St Etienne take on the visitors Metz at “Stade Geoffroy-Guichard” in the round nine of the French Ligue 1. The game will be played in Saint-Etienne on Saturday, October 14th.
After a suitable start of the season in the Ligue 1, St Etienne failed in five recent encounters, having gained one triumph, two draws and two defeats in them. With eight matchdays behind, “Les Verts” settle on the seventh place in the table with 14 points earned and 10-8 goal difference. St Etienne have not lost at their own turf so far, having picked up eight points with 7-3 goal difference in four clashes. Rock-solid defense has been the main strength of “Les Verts” for the last few seasons.
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With their play and results at the start of the season Metz demonstrate that they are one of the main contenders for relegation in this season. The team recorded seven defeats in eight matches played having taken its first points only after 1:0 victory over Angers. As a result, the team sits on the last 20th position in the Ligue 1 standings with three points gained and 3-14 goal difference. Metz conducted four games on the road in this season, having picked up three points with one goal for and four goals against in them.
St Etienne have not been broken by Metz since the 3rd of March 2001 across 12 head-to-heads in a row, having got six triumphs and six draws in them. Taking into account the teams’ head-to-head statistics as we’ll as the sides’ results in the current season, I believe that “Les Verts” will take three points in face of their supporters as Metz look very weak judging from their starting battles in the Ligue 1.
Prediction for the match: St Etienne to win.
