St Etienne v Lyon predictions

Match	Date	Selection	Bet	Odds	Bet now
St Etienne v Lyon predictions Ligue 1, France	09/12/2012 21:00	full time result	Draw	3.32	Bet at Pinnacle
Betting prediction was written by Guillaume

SAINT-ETIENNE V LYON PREDICTIONS AND PREVIEW: BETTING STATS

Saint-Etienne is 3rd of the league after two amazing months. This team hasn’t lost since the 15^th September. They won 7 times, drew in 5 games and lost in 3. They are usually known for being an offensive team, but this season their defense makes the difference. Indeed, they conceded only 10 goals so far, making them the best defense of this Ligue 1. When playing home, they are 5-1-2.

Lyon is the new leader with 31 points. They have 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. In the meantime, they also became the best attack of the league with 28 goals notched. When they have to travel, the record is less impressive as they won twice, drew 4 times and lost 1.

TEAM NEWS AND RUN OF PLAY

St-Etienne and Lyon are two historical rivals, and it’s been a very long time that they didn’t have to play each other while both being in the Top 3. So this derby should be even more intense than it usually is.

In the last fixture, St-Etienne gave one of its poorest performance of the season in a 0-0 draw in Ajaccio (one single shot on target for St-Etienne). But this game was 3 days after a qualification after extra time (in Coupe de la Ligue over PSG), so we can understand why they had this lack of energy. There is no doubt that they will get much more motivation for this one, especially in front of their fans who consider that game as the most important of the season.

Lyon is now starting to believe and to state that they have what it takes to fight for the title. Their last two games confirmed this as they won against two teams which are supposed to be on top in the end of the season (4-1 in Marseille, and then 1-0 at home over Montpellier). Bafé Gomis is full of confidence at the moment as he scored 4 times in the last two games. Playing against his former team, he will be the one to be looked after the most.

SAINT-ETIENNE V LYON PREDICTIONS: 1X2 BETTING PREVIEW

Betsson is offering the best odd for a home side win, as it is set a 2.25. The draw can be found at 3.32 with Pinnacle, and a Lyon’s win is at 3.69 still with Pinnacle. Anything can happen in a derby with two teams running so well, so if I had to pick one I would go for the draw, but with a small stake.

SAINT-ETIENNE V LYON PREDICTIONS: ASIAN HANDICAP PREVIEW

Saint-Etienne -0.25 is at 2.04 with Ladbrokes and Lyon +0.25 has been set at 2.02 with 188bet. I’d go for the home side here as they will try and make their fans even prouder, but again, not with the biggest confidence.

SAINT-ETIENNE V LYON PREDICTIONS: TOTAL GOALS PREVIEW

The Under 2.5 goals is slight favorite, at 1.9 with Betvictor and the Over is at 2.05 with 188bet. Saint-Etienne’s home games have an average of 2.1 goals, and Lyon’s away ones have 2.4. This game could be very tight so an Under sounds interesting.