On the upcoming Friday, Saint-Etienne will host Bordeaux at their home ground. Both teams are fighting for the Europa League spot within Ligue 1 and a defeat for Saint-Etienne will mean the elimination from the competition, while the victory for the Greens will aggravate the situation.
After 34 played rounds, Saint-Etienne have 49 points in the asset and the seventh position in Ligue 1 tournament table. The gap from Bordeaux and the fifth place, which will surely mean Eurocups, is seven points, but the future competitors of the Greens have one game in reserve, therefore Saint-Etienne are losing only four points to Bordeaux, accordingly the victory in the upcoming game will decrease the handicap to one point. All in all, Saint-Etienne have had 17 domestic matches this season in Ligue 1, having seven victories with eight draws and two defeats.
Within the last four matches within Ligue 1 Bordeaux have managed to get four victories with one draw. The only split of points happened in an away match against Dijon, while the victories were registered over Metz, Nantes and Bastia. Within the championship of France this season, Bordeaux have had 17 matches, in which they got six victories with six draws and five defeats.
Bookmakers reckon, that the future competitors have approximately equal chances on success in Saint-Etienne – Bordeaux couple, but it should be noted, that the Greens are considered a domestic team in Lihue 1. A bet on the host looks logical in the couple and the odd for Saint-Etienne looks very attractive.
Prediction for the match: Saint-Etienne not to lose.
