AJ Auxerre vs Paris Saint-Germain Preview

AJ Auxerre welcome second placed Paris Saint-Germain to the Stade de l’Abbé-Deschamps on Friday evening in a Ligue 1 encounter that pits one of the division’s struggling sides against the dominant champions. The hosts arrive in desperate form, with their most recent match ending in a 1-0 defeat away at Lens. Prior to that setback, they lost 2-0 away to Brest and suffered a 2-1 home defeat to AS Monaco. Earlier in this sequence, they lost 4-3 at home to Lille despite scoring three goals. Their only win from the last five matches came with a 3-1 home victory over Metz, leaving them with just one win from five outings and serious concerns about their defensive fragility.

Paris Saint-Germain arrive at the Stade de l’Abbé-Deschamps in vastly superior form, their most recent outing producing a commanding 3-0 home win over Lille. Prior to that success, they suffered a rare 1-0 home defeat to Paris FC in the Coupe de France and drew 2-2 at home with Marseille in the French Trophee des Champions. Earlier in this sequence, they beat Paris FC 2-1 at home in Ligue 1 and secured a 4-0 away win at Fontenay Foot in the Coupe de France. The capital club have won four of their last five matches across all competitions, with their only blemish being that cup defeat to their city rivals.

The head-to-head record overwhelmingly favours Paris Saint-Germain, who have won four of the last five meetings with one draw. Most recently, PSG claimed a 2-0 home victory in September 2025 and also won 3-1 at home in May 2025. The sides drew 0-0 at Auxerre’s stadium in December 2024, while PSG’s most emphatic recent victory came with a 5-0 home thrashing in November 2022.

The match kicks off at 19:00 GMT on Friday 23rd January. Fans in France can watch on Ligue1+, DAZN France and Molotov. In Great Britain and Ireland, coverage is available on Ligue1+ and Amazon Prime Video. German viewers can tune in via DAZN Germany and DAZN2 Germany, while Italian fans can access the match on Ligue1+. United States coverage is provided by Fanatiz USA, beIN SPORTS, beIN SPORTS en Español, fuboTV and beIN SPORTS CONNECT.

Form – AJ Auxerre

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
L	Lens	1 – 0	AJ Auxerre	French Ligue 1	Jan 17, 2026
L	Brest	2 – 0	AJ Auxerre	French Ligue 1	Jan 4, 2026
L	AJ Auxerre	1 – 2	AS Monaco	Coupe de France	Dec 21, 2025
L	AJ Auxerre	3 – 4	Lille	French Ligue 1	Dec 14, 2025
W	AJ Auxerre	3 – 1	Metz	French Ligue 1	Dec 7, 2025

Form – Paris Saint-Germain

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Paris Saint-Germain	3 – 0	Lille	French Ligue 1	Jan 16, 2026
L	Paris Saint-Germain	0 – 1	Paris FC	Coupe de France	Jan 12, 2026
W	Paris Saint-Germain	2 – 2	Marseille	French Trophee des Champions	Jan 8, 2026
W	Paris Saint-Germain	2 – 1	Paris FC	French Ligue 1	Jan 4, 2026
W	Fontenay Foot	0 – 4	Paris Saint-Germain	Coupe de France	Dec 20, 2025

Head To Head Record

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Paris Saint-Germain	2 – 0	AJ Auxerre	French Ligue 1	Sep 27, 2025
Paris Saint-Germain	3 – 1	AJ Auxerre	French Ligue 1	May 17, 2025
AJ Auxerre	0 – 0	Paris Saint-Germain	French Ligue 1	Dec 6, 2024
AJ Auxerre	1 – 2	Paris Saint-Germain	French Ligue 1	May 21, 2023
Paris Saint-Germain	5 – 0	AJ Auxerre	French Ligue 1	Nov 13, 2022

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Broadcaster
France	Ligue1+, DAZN France, Molotov
Great Britain	Ligue1+, Amazon Prime Video
Ireland Republic	Ligue1+, Amazon Prime Video
Germany	DAZN Germany, DAZN2 Germany
Italy	Ligue1+
USA	Fanatiz USA, beIN SPORTS, beIN SPORTS en Español, fuboTV, beIN SPORTS CONNECT
Canada	beIN SPORTS en Español, beIN Sports Canada, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Canada, fuboTV Canada, Fanatiz Canada
Portugal	Sport TV3, Sport TV Multiscreen