- Lorient have failed to score in their last three league meetings against Auxerre, the last two ended 0-0.
- Lorient have never won a league game at Auxerre: three defeats, two draws and 14 goals conceded in the process.
- Ireneusz Jelen has scored six goals in his seven league appearances against Lorient.
- Auxerre have won 13 games by a one-goal margin, a record this season in the French league.
- Daniel Niculae has scored in two consecutive league games, something he had failed to do since February 2008.
