Auxerre vs Saint-Etienne Preview: Team News & Prediction

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Auxerre performed very well before the winter break following promotion to the top-flight last season. They now face another side that joined them in Ligue 2 promotion last season, Saint-Etienne, who have also proved themselves to be competitive in Ligue 1.

Kick-off date/time: Friday 24th January, 2025: UK – 7:45pm / US ET – 2:45pm / US PT – 11:45am

How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – beIN Sports

How to watch online: UK – Ligue 1 pass / US – beIN Sports

Auxerre Team News: Osho suspended

Former Luton Town centre-back Gabriel Osho has been dealing with injuries throughout the last couple of months and he is now missing through suspension for this weekend, whilst fellow defenders Jubal and Theo Pellenard are also now injury doubts.

Predicted XI (5-4-1): Leon; Hoever, Diomande, Agouzoul, Akpa, Mensah; Perrin, Owusu, Massengo, Traore; Sinayoko

Unavailable: Osho (Suspended), Buayi-Kiala (Injured), Coulibaly (Injured)

Questionable: Jubal (Injured), Pellenard (Injured), Danois (Injured)

Saint-Etienne Team News: Key suspensions

Saint-Etienne have several key suspensions for this weekend’s trip to Auxerre as Ibrahim Sissoko has been joined on the sidelines by Benjamim Bouchouari and Louis Mouton, whilst New Zealand international Ben Old remains a long-term absentee for the visitors.

Predicted XI (4-3-3): Larsonneur; Appiah, Batubinsika, Nade, Petrot; Cafaro, Fomba, Mouton; N’Guessan, Stassin, Davitashvili

Unavailable: Mouton (Suspended), Old (Injured), Bouchouari (Suspended), Sissoko (Suspended)

Questionable: Monconduit (Injured), Moueffek (Injured), Briancon (Injured), Macon (Injured), Wadji (Injured)

Auxerre vs Saint-Etienne Prediction

Auxerre, as mentioned, went into the winter break on the back of some impressive form that propelled them into the top-half of Ligue 1 but the hosts now come into this one on the back of a 2-0 defeat to Angers that means they are now winless in their last seven matches across all competitions. Olivier Dall’Oglio’s Saint-Etienne begin the weekend sitting third-from-bottom and in the relegation playoff place after their 1-1 draw with Nantes but they have proven themselves to be difficult to score against. They have plenty of absentees for this one up against an Auxerre side lacking goals and form so a low-scoring affair seems very likely for this one.

Auxerre vs Saint-Etienne Tip: Under 2.5 goals