St. Etienne hosts Troyes in round 29 of French Ligue 1. The match will be played on Friday, March 18th at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard (Saint-Étienne)
St. Etienne is in 18th place in the standings with 26 points. It gives the right to take part in the playoffs for keeping a spot in the elite division. The gap to the saving 17th line is only one point. The Greens suffered only one defeat in their last seven Ligue 1 matches (four wins and two draws) and got out of the bottom. In the previous round, Saint-Etienne tied against the current champion of the country, Lille (0-0). A victory in the upcoming game will allow the hosts to leave the danger zone. In the last three home games, the Greens beat Montpellier (3-1) and Metz (1-0) and shared points with Strasbourg (2-2). In total, St. Etienne won only three out of 14 home matches (five draws and six losses) and earned 14 points. Defense is a weak point of the Greens this season. In 28 rounds, they allowed their opponents to score 50 times. Only Bordeaux conceded more (68).
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In the last three matches, Troyes tied against Marseille (1-1) and gained two victories over Bordeaux (0-2) and Nantes (1-0). Such results allowed the Blues to take 15th place with 28 points. However, it is too early to relax, as Saint-Etienne, which is ranked 18th, is only two points behind. Let’s note that Troyes lost three out of four previous away matches. In general, the team of Bruno Irles suffered nine defeats in 14 away games of the current Ligue 1 (four victories and one draw) with a goal difference of 13-27.
Saint-Etienne beat Troyes in five of the last seven head-to-head matches. In addition, the Greens won six out of seven previous head-to-head games at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, never conceding more than one goal. In the first round of the current Ligue 1 draw, a goal by Peru defender Miguel Trauco gave Saint-Étienne a 1-0 away victory. As we can see, Troyes is a convenient opponent for the Greens. Now they are extremely motivated to earn three points and leave the danger zone. We believe that the hosts will be able to extend their unbeaten streak at home and break the 3-match unbeaten streak of the Blues.
Prediction for the match: St. Etienne to win
