Saint-Etienne take on the visitors Nancy in the round of 16 of French League Cup. The match will be played on Wednesday, December 14th at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard (Saint-Étienne).
Saint-Etienne played well last week, taking 3-2 win over Anderlecht in Europa League and will play against Manchester United in next round. On top of that, the hosts have beaten Guingamp in Ligue 1, 1-0. Upcoming match will be the first one for Saint-Etienne in this competition. We should note that the hosts are strong in matches at own turf, recording only one defeat in 14 games played this season.
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Nancy are getting used to top-flight football and show quite nice results as for the recently promoted side. The team moved up to 14th place in the league with 19 points after beating Angers on the weekend, 2-0. The team is also in good condition, recording only two defeats in recent nine matches. As to the performance on the road, Nancy have major problems with gaining points in away matches. Nancy recorded only one win in eight matches on the road with three draws and four defeats, managing to score only in two of these eight matches.
Saint-Etienne show great results in matches against Nancy. On top of that, they play strong at home, giving visitors rare chances to take points from them. At the same time, Nancy have problems even to score on the road so the pick for the match is quite obvious.
Prediction for the match: Saint-Etienne to win.