St Etienne vs Auxerre Prediction & Betting Tips (29 May)

On Thursday, Sainté returned from Auxerre with a decent result. Long superior to their opponents, ASSE could not do better than a 1-1 draw but this away goal scored in the first half by Youssouf may have its importance in this play-off which applies the goal-to-goal rule. 'outside. Still, the Greens have not won for a month and a half. After 4 rank defeats Monaco, Rennes, Nice, Reims, they moved to Nantes on the last day with the obligation to take at least one point. Virtually 19th and relegated until the 79th minute, they tied the final score 1-1 to ensure their presence in this play-off.

Auxerre, for its part, did not approach the reception of the Ligue 1 resident badly. the bull by the horns from the start, at the Cauldron, to hope to climb into the elite. What a whole club and its supporters have been waiting for for 10 years. The Burgundians ended the Ligue 2 season in 3rd place. To earn their place in this barrage, they dominated Sochaux, winner of play-off 1, at the end of the suspense: on penalties after 120 goalless minutes.

ASSE could have been complete for this return match. The only absentee at Abbé-Deschamps due to suspension, the titular defender Mangala is back and should logically start. On the other hand, the substitute midfielder Gourna-Douath joined the infirmary. Always sidelining Kolodziejczak and Neyou, Dupraz can rely on a solid and more experienced workforce than that of Auxerre, which can be important especially in the depth of the bench. Khazri (10 goals) and Bouanga (9 goals) are the most decisive up front, a sector which sees the substitute Nordin present for his last match with the Greens (he will be from Montpellier next season). If in the first leg Crivelli held the position of top striker, the return of Khazri in the 11th is expected. The Ligue 2 resident also approaches this decisive meeting with all his vital forces minus one player.

Only the long-time injured Camara (no game this season) is out. As a symbol, it was the former Lyonnais Perrin (6 goals) who equalized in the last minutes at Auxerre. In the first leg, the blaster Hein (11 goals and 7 assists) was a little behind and the serial scorer Charbonnier (17 goals) well surrounded by the hinge from Saint-Etienne. The two dominating elements of the offensive animation, included in the typical team of the Ligue 2 season, will want to be more visible at Geoffroy-Guichard. To do this, Furlan could shift Hein to the side and integrate the playmaker on loan from Nice, Trouillet, into his starting XI.