St Etienne vs Strasbourg prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2024-11-01 20:00.
[p]After back-to-back defeats against Lens and Angers sent Saint-Étienne down into the relegation play-off position, manager Olivier Dall’Oglio will be hoping to get his team back on track when one of his former playing sides, Strasbourg, visit this weekend. The history books look favourable for the hosts as they have lost only one of their last nine home H2Hs (W3, D5), and Dall’Oglio has an impressive recent managerial record against Le Racing as well, with just one defeat from his last five (W2, D2).[/p]
[p]But none of those matches were in his current role, and although he led Les Verts back to Ligue 1 last season via the play-offs, he’s averaged only 1.09 points per game from 218 matches as a manager in the top-flight, with a measly seven points coming from nine games so far this season. Saint-Étienne also come into this round in the bottom three for goals scored, as well as the bottom two for goals conceded in the division, highlighting their struggles at both ends.[/p]
[p]That means that it could be an interesting spectacle from a defensive perspective at the Stade Geoffrey-Guichard as Strasbourg’s last three away games (D1, L2) have seen a total of 19 goals! Liam Rosenior is still yet to taste victory on the road since arriving in the summer, but his side’s travel-sickness predates his tenure as they have won just one league away match throughout 2024 (D6, L6) .[/p]
[p]Despite that record, a 4-2 defeat at PSG in round eight is Strasbourg’s only loss from September onwards (W2, D3), and they will begin this gameweek with fifth-placed Lens, one point above them, within their sights. Nantes were brushed aside 3-1 at home in another entertaining clash last Sunday, and when this fixture gets underway Strasbourg will be looking to extend their run of scoring in each of their last 13 Ligue 1 games.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Zuriko Davitashvili has scored Saint-Étienne’s last five goals and has been in fine form since the first international break of the season, directly contributing to seven goals (G5, A2) in six games. Andrey Santos has netted five times already for Strasbourg this season, with his side going on to score exactly three times in each of the games he scored in.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Strasbourg’s league matches are averaging exactly four total goals this season.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Tom Penn[/i][/p]