Saint-Etienne take on the visitors Gabala in the round 3 match of Europa League group stage. The match will be played on Thursday, October 20th at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard (Saint-Étienne).
Saint-Etienne started the group stage with two draws against Mainz and Anderlecht, both 1-1. Defense is the strongest side of the team as they allowed over one goal only two times in 16 matches played this season. Starting the middle of August, Saint-Etienne lost only one of 11 matches played with four wins and six draws recorded. French side is undefeated at own turf, taking three wins and drawing five times with their visiotrs.
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Gabala passed all qualifying rounds but they still haven’t taken a single point in the main stage of the competition. Azeri side lost their matchups to Belgians Anderlecht, 1-3, and to Mainz, 2-3, showing quite nice football in these even matches. Gabala played 18 matches already this season, recording four defeats and all four of them in eurocups.
The opponents haven’t met before and their firs head-to-head will be decisive for at least the visitors. We should expect the hosting side to show another excellent performance in defense and try to convert their chances at Gabala’s half. Still, Saint-Etienne proved that their matches rarely turn to goal feast so the number of goals today shouldn’t be big.
Prediction for the match: Under 3.0 goals.
