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St Etienne - Lille  Prediction, Picks and Tips  


 
  
Saint ‑ Étienne and Lille meet at Stade Geoffroy ‑ Guichard, in a match for the 12th round of Ligue 1. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations indicates a total balance between these two teams, as there was 1 draw and 2 victories for each team in the last 5 games. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 05-09-2020, for Ligue 1, which ended in a draw by (-). Despite being a match between 16th and 2nd in the table, it is actually a clash between the 14th ranked in home games and the 6th away.
 




 
 
  

The home team is currently in 16th position, with 10 points won, after 3 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Olympique Lyonnais by (2‑1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Brest by (4‑1). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 6 points, against only 4 in their away games. For the championship, Saint-Étienne won 6 points out of 15 possible, after 2 wins and 3 losses in the last 5 matches they played in their stadium.

In this competition, they have lost the last 7 matches and have not won any of the last 8 they played. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so they have not been very strong defensively. In 11 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 6 times and never got the comeback.

Saint-Etienne come into this match after a 4x1 loss to Stade Brest, adding their seventh consecutive loss in Ligue 1: the team's only goal was scored by Mahdi Camara. Now, in this match against Lille, it is expected that coach Claude Puel will play 4-4-2, privileging the defensive organization and counterattacks, that is, he will defend with the nearby sectors, looking for the back of the opponent's defensive line . Romain Hamouma is Saint-Etienne's top scorer, with three goals. Outside of this game are Yvann Macon, Panagiotis Retsos and Kévin Monnet-Paquet, all with physical problems.
 

 
 
 
 


After 6 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, the visiting team is currently in 2nd position, with 22 points won. In their last match, they beat Lorient at home by (4‑0), after losing away in the previous match, in a match against Brest, by (3‑2). This is a team that tends to be more competitive at home, as they won 8 points away and 14 at home, with 8 goals scored and 5 suffered as away, against 13 goals scored and 2 suffered at home. In their last match, for the UEFA Europa League, they drew with Milan at home by (1‑1). In their last 5 away matches for the championship, Lille has recorded 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, for which they have won 8 points out of 15 possible. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that does not usually have difficulties to open the scoring: they scored the first goal in 9 of the last 11 games for Ligue 1, of these 9 they reached the break with a lead in 6 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 'in 6. In the last 8 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 7 of their 15 goals between minutes (46' ‑ 60').

Lille come to this game after a 1x1 draw with AC Milan in the Europa League group stage: the only goal for the team was scored by Jonathan Bamba. It should be noted that the visitors beat Lorient, 4x0, on the last day of Ligue 1. In this match at the Saint-Étienne stadium, it is expected that coach Christophe Galtier will opt for an offensive strategy, with successive organized attacks, exploring in the best way the weaknesses of the premises. Burak Yilmaz is Lille's top scorer, with six goals scored. For this match the coach cannot count on Renato Sanches, a player who is recovering from an injury.
 
 


Our recommendation tip for St Etienne - Lille :    Lille to win @ 1.71