📊 Form Guide

St Etienne

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St Etienne will be looking for an improved result here following the 2-0 Ligue 2 defeat last time out to AC Ajaccio.

In that match, St Etienne had 66% possession and 8 shots at goal with 3 on target. At the other end, Ajaccio had 7 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Christopher Ibayi (17') and Clément Vidal (45') scored for AC Ajaccio.

Under three goals per game were recorded in 5 of the past 6 meetings where St Etienne have been participants. Breaking down the goal distribution from that period, their opponents scored an aggregate of 2 and St Etienne managed the sum of 8.

Looking at their past form shows that St Etienne:

• have not lost a league tie with Girondins de Bordeaux in their last 4 matches.
• have left without a victory over Girondins de Bordeaux in their last 2 matches in the league.
• are undefeated in their last 4 league matches at home.

Girondins de Bordeaux

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After being beaten in their last game against SC Bastia in Ligue 2 competition, Bordeaux and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.

In that game, Girondins de Bordeaux had 77% possession and 17 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. For Girondins de Bordeaux, the scorers were Zuriko Davitashvili (44') and Jérémy Livolant (46'). For their opponents, Bastia got 5 shots at goal with 4 on target. Christophe Vincent (1', 25') and Migouel Alfarela (32') scored for SC Bastia.

Indicating their fondness for eventful matches, we’ve seen goals 20 times in the previous six games in which Girondins de Bordeaux have played, giving a mean average of 3.33 goals for each fixture. Their opponents have hit 11 of these goals. That being said, it remains to be seen whether that trend might be replicated in this upcoming match.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking at their past head to head meetings going back to 11/04/2021 shows us that St Etienne have won 2 of them and Bordeaux 1, with the tally of drawn games standing at 3.

In all, 16 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 10 from Les Verts and 6 belonging to Les Girondins. That’s an average goals per game of 2.67.

The last league clash featuring the two was Ligue 2 match day 18 on 16/12/2023 when it finished Girondins de Bordeaux 0-0 St Etienne.

In that match, Girondins de Bordeaux had 60% possession and 20 shots at goal with 4 of them on target.

St Etienne got 10 attempts at goal with 1 on target.

The referee was Romain Delpech.

🗞️ Team News: St Etienne

The St Etienne boss Olivier Dall’Oglio does not have any fitness concerns to speak of coming into this clash owing to a completely healthy group to choose from.

🗞️ Team News: Bordeaux

From a largely available group of players, there is only the sole fitness worry for the Bordeaux boss Albert Riera to be concerned about. Alberth Elis (Head injury) won’t be playing here.

💡 Prediction

We’re of the view that St Etienne should really get a couple of goals in this one when they meet Girondins de Bordeaux, who could well struggle to get a goal of their own.

We can therefore see a 2-0 win for St Etienne when all’s said and done.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 16:01 20/04/2024