Strasbourg vs Auxerre 5-1

Strasbourg beat Auxerre 5-1 at Stade de la Meinau after taking control before half-time and then pulling away after the break. Dario Essugo and Gessime Yassine both scored twice, while Auxerre were reduced to 10 men before the end.

The only goal before the break came in the 41st minute, when Dario Essugo put Strasbourg ahead from Joaquín Martínez Gauna's assist to make it 1-0. Auxerre had already been booked three times by then, with Lamine Sy cautioned in the 39th minute and Hugo Filipe Carvalho de Oliveira booked in the 44th. Strasbourg led 1-0 at half-time.

Martial Godo made it 2-0 in the 55th minute from Gessime Yassine's assist, and after he was replaced by Sebastian Nanasi in the 59th minute, Conrad Harder converted a penalty in the 62nd to make it 3-0. Auxerre made four changes in the 63rd minute and briefly responded through Cameron Archer, who scored in the 68th minute from Romain Faivre's pass to cut it to 3-1. Their hopes faded further when Lamfia Dioubaté was sent off in the 74th minute, and Strasbourg replied through Yassine in the 77th minute from Nanasi's assist before Yassine, who had come on in the 59th minute, scored again in the 85th from Joaquín Martínez Gauna to make it 5-1. Strasbourg also made two changes in the 66th minute and two more in the 78th, while Auxerre had already booked Christ Makosso in the 60th minute, Paul Nardi in the 72nd and Romain Faivre in the 87th.

Strasbourg had 64% of the ball and 576 passes to Auxerre's 320, and they also led 19-6 for shots, 6-2 for shots on target and 3.01 to 0.5 for expected goals. They won 5 corners to none, had 10 fouls to Auxerre's 18, and finished with 3 offsides to 0. Both sides recorded 1 save.

Auxerre picked up four yellow cards, for Lamine Sy, William Still, Christ Makosso and Paul Nardi, and Lamfia Dioubaté was sent off in the 74th minute. Strasbourg were booked once, with Hugo Filipe Carvalho de Oliveira cautioned in the 44th minute.