St Etienne vs Lille Predictions

• St Etienne have lost each of their last seven games
• Lille have lost only one of their opening 11 league matches
• Lille have conceded just seven goals in 11 league outings and all six of their wins have been recorded with a clean sheet

St Etienne’s struggles look set to continue

St Etienne haven’t been able to maintain their early-season form and their Ligue 1 troubles may continue when Lille come calling.

St Etienne had kickstarted their campaign by collecting ten points from their opening four league games but they have since suffered seven defeats on the spin.

Last weekend Claude Puel’s men were humiliated 4-1 at lowly Brest and it is difficult to see their fortunes change at home to a Lille outfit who are within touching distance of the Ligue 1 summit.

Lille have lost only one of their first 11 fixtures and they highlighted their class as they held Italian giants AC Milan to a 1-1 draw in the Europa League on Thursday.

St Etienne have had more time to prepare for this clash as a result of Lille’s European adventure, but confidence is low and they have lost each of their last three league games at the Geoffroy Stadium against Rennes, Nice and Montpellier.

Lille, armed with the services of Yusuf Yazici, Burak Yilmaz and Jonathan Bamba, can capitalise on their struggles and ramp up the pressure on title rivals PSG.

Lille have conceded only seven goals in 11 games and all six of their wins have been recorded with a clean sheet. We predict the same here, with a 2-0 win preferred.

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