Ligue 1: Lille vs Saint-Etienne – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Lille and Saint-Etienne who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Lille enjoy home advantage, when visitors Saint-Etienne swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Ligue 1. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Lille are number 5 in the table on 32 points after 19 matches. Saint-Etienne rank as number 15 with 18 points after 19 matches played.

Form: Lille vs Saint-Etienne

Lille Form

Lille suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Liverpool in a 2-1 defeat. Strasbourg also proved too hard to handle, as they won 2-1, before Lille were able to strike back last time out in a 6-1 win against Feyenoord. Lille won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Ligue 1, where they also drew twice and went undefeated. They scored 16 goals and conceded five times.

Saint-Etienne Form

Saint-Etienne came through their last six away games in the Ligue 1 without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost five in which, they were outscored by 15 goals to five.

Betting stats for Lille and Saint-Etienne

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Lille and Saint-Etienne. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Lille vs Saint-Etienne

While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for Lille, Jonathan David has been good for them over the course of the season with 11 goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Saint-Etienne, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator on Saturday, depending on your betting strategy.

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Full-time result

Lille won seven of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing three in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Saint-Etienne won zero of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing two and losing eight. Lille didn’t lose any of their previous 7 matches at Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy. Saint-Etienne conceded a goal in their 7 most recent matches. Lille have not lost to Saint-Etienne in 19 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Lille scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Saint-Etienne scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Saint-Etienne games. Lille probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Saint-Etienne managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Lille, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Saint-Etienne, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches. Saint-Etienne conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.