Monaco hosts Saint-Etienne in round 35 of French Ligue 1. The match will be played on Sunday, May 5th at Stade Louis II (Monaco)
The Monegasques somehow lost points in the away match with Rennes, despite the Red-and-Blacks' lack of 2 important attacking players. But even in this situation, Rennes scored 2 goals in the opening stages. Monaco simply failed in the right flank of the defense, which was like an open house. In addition, the team missed out on Subasic, and Sy, who substituted him, was acting unconfidently. As a result, the Monegasques managed to get 1 point out of Rennes, but only because the Red and Blacks did not have enough strength after the exhaustible final with PSG.
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Saint-Etienne returned to the fight for the bronze medals because of a bright performance in recent games. In the last 6 matches, the Greens managed to get 16 points - more than anyone else during that period in Ligue 1. The only misfire was made in the game with Amiens, which completely closed in its penalty area. But even in this situation, Saint-Etienne scored twice, and in the last 6 games, it smashed 16 goals in total. For comparison, in the previous 10 games of League 1 in 2019, the Greens scored only 8 goals. That means the team added more offense at the finish of the season.
After the return of Jardim, Monaco obviously added and even managed to beat Lyon and Lille. However, the emotional outburst of the players did not last long. In the last 5 games, Monegasques managed to score only 3 points, although only PSG was among the strong opponents. The team could not even score to Caen and Reims. Saint-Etienne conceded only 3 goals in six recent matches. The Greens will manage to hold back the onslaught of Monegasques either. At the same time, the visitors scored at least 2 goals in 6 games in a row. Monaco allowed as many as 5 goals in the last two matches. Given that Subasic will not play, it will be difficult for the hosts to keep a clean sheet with Saint-Etienne. Therefore, I expect that the visitors won’t lose at least. In the first leg match, the Greens confidently beat the Monegasques.
Prediction for the match: St. Etienne to win with 0.0 handicap
