Saint-Etienne host PSG in a Ligue 1 clash at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. With the visitors still on course to finish the season unbeaten, they are expected to have too much quality for their relegation-threatened hosts, who are looking doomed to take the plunge.
The hosts are coming off a 1-1 draw at Le Havre last time out in league 1, extending their winless streak to nine matches. They have been beaten five times in that run and are currently down in the relegation zone, three points from safety.
Eirik Horneland’s men are also struggling at home and are winless in five of their last six matches at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. They suffered a 3-1 defeat to Nice in their previous Ligue 1 fixture in front of their fans.
PSG enter this match off the back of a 3-1 league victory over Marseille to maintain their quest for an unbeaten Ligue 1 campaign. Luis Enrique’s men have won their last seven matches in the league and are now 19 points clear at the top of the table.
PSG boast the best attack in the league and have scored 15 goals in their last five league outings. However, defensive cracks remain, with the Parisians failing to keep a clean sheet in nine of their last 10 Ligue 1 matches.
How the bookies view it: Parisians overwhelming favourites
PSG’s have been installed as overwhelming favourites among the bookies with BoyleSports offering 1/7 for away win. A victory for Saint-Etienne is priced at 11/1 while a draw is valued at 7/1 with BoyleSports.
Head to head: Dominant Parisians
PSG have a 33-7 advantage with 13 draws from 53 previous matches against Saint-Etienne. The Parisians have also won the last four meetings and claimed a 2-1 home victory in the reverse fixture in January.
Players to watch: In-form Dembele
Ousmane Dembele is PSG’s leading scorer with 30 goals across all competitions and has netted 15 times in the last 10 League 1 matches. He also netted a brace in the reverse fixture and is priced at 8/13 by BoyleSports to score anytime.
Lucas Stassin leads Saint-Etienne's scorers chart with eight league goals, four of which have come in his last four appearances. He could be worth considering to score anytime at 9/2 with BoyleSports.
Probable line-ups
Mickael Nade is unavailable for Saint-Etienne due to injury, while Maxime Bernauer is suspended for this fixture. However, Stassin, Zuriko Davitashvili and Benjamin Bouchouari are expected to retain their spots in the line-up.
PSG will be without Lee Kang-In due to injury while Senny Mayulu is suspended for this trip. However, Ousmane Dembele, Bradley Barcola and Fabian Ruiz are all expected to start with William Pacho set to feature in defence.
Anything else catch the eye?
PSG have won the last four meetings, with both teams scoring and a similar outcome is priced at 11/10 with BoyleSports. Five of PSG’s last seven League games have produced over 4.5 goals, which is priced at 13/10 with BoyleSports.
Four of the last five meetings between Saint-Etienne and PSG have produced over 1.5 goals in the first half, including the reverse fixture and a repeat is expected at 8/11 with BoyleSports.
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