Auxerre vs Grenoble is the match that closes the 2nd stage of the new season, Ligue 2 - France. Both direct matches last season between the two teams ended in a draw, 2-2 in the round at Grenoble and 1-1 in the return leg at Auxerre. Auxerre started with a victory in the new season, managing to win an important match with 2-1 away on the field of Amiens. At the break, the hosts led 1-0, but in the second half, Auxerre managed to return the score and win 2-1, the goals being scored in the 63rd and 71st minutes. In the last six matches of Auxerre scored both bands, which shows that tonight's host is a little unbalanced. Missing promotion in Ligue 1 last season made its mark in the first match played by Grenoble this season in Ligue 2. Today's guests were defeated at home by Paris FC with the score 4-0, a team that Grenoble defeated two months ago in the dam for promotion to the first league, with 2-0. Prediction: Auxerre WIN @ 1.95

Kiel vs Schalke meet on Sunday at 14:30, in the 2nd round of the 2.Bundesliga. The two teams have met so far only in friendly matches, both confrontations being won by Schalke 04. In 2016, Schalke won 2-1, and the first direct confrontation in 2011 was won by Schalke 4-2. Kiel started the season with a 3-0 defeat away at St. Petersburg. Pauli. The defeat was undeserved for Kiel, because the game was very balanced. Last season Kiel was close to a pleasant surprise, but lost the promotion round to FC Cologne, after winning the first match 1-0, but in return was defeated at home 5-1. On the other hand, Schalke did not have more luck in the first stage, being defeated at home with 3-1 by Hamburger SV. The season promises to be a difficult one for Schalke 04, who returned to the 2.Bundesliga after a break of 30 years. Although they want to return quickly to the first league, Schalke will have a difficult mission, because there are 3-4 teams that will fight for the two places that ensure promotion to the Bundesliga. Prediction: OVER 2.5 GOALS @ 1.80

Kehrwegstadion will host the duel between Eupen vs Anderlecht in the second round of the Jupiler League on Saturday at 19:45. Although Eupen is not one of Belgium's strongest teams, Anderlecht have only managed to prevail once in all six away games. Both teams produced surprises in the first stage, Eupen drawing away with Club Brugge, score 2-2, while Anderlecht suffered a shameful defeat, score 3-1 with St. Gilloise, on his own ground. Eupen was close to a big surprise, getting a point from the confrontation with Club Brugge away. In the first half the match was very balanced and they entered the booths with the score of 0-0. In the second half, however, Club Brugge opened the first score through Dost in the 56th minute, which converted a shot from 11 m, but Eupen managed to return the score through goals scored in the 60th and 77th minutes. The match was extended inexplicably for a long time, so Club Brugge managed to equalize in the 90 + 15 minute. Anderlecht was the negative surprise of the first stage, being defeated at home, 1-3 by the newly promoted team, St. Gilloise. Although the guests came after an incredible series of 29 unbeaten games, nine of which were friendly, Anderlecht did not take them too seriously. The guests were the first to open the score, but Anderlecht managed to equalize until the break, the score being 1-1. In the second half, Anderlecht played very poorly, and St. Gilloise took advantage and scored twice in the 62nd and 73rd minutes. Prediction: OVER 2.5 GOALS @ 1.80

Hibernians vs Folgore will play on Tuesday from 19:00 in the return leg of round 2 of the Conference League preliminaries. Hibernians is almost qualified in the 3rd round after the successful victory in the away match with the score 3-1. Hibernians is a football team from Malta, and in this beginning of the season it has already played three official matches. They started the season in the UEFA Champions League preliminaries, where they were eliminated in the double round by Flora, the general score being 5-0 for the Estonian team. In the round of the UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers, Hibernians won 3-1 against Folgore. On the other hand, Folgore also started this season in the UEFA Champions League preliminaries, where they were eliminated by Prishtina after a single match. Although they opened the score in the first match played at home with Hibernians, Folgore finally lost 3-1. The chances of qualifying are small and for Folgore the match with Hibernians will be the last in this season of European cups. Prediction: OVER 2.5 GOALS @ 1.60