Ligue 1: Saint-Etienne vs Monaco – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 32 match between Saint-Etienne and Monaco and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Only three rounds remain of Ligue 1 season, and both Saint-Etienne and Monaco look to bolster their account at Stade Geoffroy Guichard this coming Saturday.

While Monaco are chasing the lead in the Ligue 1 after collecting 55 points in 31 rounds, Saint-Etienne trail by 27 points after 31 rounds, leaving them as number 17 in the table.

Form: Saint-Etienne vs Monaco

Saint-Etienne Form

Consistency has not been a trademark for Saint-Etienne recently, and their last three matches first saw them sharing the points in a 3-3 draw with Brest. This was followed by a 2-1 win against Lyon, before they lost 3-1 against Strasbourg. Saint-Etienne only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Stade Geoffroy Guichard in the Ligue 1. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored ten and conceded 18 goals.

Monaco Form

In their previous three outings, Monaco won by 3-0 against Marseille, drew 0-0 with Strasbourg, before also drawing 1-1 against Le Havre. Monaco claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Ligue 1. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by ten goals to seven.

Betting stats for Saint-Etienne and Monaco

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

Players in form: Saint-Etienne vs Monaco

Lucas Stassin look like value in the goal scoring market with six strikes to his name in six Ligue 1 matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Mika Biereth adds to his three Ligue 1 goals come on Saturday.

Betting markets: Saint-Etienne vs Monaco

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Stade Geoffroy Guichard across all tournaments Saint-Etienne won two times, drew three and lost five times. Monaco claimed one wins, four draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Monaco have beaten Saint-Etienne in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Saint-Etienne scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Monaco scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Saint-Etienne played. Monaco should be able to score at least once on Saturday as Saint-Etienne failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Monaco managed four clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings.

Total goals

Saint-Etienne saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Monaco, who scored 1.7 times on average in these matches.