Auxerre and Saint Etienne played out a 1–1 draw at the Abbé-Deschamps stadium on Friday, 24 January 2025, in a Ligue 1 Matchday 19 fixture that kicked off at 19:45 UTC. The result left both sides level on points in the mid-table battle, with neither able to claim the decisive edge in a contest that carried the weight of a historic rivalry between two clubs with deep roots in French football.

For Auxerre, the point was a steadying result at the halfway stage of the season, keeping them in touch ...