Bastia 0-2 Le Mans result, stats and report

Troyes ended a run of four straight Ligue 1 defeats with a deserved 2-0 home victory over Le Mans, with Mouhamed Diop and Ismaël Boura doing the damage. Le Mans registered just three shots all evening and never looked like breaching a defence that finally had something to hold onto.

Auxerre and Le Mans played out a 1-1 draw in Ligue 1, with Lucas Buadés giving the hosts the lead before Cameron Archer levelled for the visitors eight minutes later. Auxerre had the chances to win it. They did not take them.

Toulouse were ruthless and clinical at Le Mans on Friday night, winning 3-0 with goals from Jacen Russell-Rowe, Aron Dønnum, and Casper Tengstedt to record a dominant away victory in Ligue 1.

Le Mans have kept zero clean sheets in their last five Ligue 1 matches and conceded ten goals in the process. Lille arrive with the composure and the desire to punish exactly that.

Marseille host Le Mans on Sunday evening in a Ligue 1 fixture that raises serious questions about defensive standards on both sides. Neither team has looked solid at the back, and this one has goals written all over it.

Troyes have lost every one of their last five Ligue 1 matches and conceded fifteen goals in the process. Le Mans arrive in no great shape either, but one of these sides has to stop the rot on Saturday night.

Auxerre host Le Mans on Sunday afternoon with form pointing firmly in the home side's favour. Le Mans have not kept a clean sheet in five Ligue 1 outings and they are running out of places to hide.

Monaco arrive at Le Mans without a Ligue 1 defeat in their last five matches. Le Mans need to show they can compete, and right now the evidence says they cannot.