Wednesday , 23 September 2026

AS Saint-Etienne vs AJ Auxerre, Ligue 2 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2023-24
AS Saint-Etienne
1 – 0
Full Time
AJ Auxerre
Sat 9 Mar 2024 · 14:00 UTC Geoffroy Guichard HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 9' Gauthier Hein
Dylan Batubinsika 24' Y
Mickael Nade 68' Y
Y 78' Theo Pellenard
Y 85' Jubal Junior

Overview

Match Preview

AS Saint-Etienne vs AJ Auxerre — Ligue 2 at Geoffroy Guichard.

Match Details

  • Referee Olivier Thual

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Etienne 7 16
2 Red Star FC 7 14
3 Stade de Reims 7 13
4 Montpellier HSC 7 12
5 FC Metz 7 10
6 AS Nancy-Lorraine 7 10
7 FC Annecy 7 10
8 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 7 10
9 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 7 9
10 Pau FC 7 8
11 USL Dunkerque 7 8
12 En Avant Guingamp 7 8
13 Grenoble Foot 38 7 8
14 Rodez Aveyron Football 7 7
15 FC Nantes 7 7
16 Clermont Foot 63 7 6
17 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 7 5
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

2
1
1
AS Saint-Etienne 4 games · Avg 3.5 goals AJ Auxerre
Last 5 meetings
2024-03-09 AS Saint-Etienne 1–0 AJ Auxerre 2023-11-11 AJ Auxerre 5–2 AS Saint-Etienne

Recent Form

AS Saint-Etienne
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar AJ Auxerre H 1–0 W
02 Mar Paris FC A 0–0 D
24 Feb FC Annecy H 2–1 W
17 Feb Angers SCO A 3–0 W
12 Feb ES Troyes AC H 5–0 W
03 Feb USL Dunkerque A 0–1 L
AJ Auxerre
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar AS Saint-Etienne A 0–1 L
02 Mar Valenciennes FC H 0–0 D
24 Feb SC Bastia H 1–1 D
17 Feb FC Annecy A 2–0 W
10 Feb Angers SCO H 1–0 W
03 Feb Pau FC A 2–2 D

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
AS Saint-Etienne this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AS Saint-Etienne
0-15
1/–
16-30
5/–
31-45
4/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
5/–
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AS Saint-Etienne
Irvin Cardona 4 G 3 A
Thierno Ballo 4 G 2 A
Augustine Boakye 4 G 2 A
Jakob Breum 2 G 2 A
Zuriko Davitashvili 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: AJ Auxerre gets underway.
  • 5' It looks surprising AS Saint-Étienne does not make any changes. Paul Joly has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 9' AJ Auxerre receives a card for a hard tackle on 9.
  • 14' AJ Auxerre fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 19' The home supporters are growing impatient. AS Saint-Étienne must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 24' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Dylan Batubinsika on 24 minutes.
  • 29' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' The whistle greets Dennis Appiah as he departs to be replaced by Leo Petrot.
  • 35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 40' France international Gauthier Hein has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' 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 Elisha Owusu suffering a number of foals already.
  • 50' Jubal Junior has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 436 appearances.
  • 55' Magnificent from Irvin Cardona! That is 46 goals in 362 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 60' The 30-year-old Dylan Batubinsika has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 65' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 68' AS Saint-Etienne player sees a card in front of him.
  • 73' Florian Tardieu is replacing Thomas Monconduit for the AS Saint-Etienne side.
  • 77' Ado Onaiwu gets the nod from AJ Auxerre. He replaces Gauthier Hein and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' Poor challenge from Theo Pellenard. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 79' AS Saint-Etienne ring the changes. Irvin Cardona has done his job and it is now time for Benjamin Bouchouari to step up.
  • 83' Kevin Danois gets the nod from AJ Auxerre. He replaces Rayan Raveloson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 85' The referee has no hesitation. Jubal Junior is booked for AJ Auxerre — card on 85.
  • 90' AS Saint-Étienne is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

AS Saint-Etienne Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Dall'Oglio

AJ Auxerre Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christophe Pélissier

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ado Onaiwu 3
Zuriko Davitashvili 3
Theo Bair 1
Lucas Stassin 1
Hamed Traore 1
Mathieu Cafaro 1
Mahmoud Bentayg 1
Gaetan Perrin 1

Head to Head

2024-03-09 AS Saint-Etienne 1–0 AJ Auxerre 2023-11-11 AJ Auxerre 5–2 AS Saint-Etienne

AS Saint-Etienne Form

2024-03-09 AS Saint-Etienne 1–0 AJ Auxerre W 2024-03-02 Paris FC 0–0 AS Saint-Etienne D 2024-02-24 AS Saint-Etienne 2–1 FC Annecy W 2024-02-17 Angers SCO 0–3 AS Saint-Etienne W 2024-02-12 AS Saint-Etienne 5–0 ES Troyes AC W 2024-02-03 USL Dunkerque 1–0 AS Saint-Etienne L

AJ Auxerre Form

2024-03-09 AS Saint-Etienne 1–0 AJ Auxerre L 2024-03-02 AJ Auxerre 0–0 Valenciennes FC D 2024-02-24 AJ Auxerre 1–1 SC Bastia D 2024-02-17 FC Annecy 0–2 AJ Auxerre W 2024-02-10 AJ Auxerre 1–0 Angers SCO W 2024-02-03 Pau FC 2–2 AJ Auxerre D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.46 AS Saint-Etienne xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 AJ Auxerre xG
I would bet for: AS Saint-Etienne or AJ Auxerre 73% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AS Saint-Etienne45% Draw27% AJ Auxerre28%
Actual: AS Saint-Etienne win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.71
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

AS Saint-Etienne or Draw
72%
Draw or AJ Auxerre
55%
AS Saint-Etienne or AJ Auxerre
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AS Saint-Etienne30% Draw47% AJ Auxerre23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
8.6%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 0
7%
2 – 2
5.4%
0 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — AS Saint-Etienne

Handicap AS Saint-Etienne covers Push AJ Auxerre covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 21% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet
29% ✗
AJ Auxerre keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.