St Etienne face Auxerre in the first leg of the relegation playoffs at the Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps on Thursday.

There is no clear favourite in this fixture, but the away side have a better team and experience, an away win is very possible but backing St Etienne to grab a win or draw (+0.5) ahead of the second leg fixture is a very good bet at 1.60 odds.

The visitors grabbed a vital point in their last game of the season to keep their Ligue 1 hopes alive, they clawed back to a 1-1 draw away to Nantes, getting a 79th minute equaliser through R. Hamouma after going behind before half time when Ludovic Blas converted his spot kick.

St Etienne are a very good attacking team, although they have little issues defensively, they should be able to compete properly against a team from the lower division as they try to retain their spot in the French division.

The visitors have found the back of the net nine times in their last ten games, scoring fourteen goals during that period, a very impressive record for a team in the bottom half of the table.

Jean-Marc Furlan's team squeezed past Sochaux on penalties to reach this stage, the hosts couldn't find a way to break down their opponents, but a penalty miss from Yan kitala saw them win 5-4 after penalties.

The last five meetings between these teams have ended in a draw in normal regulation time, and the possibility of this game ending in a draw is very high.

St Etienne have a better team this year compared to the previous meetings, they would be looking to build on their game vs Nantes, so backing Pascal Dupraz's team to head into the second leg with an advantage is a very good bet in this fixture.

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圣艾蒂安将于周四在'Abbé-Deschamps球场与欧塞尔进行保级季后赛第一回合的比赛。

在这场比赛中没有明显的优势，但是客场有更好的球队和经验，客场取胜是很有可能的，但是支持圣艾蒂安在第二回合比赛之前拿下一场胜利或平局(+0.5)是一个非常好的赌注，赔率为1.60。

客队抓起一个至关重要的点在法甲联赛本赛季的最后一场比赛保持希望活着,他们收回去南特1:1逼平,获得第79分钟扳平比分后通过r . Hamouma背后的前一半时间卢多维奇布拉斯特区转换他的点球。

圣艾蒂安是一支非常好的攻击型球队，尽管他们在防守上没有什么问题，但他们应该能够与一支来自低级别联赛的球队竞争，因为他们试图保住自己在法甲的位置。

客队在过去的10场比赛中9次攻入球门，攻入14球，对于处于积分榜下半部分的球队来说，这是一个非常令人印象深刻的记录。

Jean-Marc Furlan的球队在点球大战中挤过了Sochaux，进入了这个阶段，东道主没有办法击败对手，但Yan kitala的点球失误让他们在点球大战中以5-4获胜。

这两支球队最近五次交手在正常的比赛时间内都以平局结束，这场比赛以平局结束的可能性非常大。

圣艾蒂安今年的球队比前几轮更强，他们希望在对阵南特的比赛中有所建树，所以支持帕斯卡·杜普拉兹的球队以优势进入第二轮比赛是一个很好的赌注。