St Etienne vs Auxerre Prediction & Betting Tips (5 October)

AS Saint-Etienne would undoubtedly like to make a better impression for its return to the elite after 2 years spent at the lower level, in Ligue 2. Indeed, the Forez club is still unable to do well in the game in this championship where he is only in 17th position in the ranking, with 4 units in his pocket. Beaten during the first 3 days, the Greens were able to achieve their first and only success of the season so far by winning against short play in front of Lille 1-0. Then, Olivier Dall'Oglio's players experienced a real nightmare on the Nice pitch 8-0 but they showed a great reaction last week in Nantes. Trailing by 2 goals, the Stéphanois were able to find the resources to make up their deficit 2-2.

Just like their opponent of the day, AJ Auxerre played at the lower level last season. Without any real competition to match, this team was able to win the title to make its return to Ligue 1 with the firm intention of being able to settle there permanently. Victorious on the first day against Nice 2-1, the Burgundians then experienced a real slump, losing 4 times against Nantes 2-0, Le Havre 3-1, Monaco 0-3 and Montpellier 3-2. But last week, AJA managed to reverse the trend by outclassing Stade Brestois 3-0 to escape the red zone and take place 12th in the ranking.

Once again, the replacement Cheikh Fall, long-term package, the new left winger Augustine Boakye (Wolfsberger) and the striker Ibrahima Wadji will not be in the group, all recovering in the same way as the starting right side Maçon, his counterpart on the left Cornud, midfielder Monconduit and defender Briançon who are also on the flank. In retreat until now, the formidable scorer Sissoko finally distinguished himself last week by scoring a double in Nantes, including a penalty. Consequently, he took the lead in the scorers' ranking of a team which has only scored 3 times this season. Opposite, the Auxerre coach Christophe Pélissier will not be able to take the important midfielder Coulibaly and the ancient Agouzoul executive who are still on the floor at the moment.

Furthermore, the young N'Gatta and Buayi-Kiala will certainly not be traveling to Geoffroy-Guichard. Scorer during the last two days, the Ivorian Traoré is the only player on this team to have scored more than once this season. The other scorers for this team against Brest were the solid Brazilian defender Jubal and the Ghanaian midfielder Owusu.