This weekend sees a Ligue 1 match between Saint-Etienne and Strasbourg at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.

Saint-Etienne is finally at the bottom of the table and now occupies 18th place, while Strasbourg is much higher in fourth position.

Which of these teams will emerge victorious this weekend?

Face to face Saint-Etienne-Strasbourg

After winning just twice in their first 22 games of the current campaign, Saint-Etienne finally seem to have turned things around somewhat.

Former boss Claude Puel was sacked in mid-December, and while new manager Pascal Dupraz has been slow to get going, his side are now on a three-game winning streak – their best streak of the season so far. now.

Last weekend they beat Clermont 1-2, and another win here could see them climb to 15th place, depending on other results.

Strasbourg, meanwhile, have undoubtedly been the surprise in Ligue 1 so far. Nobody expected them to climb so high, especially after a bad start.

In October, Julien Stephan’s team really changed things. They lost to Rennes on October 24 but have since won eight of their next 13 matches and recently beat Angers.

Scoring goals has been Strasbourg’s great strength this season, as they have currently scored 46, meaning only league leaders Paris St-Germain have scored more.

The last time these sides played each other, Strasbourg pulled off a 5-1 hammering, but recent results between the two have been mixed, with Saint-Etienne winning two of their last six encounters.

Guide to the Saint-Etienne form: LWLWW

Guide to the Strasbourg form: WWWW

Saint-Etienne vs Strasbourg team news

Saint Etienne

Saint-Etienne will likely be without three players for this game and may consider naming an unchanged squad from last weekend’s game.

Hurt: Aimen Moueffek, Enzo Cirivelli, Bakary Sako

Doubtful: Any

Suspended: Any

Strasbourg

Defender Maxime Le Marchand appears to be the only player likely to miss this game for the visitors with a back injury.

Hurt: Maxime Le Marchand

Doubtful: Any

Suspended: Any

Saint-Etienne vs Strasbourg Predicted XI

Saint-Etienne predicted XI (3-4-1-2): Paul Bernardoni, Falaye Sacko, Eliaquim Mangala, Mickael Nade, Sada Thioub, Ryad Boudebouz, Lucas Gourna-Douath, Timothée Kolodziejczak, Mahdi Camara, Arnaud Nordin, Wahbi Khazri

Strasbourg predicted XI (3-5-2): Matz Sels, Lucas Perrin, Gerzino Nyamsi, Alexander Djiku, Frederic Guilbert, Adrien Thomasson, Sanjin Prcic, Ibrahima Sissoko, Dimitri Lienard, Kevin Gameiro, Ludovic Ajorque

Saint-Etienne vs Strasbourg Prediction

A few weeks ago, this match would have seemed easy for Strasbourg. However, Saint-Etienne’s improved form in recent games could make it difficult for them.

Strasbourg are one of the strongest attacking sides in Ligue 1, making them a big danger going forward, but if Saint-Etienne can score early, their newfound confidence could see them claim a valuable point.

A draw is the prediction here.

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Prediction: Saint-Etienne 1-1 Strasbourg