Can Amiens SC still finish the season with dignity?

After a simply catastrophic month of April, Amiens SC still has three matches to play to end this disappointing 2023/2024 season. And in the middle of two trips, the reception of AJ Auxerre by Christophe Pelissier crystallizes all the attention. Presentation.

Bastia, finally the end of the tunnel

In distress for many weeks, Amiens SC have won only one of their last 13 league matches. And it was away, on March 16 in Angers. And while it is never easy to win in Corsica, Bastia has lost 5 matches this season at home, including 2 of the last 5 (0-4 against Saint-Etienne; 0-2 against Rodez). For this, Louis Mafouta’s teammates will also need to wake up offensively, the Central African international having scored 9 of his team’s 15 goals in 2024, or 60% of the total. If it is not impossible that he does it again at Armand Cesari, support will be welcome for the one who has held the attack at arm’s length for a long time.

Auxerre, triumphant return for Christophe Pelissier?

Almost five years to the day (May 24, 2019), after his last match at the helm of Amiens SC, Christophe Pelissier will return to the Unicorn on May 10. A match which could mark the return to Ligue 1 of his team, AJ Auxerre, which has been in the lead in recent weeks. Defeated on the way out, the miracle worker for four years in Picardy (2015-2019) will undoubtedly be keen to experience a victorious reunion with the Unicorn public. There is no doubt that the Amiens supporters will be able to give him the welcome he deserves. Sportingly, the stakes will be almost zero for the Amiens, condemned to soft stomachs. Except for the possibility of winning on the home and away legs against Auxerre, as they were able to do against Saint-Etienne.

Grenoble, the start of the holidays

Once outsiders in the race for the top 5, Grenoble and Amiens will meet for a final, almost useless match. Back in line, Isérois and Picards finished the season in freewheeling mode with a cumulative 2 victories in the last 24 matches. This last match will be an opportunity to find Jessy Benet And Mattheo Xantippe, the first having returned faster than expected from injury. It remains to be seen what level of motivation the troops will have and who will really be fit for this match, knowing that part of the locker room is already thinking about next season… under other skies.

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