In a few minutes there will be a match between Auxerre vs St Etienne, both are promoted teams but St Etienne is in the relegation zone at the moment and for Auxerre is in 11th place. They have a gap of five points and also, these two teams both have better results for home games than away games. Thus, Auxerre will have a better chance of winning but even so, I sure St Etienne will also play well because basically St Etienne still has a good chance to get out of the relegation zone. Therefore, although Auxerre has a good chance of winning, it will certainly not be easy because it is possible that thismatch will end in a draw.
The same applies to the encounte between auxerre and Saint-etienne . Auxerre are solid at home (5 home wins) but are winless in their past 7 matches and their defence will be weakened by the suspension of two key defenders. Saint-Etienne are also better in their last 3 matches since the arrival of the new coach (1 Vl, 1 draw) and their 16 y o kid could also be a threat. Both defenders have, however, been awful: auxerre having let 9 goals in the last 5 encounters and saint etienne 14!
Final prediction: auxerre 2-1 saint etienne, while if saint-etienne can get their defence in order, perhaps a 1 -1 draw.