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Saint-Etienne vs. Lens: French Championship Match Forecast
The eighth round of Ligue 1 will feature a match between Saint-Etienne, which has returned to the top division, and Lens, which has not lost in the domestic arena. Which team will be lucky in the face-to-face confrontation on October 19? You will find the answer in our forecast. What should you choose for your bet?
Command Analysis
Saint-Etienne
FranceCurrent form
Saint-Etienne can be pleased with the results of the last two rounds of the French championship. First, they drew 2-2 away to Nantes, and then won 3-1 at home to Auxerre. These victories have significantly improved the team position in the league table. Currently, it is in 13th place, two points above the play-off zone. The situation in the statistics of goals scored and conceded is deplorable. They managed to score only six times, but conceded three times more (18).
Disqualifications and injuries
Briançon, Cornude, Macon, Moncondois and Wadji will not take part in the match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
Saint-Etienne have won their last two matches at home
In nine of the last ten matches in front of local fans the hosts have scored
Probable line-up: Larsonnier - Appiah, Batubinsika, Nade, Petro - Amugu, Ekwa, Muffek - Davitashvili, Sissoko, Old.
Lens
FranceCurrent form
Lens is trying to gain a foothold in the European Cup zone. The team is currently in sixth place in the standings. The visitors have caught the draw syndrome, because they have drawn with their opponents in the last five matches. The draws were with such clubs as Monaco (1:1), Lyon (0:0), Rennes (1:1), Nice (0:0) and Strasbourg (2:2). The visitors of the upcoming match are one of three teams in Ligue 1, which has a zero in the defeat column. The other two teams are Monaco and PSG. In short, the club has something to be proud of.
Disqualifications and injuries
Koffi, Gradi, Danso, Bane, Kabo, Ojediran, El Aynaoui, Satriano will not play in the match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
Lens have drawn their last five matches
The team has conceded goals in four consecutive away games
Estimated line-up: Samba – Sarr, Khusanov, Medina – Frankovski, Diouf, Tomasson, Chavez – Zaruri – Sotoka, Nzola.
Trends
Bet Exact score 1:2
The last face-to-face match at this stadium ended with this score
7.20Lens to score in the second half
In three of the last five meetings the bet was successful
1.58Saint-Etienne to score in the second half
In the last two matches the bet came in
1.82Tip and bets
Saint-Etienne has not been able to beat Lens for over five years, and the last time the Greens beat the Bloody and Golds on their home field was in 2010. Such statistics are clearly not in favor of the hosts of the upcoming match.
At the moment, both teams are doing well in attack. That is why we are inclined to think that the match will not be boring and that both opponents will be able to score in 90 minutes of play. In the last three face-to-face matches, this bet has played.
Our prediction is both teams to score with odds of 1.91
Bet on total
"Lens" is the favorite in this confrontation, and we agree with this assumption. "Saint-Etienne", despite the high-quality game on its home field, regularly fails in face-to-face games with the upcoming opponent. Most likely, the upcoming match will not be an exception, and the guests will achieve another victory.
Our prediction is a victory for Lens with odds of 1.65
Bet on corners
Lens takes 5.2 corners on average, while Saint-Etienne takes 4.9. Adding these two averages together, we get a good over total for corners. Let place another bet on it.
Our prediction is total over 8.5 corners with odds of 1.75
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