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Saint-Etienne
Ligue 1 | Gameweek 25
Feb 20, 2022 at 2pm UK
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Strasbourg

St Etienne
2 - 2
Strasbourg

Boudebouz (4'), Khazri (34')
Youssouf (45+1'), Kolodziejczak (50'), Mangala (90+4')
FT(HT: 2-2)
Diallo (21'), Perrin (30')
Djiku (17'), Perrin (66')

Preview: Saint-Etienne vs. Strasbourg - prediction, team news, lineups

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Ligue 1 clash between Saint-Etienne and Strasbourg, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Despite their contrasting league positions, Saint-Etienne and Strasbourg square off on Sunday afternoon as two of the form teams in Ligue 1.

The visitors, who are in fourth spot, have won five of their last six games, while 18th-placed Saint-Etienne have prevailed in their last three fixtures.


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Strasbourg players celebrate after the match against Nice on December 5, 2021© Reuters

While Strasbourg did not necessarily start out as the surprise package of the season, they are certainly regarded as that now as they push for Champions League qualification.

Seven wins have been recorded from their last nine fixtures, the most recent success coming last weekend as they edged out Angers by a 1-0 scoreline.

Kevin Gameiro netted the decisive goal during that contest, contributing for his fourth successive outing and taking him to nine goals for the season.

Head coach Julien Stephan will be satisfied that each of their last two wins have been by the narrowest of scorelines, a response to losing 4-3 at Bordeaux.

Crucial meetings with Nice and Monaco are coming up for Les Bleu et Blanc, but Stephan will stress that his players must focus all of their attention on overcoming a vastly-improving Saint-Etienne side.

Having lost a further seven league games either side of the turn of the year, Les Verts were odds-on favourites to be relegated to Ligue 2.

However, three successive wins under recently-appointed boss Pascal Dupraz have come out of nowhere, and they are a couple of victories away from pulling clear of danger in the short term.

Their recent successes have been against Angers, Montpellier and Clermont, clubs which occupy 13th, 11th and 15th position in the standings.

Goals have been shared around the team over the past two games with Wahbi Khazri finally ending a goal drought which has lasted since the end of October.

Saint-Etienne Ligue 1 form:
  • L
  • L
  • L
  • W
  • W
  • W

Saint-Etienne form (all competitions):
  • L
  • L
  • W
  • L
  • W
  • W

Strasbourg Ligue 1 form:
  • W
  • W
  • W
  • L
  • W
  • W



Team News

Having replaced Lucas Gourna-Douath at half time last week, veteran midfielder Romain Hamouma may be drafted into the Saint-Etienne XI.

Denis Bouanga could come back into the team as a replacement for Arnaud Nordin, but prospect Adil Aouchiche is likely to remain on the substitutes' bench.

Stephan may opt to stick with the Strasbourg starting lineup which began the game against Angers.

While Habib Diallo is an option in attack, it would come as a surprise if Stephan does not stick with Gameiro and Ludovic Ajorque.

Anthony Caci is an alternative at left wing-back if Stephan wants a fresh look in that area of the team.

Saint-Etienne possible starting lineup:
Bernardoni; Sacko, Mangala, Nade; Thioub, Boudebouz, Hamouma, Kolodziejczak; Camara; Bouanga, Khazri

Strasbourg possible starting lineup:
Seis; Perrin, Nyamsi, Caci; Guilbert, Thomasson, Prcic, Sissoko, Lienard; Ajorque, Gameiro


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We say: Saint-Etienne 1-2 Strasbourg

All things considered, this has all the makings of an entertaining clash, and we cannot conclusively dismiss Saint-Etienne's chances. Nevertheless, we have been impressed by Strasbourg's character in recent weeks, leading to us predicting a narrow win for the visitors.



Top tip

Our expert tipster partners at Sporita.com are predicting under 2.5 goals in this match. Click here to find out what else they are predicting for this game and for more of their tried-and-tested football tips.Under 2.5:data



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Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Strasbourg win with a probability of 46.5%. A win for Saint-Etienne had a probability of 27.93% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Strasbourg win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.23%) and 0-2 (8.26%). The likeliest Saint-Etienne win was 1-0 (8.01%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.15%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5.2% likelihood.


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How you voted: St Etienne vs Strasbourg

Saint-Etienne
25.0%
Draw
27.8%
Strasbourg
47.2%
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Paris Saint-GermainPSG17134046153143
2Marseille17113339201936
3MonacoMonaco1794428181031
4Nice1786335231230
5Lille1778226161029
6Lyon178452922728
7Lens177642116527
8Toulouse177371919024
9StrasbourgStrasbourg176563029123
10Auxerre176472426-222
11Brest177192630-422
12Reims175572325-220
13Angers175481927-819
14Rennes1752102325-217
15NantesNantes173772027-716
16Saint-EtienneSt Etienne1751111637-2116
17Le HavreLe Havre1740131336-2312
18Montpellier HSCMontpellier1723121642-269


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