Lyon – Saint-Etienne: Predictions and betting tips

The next round of the French championship will open with a match between Lyon and Saint-Etienne. “Rating of Bookmakers” believes that the hosts in this game will justify the status of the favorite.

Stadium: Olympique Lyon (Lyon)
Referee: Anthony Gauthier

Losses
Lyon: Denayer, Dimoand, Pintor, Reine (all injured). Ekambi, Slimani, Kadevere (all in the national team).
Saint-Étienne: Amuma, Green (both injured). Khazri, Sow, Noupa, Mukudi, Buanga (all in the national team).

Team Form
On January 16, Lyon finally won the French championship. After four draws in a row, the “weavers” broke the resistance of “Troyes” in the away game (1:0). Thus, the team of Peter Bosch won the seventh victory in Ligue 1, settling in 11th place in the ranking.

Saint-Etienne continues to crash. The Saints’ losing streak in the championship reached six games, and the team suffered the last setback in the home game against Lens (1:2) despite the advantage in the score. In general, the prospects for escaping from relegation are very deplorable for the Green-Whites – the last place and only 12 points in the asset.

Betting tips
Lyon has won three of their last four head-to-head matches. This time too, the bookmakers predict the success of the “weavers”: P1 – 1.41, draw – 5.5, P2 – 9.5.
“Saint-Etienne” now does not beat only the lazy. Therefore, Lyon, which is trying to overtake the European Cup zone, has an excellent opportunity to build on the success and extend the winning streak.

Handicap bets
Lyon owes their fans four home games in a row without a win. Therefore, the favorite may not be limited to a modest victory in the upcoming match. You can bet on H1(-1) with odds of 2.00.

I’ll also add here that Saint-Etienne scores very little away – seven goals in nine league games, and the last two league outings, the Saints did not differ in goals at all.

Total Bets
Experts expect the upper hand in this game. Bets on total over (2.5) go for 1.57, Under(2.5) – 2.3. At the same time, Lyon often had grassroots outcomes in the last five matches of the “weavers” in all tournaments.

“Saint-Etienne,” as I already wrote, scores very little away, and the team completed the last four outings in the league on less. And the teams have only once broken over 2.5 in the previous five meetings on the field of Lyon.

Predictions and batting.
I will play a combined bet – P1 and TU(4.5) for 1.63.