Ligue 1 : St Etienne - Reims

Match	Date	Selection	Bet	Odds	Bet now
Ligue 1 : St Etienne - Reims Ligue 1, France	30/09/2012 17:00	full time result	St Etienne Win	1.65	Bet at William Hill
Betting prediction was written by Anton

ST ETIENNE - REIMS STATS

Saint-Etienne won only one game at home, against Brest, but Reims never won away.

In the mean time, Stéphane Ruffier, the green goalekeeper, conceded only one goal per match and can trust to his efficient attack, scoring a bit less than 2 goals per game.

Reims has a good defence as well (less than 1 goal per match) but they have not enough turnover, they might be exhausted after the cup match.

TEAM NEWS AND RUN OF PLAY

At the beginning of the season this match was supposed to be easy for Saint-Etienne but the Stade de Reims is the good surprise since few matches.

Actually, their come back in Ligue 1, after a long period in the sub divisions, remembers to nostalgic people the great period of Auguste Delaune Stadium, and the legends Raymond Kopa.

Reims plays offensive and scores in last games, helped by the fresh duo Ghilas - Courtet, but lost against Troyes this Wednesday, in league cup.

In opposition, "the green boys" made a good summer mercato with the integration of Romain Hamouma for example, added to the good form of the attack Aubamyang and Gradel, so they will be hard to beat this in their boiling stadium of Geoffroy Guichard.

During the past both teams got their period of glory and this showdown and it will be a pleasure for French supporters to watch it again.

1X2BET ST ETIENNE - REIMS PREVIEW

Bwin and William Hill propose an attractive odd for the victory of St-Etienne @ 1.65, the draw @ 3.75 and Reims @5.5.

"The green boys" will play offensive at Geoffroy-Guichard because they need to win to be closer to their final objective : the Europe qualification.

Moreover, this team played well in their last games but without success, they need to improve their efficiency and to stop conceding stupid goals.

ASIAN HANDICAP PREDICTIONS

To be safe and take a good value, the handicap Saint-Etienne -1.25 could be taken @ 2.57 with Pinnacle.

As explained before and in memory of their glory past both teams will play fully concentrated but Aubameyang's teammates has a better and fresher team, they will make the difference in the second half...

TOTAL GOALS PREDICTIONS

I am a bit suprised by odds on this market, I think the price offered for the over 2.5 goals is a bit high and show small value @ 2.04 with Pinnacle, against 1.86 for the under with the same bookmaker.

For sure we will see several goals in this opposition between a team playing without pressure and in another part a team strongly motivated to score and win at home.