LiontipsStrasbourg vs Saint-Etienne. Predictions and Betting Tips for Ligue 1
Command Analysis
Julien Stephan is yet to find communication with his players. After a failure in the previous season Strasbourg are having problems with collecting points. In nine rounds Racing recorded three victories and two draws, which brought them 11 points and 12th spot in the standings.
After a victory over Lens (1:0) White-Blues lost to Lille (1:2) and then split the points with Montpellier (1:1) on an away game.
Djiku, Mothiba, Sahi, Thomasson and Fila are unavailable this weekend.
Saint-Etienne are failing to impress in the current season so far. Start of the current campaign turned out to be unsuccessful - in nine rounds Saints collected only four draws, which brought only four points and a bottom spot in the standings.
We should note that team has the worst defensive record in the league, team conceded more than two goals per game on average. After a string of defeats Saints drew to Lyon (1:1).
Da Silva, Macon, Moueffek and Sissoko are unavailable for the game.
Trends
СтавкаCorners: total under 9,5
This bet played in 2 out of 4 most recent away matches of Strasbourg
СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
This bet played in 3 out of 4 most recent matches of Strasbourg
СтавкаPenalty: yes
Penalties were awarded in 3 out of 6 most recent head-to-head matches
Tip and bets
In our opinion, only a miracle can save Saint-Etienne from relegation to Ligue 2. Team is stuck at the bottom of the standings and today they won't have many chances for a positive result. We think that Strasbourg will break the opponent and will pick up easy three points.
Our prediction - Strasbourg to win
We are not expecting a crazy number of goal-scoring opportunities in this match. Opponents are not too good on offense, so they will play cautiously on defense and the outcome will be decided by one or two goals.
Our second bet is on total under 2,5 goals
