AJ Auxerre vs AS Saint-Etienne, Ligue 1 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
AJ Auxerre vs AS Saint-Etienne — Ligue 1 at Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps.
- AJ Auxerre 9 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
- AS Saint-Etienne 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Marc Bollengier
- Assistant 1 Thomas Luczynski
- Assistant 2 Yannick Boutry
5 games this season
🟨 3.4/game
⚽ 7.6 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 9 | 20 |
| 2 | Lille OSC | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | Olympique Lyonnais | 9 | 17 |
| 4 | Paris FC | 9 | 17 |
| 5 | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | 9 | 16 |
| 6 | Olympique de Marseille | 9 | 15 |
| 7 | AS Monaco FC | 9 | 15 |
| 8 | OGC Nice | 9 | 14 |
| 9 | Racing Club de Lens | 9 | 13 |
| 10 | Toulouse FC | 10 | 13 |
| 11 | Stade Brestois 29 | 9 | 12 |
| 12 | FC Lorient | 9 | 12 |
| 13 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 10 | 10 |
| 14 | AJ Auxerre | 9 | 10 |
| 15 | Angers SCO | 9 | 8 |
| 16 | ES Troyes AC | 9 | 8 |
| 17 | Le Mans FC | 9 | 7 |
| 18 | Le Havre AC | 9 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan | AS Saint-Etienne | H | 1–1 | D |
| 19 Jan | Angers SCO | A | 0–2 | L |
| 10 Jan | Lille OSC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 05 Jan | RC Strasbourg Alsace | A | 1–3 | L |
| 14 Dec | Racing Club de Lens | H | 2–2 | D |
| 06 Dec | Paris Saint-Germain FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan | AJ Auxerre | A | 1–1 | D |
| 19 Jan | FC Nantes | H | 1–1 | D |
| 12 Jan | Paris Saint-Germain FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 04 Jan | Stade de Reims | H | 3–1 | W |
| 13 Dec | Toulouse FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 08 Dec | Olympique de Marseille | H | 0–2 | L |
Key Stats
75%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
11%
Clean Sheets
AJ Auxerre this season
AJ Auxerre this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
AJ Auxerre
0-15
–/3
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
2/6
61-75
5/4
76+
1/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
AJ Auxerre
| Cameron Archer | 6 G | |
| Daniel Namaso | 3 G | 2 A |
| Lamine Sy | 1 G | |
| Remy Labeau Lascary | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps that hosts another battle between AJ Auxerre and AS Saint-Etienne.
- 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Mickael Nade suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AJ Auxerre and AS Saint-Etienne are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 15' AS Saint-Etienne are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 27' Hamed Traore has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 27 minutes.
- 32' AJ Auxerre seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 37' Lassine Sinayoko, a Mali forward, has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 42' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 46' Lucas Stassin does the damage! The net is bulging and AS Saint-Etienne surge ahead!
- 51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Christophe Pélissier will be considering his options from the bench.
- 56' It is a cagey affair so far. AJ Auxerre in their 5-4-1 trying to find a way past AS Saint-Etienne's compact 4-3-3.
- 59' Time for substitution for AS Saint-Etienne. Lamine Fomba is replaced by Florian Tardieu.
- 64' Lamine Fomba has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 441 appearances.
- 68' Jubal Junior picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 68' Another change for AJ Auxerre made on 68 minute. Lassine Sinayoko leaves to be changed by Theo Bair.
- 69' It is a substitution in AJ Auxerre team. Paul Joly is replaced by Ki-Jana Hoever on 69 minute.
- 74' Over 74 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 79' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gideon Mensah made 147 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 83' The AJ Auxerre manager makes a substitution. Gaetan Perrin departs to be replaced by Ado Onaiwu.
- 84' AJ Auxerre receives a card for a hard tackle on 84.
- 85' The crowd applauds Pierre Ekwah as he leaves the pitch. Igor Miladinovic steps in for AS Saint-Etienne.
- 87' A tactical swap from AJ Auxerre — Florian Aye on, Hamed Traore off on 87 minutes.
- The points are shared — AJ Auxerre 1-1 AS Saint-Etienne. Honours even.
Lineups
AJ Auxerre Lineups
5-4-1Starting XI
-
10
Gaetan Perrin ↓ Ado Onaiwu 83'
- 42
- 16
-
17
Lassine Sinayoko ↓ Theo Bair 68'
-
25
Hamed Traore ↓ Florian Aye 87'
- 80
- 14
- 20
-
26
Paul Joly ↓ Ki-Jana Hoever 69'
- 4
- 92
Bench
- 18
-
19
Florian Aye ↑ 87'
-
23
Ki-Jana Hoever ↑ 69'
-
45
Ado Onaiwu ↑ 83'
-
9
Theo Bair ↑ 68'
- 6
- 40
- 32
- 77
Coach
Christophe Pélissier
AS Saint-Etienne Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 30
-
26
Lamine Fomba ↓ Florian Tardieu 59'
- 8
- 21
- 19
- 3
- 22
- 20
- 32
-
4
Pierre Ekwah ↓ Igor Miladinovic 85'
- 37
Bench
- 23
- 5
-
18
Mathieu Cafaro ↑ 85'
-
10
Florian Tardieu ↑ 59'
- 1
- 17
- 31
-
28
Igor Miladinovic ↑ 85'
- 63
Coach
Eirik Horneland
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Zuriko Davitashvili | 3 |
| Ado Onaiwu | 3 |
| Irvin Cardona | 1 |
| Theo Bair | 1 |
| Lucas Stassin | 1 |
| Hamed Traore | 1 |
| Mathieu Cafaro | 1 |
| Mahmoud Bentayg | 1 |
Head to Head
AJ Auxerre Form
AS Saint-Etienne Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.37
AJ Auxerre xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16
AS Saint-Etienne xG
I would bet for:
AJ Auxerre or AS Saint-Etienne 71%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.53
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 1.5 | 72% |
|
28% |
| ± 2.5 | 46% |
|
54% |
| ± 3.5 | 25% |
|
75% |
| ± 4.5 | 12% |
|
88% |
Double Chance
AJ Auxerre or Draw
70%
Draw or AS Saint-Etienne
59%
AJ Auxerre or AS Saint-Etienne
71%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.1%
1 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
8.2%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
7.1%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
3.8%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
2.8%
Asian Handicap — AJ Auxerre
| Handicap | AJ Auxerre covers | Push | AS Saint-Etienne covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -2 | 7% | 12% | 81% |
| -1.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| -1 | 19% | 21% | 60% |
| -0.5 | 40% | — | 60% |
| +0.5 | 70% | — | 30% |
| +1 | 70% | 18% | 13% |
| +1.5 | 87% | — | 13% |
| +2 | 87% | 9% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
AJ Auxerre keeps clean sheet
32%
✓
AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet
26%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

