St Etienne vs Wolfsburg Predictions

Saint-Etienne ended their winless run courtesy of a 1-0 victory at the weekend against Nimes, while Wolfsburg claimed a 1-0 win of their own away at Mainz to extend their unbeaten start to the new season.

All of the stats suggest that Thursday’s tie is going to be low-scoring and we’ve backed Wolfsburg to claim a narrow 1-0 win in France.

These two sides have met before in friendlies but Thursday’s clash marks their first-ever competitive head to head. Under 2.5 goals were produced in each of the previous two meetings between these two clubs and Wolfsburg have never lost against Saint-Etienne before. Wolfsburg beat Saint-Etienne 1-0 when the pair last locked horns in a 2016 friendly and we’re backing the visitors to claim another 1-0 win on Thursday.

The form of both teams adds weight to our prediction of an away win on Thursday evening, as Saint-Etienne have lost four of their last six matches, while Wolfsburg are unbeaten in their last six matches and have won two of their last three matches. Both teams have been involved in a number of low-scoring matches in recent weeks, with Saint-Etienne seeing three of their last six matches produced under 2.5 goals, while five of Wolfsburg’s last six matches have seen under 2.5 goals scored.

Saint-Etienne have failed to score in two of their last six matches, both ending in 1-0 defeats, and Wolfsburg kept a clean sheet in their last away game which saw them beat Mainz 1-0, so you can see why we have backed a 1-0 win for the visitors on Thursday. Wolfsburg are undefeated this season but have only managed to win two of their last six matches, but Saint-Etienne have been in poor form, despite winning their last match, which is why we’ve backed an outright win ahead of a draw on Thursday.

We’re confident that under 2.5 goals will be scored in Thursday’s match and have predicted a final scoreline of 1-0 in favour of Wolfsburg. Both teams have been involved in a number of low-scoring matches of late, the hosts’ defence has been letting in too many goals, while Wolfsburg don’t often score more than once in a game which is why a 1-0 final score in their favour makes the most sense.