibly.
