soccer | AJ Auxerre vs AS Saint-Etienne - May 26 | 17:00 UTC

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Game info AJ Auxerre x AS Saint-Etienne

 

AJ Auxerre and AS Saint-Etienne open this Today, May 26, the last battle for a place in the elite division of the French Championship in its 2022/2023 season. The first leg of the Ligue 1 playoffs in its 2021/2022 version will take place at the stadium de l'Abbé-Deschamps in Auxerre. The start is scheduled for 17:00 UTC

 

AJ Auxerre
AJ Auxerre has a unique opportunity to gain access before increasing the chances of accessing Ligue 2. Ligue 1 has decided to reduce the number of participants from 20 to 18. The downsizing process must be carried out in the coming seasons, which will reduce the number of vacancies for the Second Division teams.

 

Currently, the first two can ascend directly to the elite. They were the points (79 points) and A jac (75 points), respectively, and vice of Ligue 2. A third place was reserved to be disputed in the times that were chosen between the times that were between the third and the fifth places. Auxerre was the victor of that battle. He finished third in the regular season, accumulating 74 points (21 wins, 11 draws, and six losses).

 

This is how to enter directly into the semifinals of the access/relegation playoffs of Ligue 1. Paris, May 20, responsible for the elimination of FC. With the possibility of playing at home, they didn't make it 0-0 in both regulation and extra time, but guaranteed the right to survive in the fight for a spot in the elite division by winning on penalties. Won 5-4 after ten counts.

 

AS Saint-Etienne
In Ligue 1, relegation is reserved for the last three placed, with the two worst ones being sent directly to Ligue 2. In the 2021/2022 season, it was the case of Metz and Bordeaux, who with 31 points, were in the two worst leaderboard positions. The St. Etienne, with 32 points (seven wins, 11 draws and 20 defeats), was third from last, which gave him a 'second chance'. You can play in the playoffs trying to avoid the fall.

 

Alviverde was four points below Clermont, seventeenth place and the first club outside the sticking region. He only escaped the direct fall in the thirty-eighth – last – round of the French Championship thanks to a combination of results. He managed to score with a 1-1 draw, away from home, against Nantes, after having been at a disadvantage on the scoreboard.

 

Blas, in penalty kick, put the hosts in front in the 23rd minute of the opening stage. The goal Hamouna, which had assistance from Bouanga, in the 34th minute of the second half, avoided what would be the fifth defeat in a row for AS Saint-Etienne. The point allowed them to overcome Metz, who were thrashed 5-0 by Paris Saint-Germain, taking the third-to-last position on the leaderboard and gaining the opportunity to participate in the relegation playoffs.

 

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