Auxerre will invite Saint-Etienne to the Stade Abbé-Deschamps in Ligue 1 on Friday. The hosts have six wins in 18 league games and are in 11th place with 22 points. While Les Verts have five wins to their name, they are in 16th place in the league table, trailing the hosts by five points.

AJA have seen a drop in form recently and are winless in their last seven games across all competitions. They failed to score for the second consecutive match last week, suffering a 2-0 away loss to Angers.

The visitors got 2025 underway with a 3-1 home win over Reims in Ligue 1 but are winless in their last two games. They hosted Nantes last week and were held to a 1-1 draw. Substitute Augustine Boakye equalized in the 84th minute.

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