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St Etienne

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St Etienne will play in this match coming off the back of a 2-2 Ligue 1 drawn match vs Nantes.

In that match, St Etienne had 39% possession and 5 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. The only player to score for St Etienne was Ibrahim Sissoko (57', 67'). On the other side, Nantes got 16 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Johann Lepenant (10') and Sorba Thomas (49') scored for Nantes.

St Etienne have been quite ineffective in attack in more recent games. Their goals record stands at just 3 versus opponents over their last six matches. In those meetings, St Etienne have also seen the number of goals that have gone against them total 17. Nevertheless, we must now wait to see if the trend will be replicated here in this match.

AJ Auxerre

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AJ Auxerre will go into this game following on from a 3-0 Ligue 1 win versus Brest in their previous fixture.

In that match, AJ Auxerre had 38% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. For AJ Auxerre, the scorers were Elisha Owusu (26'), Jubal (37') and Hamed Junior Traorè (59'). For their opponents, Brest got 8 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target.

In as many as 5 of the previous 6 games featuring AJ Auxerre, three or more goals have gone in. The average goals scored per match during that spell is 3.33, with the average number of goals for AJ Auxerre being 1.33.

Leading up to this clash, AJ Auxerre:

• have left without a victory over St Etienne when having played them away from home in the previous 6 league games. Not the best of away records.
• have not won away from home in their last 4 matches in the league.

👥 Head to head

Looking over their prior head to head meetings stretching back to 25/02/2012 tells us that St Etienne have won 1 of these games & AJ Auxerre 2, with the tally of drawn results being 3.

In all, 15 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 5 of them from Les Verts and 10 being from AJA. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.5.

The last league match featuring these sides was Ligue 2 match day 28 on 09/03/2024 which finished with the scoreline of St Etienne 1-0 AJ Auxerre.

That day, St Etienne had 52% possession and 14 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. The scorer was Irvin Cardona (55').

On the other side, AJ Auxerre got 12 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target.

The match was refereed by Oliver Thual.

ℹ️ Team News: St Etienne

We think that Les Verts look set to opt for a 4-3-3 system for this one, beginning the first half with Gautier Larsonneur, Dennis Appiah, Dylan Batubinsika, Yunis Abdelhamid, Leo Petrot, Aimen Moueffek, Pierre Ekwah, Mathis Amougou, Zuriko Davitashvili, Ibrahim Sissoko and Benjamin Old.

📰 Team News: AJ Auxerre

AJ Auxerre boss Christophe Pélissier has not got a full squad to pick from. Nathan Buayi-Kiala (Cruciate ligament injury) and Lasso Coulibaly (Cruciate ligament injury) will not be playing here.

We are inclined to think that AJA seem likely to utilise a 5-3-2 formation by sending out Donovan Leon, Sinaly Diomande, Jubal, Gabriel Osho, Ki-Jana Hoever, Clement Akpa, Elisha Owusu, Hamed Traore, Rayan Raveloson, Ado Onaiwu and Lassine Sinayoko.

⚡ Prediction

We feel that AJ Auxerre and St Etienne could both end up scoring in a what should be a good tussle with little between the two teams.

A draw looks like a realistic possibility, but we’ll see what happens. We’re therefore expecting a close game with a score draw when the full-time whistle blows.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 14:04 05/10/2024