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Auxerre and Troyes open their 2026 pre-season campaign against each other at Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps. Neither side has league table data on record, and the two clubs have never met, leaving the model with no head-to-head history and no current-season form to anchor its projections. The one number that stands out is how evenly the win probabilities are split: 33.1% for a home win, 33% for a draw, and 33.9% for an away win. The projected scoreline is 0-0, with expected goals of 0.89 and 0.90.

Both teams come into this match after an extended off-season pause, with Auxerre having last played on May 17 and Troyes on May 9. Recent form is available from the tail end of the previous campaign, but the long layoff means those numbers carry limited predictive weight.

Auxerre's home record over their last 20 matches on their own ground shows 6 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses, a win rate of 30%. They have averaged 1.05 goals scored and 1.15 conceded per home match, slightly more conceded than scored. That underlying split points to a side that has tended to be competitive at home but has often come out on the wrong side of tight results.

Looking at their most recent five matches regardless of venue, Auxerre posted three wins, two losses and a draw, with an average of 2.2 goals scored and 1.4 conceded. That run includes a final match on May 17, 83 days before this fixture. The gap makes it difficult to carry forward any momentum from that form.

Troyes' away numbers over their last 20 road matches are marginally stronger: 7 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses, a 35% win rate, with 1.2 goals scored and 1.05 conceded per game. They have outscored opponents on average in those matches, a profile that gives them a slight edge in the venue comparison.

Their last five matches overall produced three wins and two defeats, averaging 1.8 goals scored and just 0.6 conceded. Their most recent outing was on May 9, 91 days before this friendly. As with the home side, the long break tempers any inference drawn from that run.

There are no prior meetings on record between Auxerre and Troyes. With no head-to-head history to consult, the model has no direct results from this fixture to lean on. The absence of any historical sample means this particular comparison is built entirely from recent form and venue-based aggregates.

The venue comparison is essentially a split of Auxerre's home record against Troyes' away record. Auxerre have won 30% of their last 20 home matches, while Troyes have won 35% of their last 20 away matches. Troyes also hold a better scoring differential on the road (plus 0.15 per game) than Auxerre show at home (minus 0.10 per game).

The model reflects that narrow gap in its outcome probabilities, though the difference between the two sides is tiny. Both teams score at roughly a goal per game, and both concede at a similar rate, which helps explain why the projected scoreline is a goalless draw.

The dominant factor is that this is a season opener for both clubs. Auxerre have had 83 days off, Troyes 91, so neither side has recent competitive minutes. The off-season break is the defining context for the fixture, and it introduces considerable uncertainty into any projection.

The absence of a head-to-head record and the lack of league table data for either team further thin the model's inputs. The model marks its confidence as medium, which is a realistic acknowledgment of these gaps. With no recent competitive form to weigh and no history between the clubs, the projections rely heavily on baseline aggregates.

The Poisson goal model generates expected goals of 0.89 for Auxerre and 0.90 for Troyes, which rounds to a projected scoreline of 0-0. The most likely individual scoreline is indeed 0-0 at 16.7%, followed by 0-1 at 15.1% and 1-0 at 14.8%. The closeness of those three scorelines illustrates how finely balanced the match is.

On the three possible results, the model gives Troyes a 33.9% win probability, Auxerre 33.1%, and the draw 33%. That three-way split is about as close to a dead heat as a model can produce. The model's confidence is medium, reflecting the sparse input data.

The data points to a low-scoring, tightly balanced contest in which Troyes hold a marginal edge. The model's most likely scoreline is 0-0, while the outcome probabilities split almost equally: 33.9% away win, 33.1% home win and 33% draw. That means the away win is the most likely single result, but by the narrowest of margins.

Given the complete absence of head-to-head meetings, the lack of league table data, and the long off-season gap for both teams, the forecast carries substantial uncertainty. The model's medium confidence acknowledges as much. If either side's underlying strength differs from the model's prior, the balance could shift in either direction.