Auxerre take on the visitors Sochaux in the semifinal match of Ligue 1 relegation playoffs. The match will be played on Friday, May 20th at Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps (Auxerre).
Auxerre do not belong to the giants. But they had very decent results at the turn of the past and present centuries - and the only championship in history (1996), and a bunch of cups, and even the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup. But after relegation from Ligue 1 in 2012, the Burgundians never returned to the elite level. There were good chances to do it in the current draw. It turned out to be especially shocking form at the finish line, from February. The team has won 11 of the last 14 matches, including 6 of 7 (with a draw with Caen in the very end). But still, even this was not enough to catch up with Ajaccio. They stumbled more often, but still scored 1 point more (76 vs. 75), and took the final 2nd place, which provided a direct ticket to the country's top league. Well, the wards of Jean-Marc Furlan now have to go through an additional selection for the right to play in the elite after a long absence.
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Sochaux were also quite worthily at one time, and at the beginning of the 21st century took several cups. But over time, the Peugeot concern could not keep its sports, football brainchild, eventually selling it to Asian investors. Now they also had by no means exorbitant results there - 58 points and 5th place. The first stage of promotion playoffs turned out to be successful: playing on the field of "Paris", who finished in 4th position, "Sochaux" was able to achieve victory. Even the fact that it opened the scoring did not help the capital team: first, Ambri scored a classic goal “in the locker room”, and before the final whistle, in the 92nd minute, Teixeira also scored. Strong-willed 2-1, and it was the wards of Omar Dafa (the club's legendary defender in the past who played more than 50 matches for the Senegal national team) who managed to get through to the next round.
In this championship, the head-to-heads turned out to be stubborn. No goals were scored on the Sochaux field in September, in March Auxerre won 3-2 at home. A young striker Tebili flew out from Sochaux. However, he came out only for substitutions in the main and did not score in the current draw. Bookmakers consider the hosts of the arena to be the favorite.
Prediction for the match: Auxerre to win.
