Ligue 1: Saint-Etienne vs Paris Saint-Germain – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 27 match between Saint-Etienne and Paris Saint-Germain and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Paris Saint-Germain are out to consolidate their place inside the top four of the Ligue 1 table, when stepping up against Saint-Etienne for a match this coming Saturday. Saint-Etienne no doubt have a surprise in mind, but a win for Paris Saint-Germain nevertheless seems the likely outcome.

Sitting top of the table, Paris Saint-Germain claimed 68 points after 26 rounds, while Saint-Etienne have amassed 20 points. This ranks the latter as number 17 in the Ligue 1 before the next round.

Form: Saint-Etienne vs Paris Saint-Germain

Saint-Etienne Form

Saint-Etienne failed to win any of their last three matches, though they managed to draw against Angers in a 3-3 match, before coming up short against Nice in a 1-3 defeat. Most recently, they settled for a 1-1 draw against Le Havre. Saint-Etienne just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Ligue 1 matches at the Stade Geoffroy Guichard. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded 12 goals.

Paris Saint-Germain Form

In their last three matches, Paris Saint-Germain first beat Rennes 1-4, then Liverpool by 0-1 and finally Marseille by 3-1. Paris Saint-Germain swept aside all competition with six win in their last six Ligue 1 away matches. They 19 times along the way and allowed eight goals against.

Betting facts for Saint-Etienne and Paris Saint-Germain

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Saint-Etienne and Paris Saint-Germain played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Saint-Etienne vs Paris Saint-Germain

It’s been a great season for Ousmane Dembele so far with 21 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target seven times in his last six games, and no doubt Paris Saint-Germain want him to continue this productive spell against Saint-Etienneon Saturday.

Betting markets: Saint-Etienne vs Paris Saint-Germain

Full-time result

Saint-Etienne won three of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing five as well. Paris Saint-Germain won ten from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew zero and lost zero in this run. Paris Saint-Germain have a great record of 7 wins on the bounce. Paris Saint-Germain are on a serious roll of now 37 away matches on the spin without defeat. Paris Saint-Germain have beaten Saint-Etienne in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Saint-Etienne only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Astonishingly, Paris Saint-Germain scored the opening goal of the match in nine of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Saint-Etienne games Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Paris Saint-Germain games. Paris Saint-Germain have kept their opponents from scoring five times in their previous 10 matches. Meanwhile, Saint-Etienne have been able to keep a clean sheet in zero of their last 10 games. Saint-Etienne have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Paris Saint-Germain.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Saint-Etienne, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Paris Saint-Germain, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 3.3 times goals per game themselves. Astonishingly, Saint-Etienne failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 13 matches. Paris Saint-Germain’s last 4 matches had more than three goals.