The Ligue 1 tie at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard on Sunday will see home side St Etienne welcome Lyon.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for St Etienne v Lyon, scroll down - as well as up-to-date odds.
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St Etienne
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St Etienne go into this match following a 3-3 Ligue 1 drawn game vs Brest.
In that match, St Etienne managed 60% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. For St Etienne, the goals were scored by Lucas Stassin (16') and Irvin Cardona (34', 80'). Brest got 14 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Ludovic Ajorque (6', 37') and Abdallah Sima (25') scored for Brest.
Matches featuring St Etienne have usually been entertaining ones of late with a lot of goalmouth action being a common characteristic. Over their past six clashes alone, the sum total of 22 goals have flown in for both teams combined (at an average of 3.67 goals per game) with 8 of these being chalked up by St Etienne.
Looking at the pre-match facts, St Etienne:
- have left without a victory over Lyon in their last 6 matches in the league.
- are without a win at home for the past 6 league matches. Things will have to change soon.
Lyon
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Lyon will come into the encounter after a 1-3 Ligue 1 win to defeat AJ Auxerre in their previous outing.
In that match, Lyon managed 59% possession and 13 shots on goal with 7 on target. For Lyon, the goals were scored by Georges Mikautadze (54'), Rayan Cherki (62') and Alexandre Lacazette (84'). Auxerre got 14 shots at goal with 3 on target. Lassine Sinayoko (77') was the scorer for AJ Auxerre.
Demonstrating their bias toward productive encounters, weโve seen goals 27 times in the prior 6 matches in which Lyon have sent out their troops, giving an average of 4.5 goals each fixture. Opposing teams have got 10 of these goals. Putting that to one side, it remains to be seen whether that pattern will be replicated in this next match.
Heading into this contest, Lyon are undefeated by St Etienne when they have played them away from home in the previous 2 matches in the league.
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Head to head
A review of their past head to head results stretching back to 01/03/2020 shows that these fixtures have not been kind to St Etienne. They have not managed to come away with any victories at all while Lyon have been too good for them, getting wins in 83% of those ties.
A total of 14 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 2 from Les Verts and 12 for Lyon. That is an average goals per game value of 2.33.
The last league fixture featuring the two was Ligue 1 match day 11 on 10/11/2024 which ended up with the score at Lyon 1-0 St Etienne.
In that game, Lyon had 62% possession and 17 shots at goal with 7 on target. The scorer was Alexandre Lacazette (29').
St Etienne had 10 shots at goal with 6 on target.
The match was refereed by Willy Delajod.
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Team News: Lyon
Lyon manager Jorge Maciel has some current player fitness concerns. Malick Fofana (Knee injury) and Ernest Nuamah (Cruciate ligament tear) wonโt be making appearances.
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Prediction
We believe that St Etienne are dangerous enough to score a goal against this Lyon lineup, however a single goal may not quite be enough to prevent defeat.
We are therefore anticipating a close game with a 1-2 winning margin for Lyon at the end of the 90 minutes. Itโs a very tough call.
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โฝ๏ธ What are the best odds for the game?
Turning to the betting odds in the full-time result market, staking on St Etienne is best priced at 5.25, going for the draw is 4.2 and putting your money on victory for Lyon will get you 1.62. Theyโre the top market prices that can be secured as of now.
Andre Moura,
10:19 16/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
St Etienne
Formed: 1919
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard (41,965)
Captain: Anthony Brianรงon
Chairman: Ivan Gazidis
Manager: Eirik Horneland
Competitions: Ligue 1 position 17
โญ Key Player: Zuriko Davitashvili
Usually played in the Left Wing position, Zuriko Davitashvili was born in Tbilisi, Georgia. Having made a first senior appearance for Rubin Kazan in the 2019 - 2020 season, the talented Forward has contributed 7 league goals in the Ligue 1 2024 - 2025 season to date coming from a total of 28 appearances.