Saint Etienne will face Olympique Lyonnais in an exciting derby at Geoffroy Guichard Stadium in the last match of the 8 gameweek of the French Ligue 1.
Lyon got surprised by Nantes in a (0-1) loss at home last Saturday even if the team was a big favorite to grab the 3 points. The only goal of the match was scored by Marcal against his team at the 59th minute. Lyon players continued to be threatening but they failed to level up.
This defeat is their third of the season. They remain 12th in the standing of the French first league with just 9 points.
They come into this derby from a lucky (2-0) win against a poor RB Leipzig side in the Champions league on Wednesday. The 2 goals of the match come from defensive mistakes of the germans who were a little passive in the attack.
Lyon will miss left back Kone due to suspension and the central defender Denayer is doubtful.
There have been over 3 goals scored in all of the 3 away games played by Lyon in the Ligue 1 this season.
Saint Etienne walked away with a narrow (0-1) win from Nimes last weekend. The only goal was scored by Debuchy at the 68th minute in a match dominated by Nimes. This is their second victory of the season after 6 winnless matches. The team is ranked 19th in the league with only 8 points.
St Etienne get a (1-1) draw against Wolfsburg last Thursday in the Europa League. They were better than the germans in this clash but the failed to grab the 3 points of the victory.
The home team will miss Hamouma due to suspension.. Right back Palencia and first goalkeeper Ruffier are injured.
The two teams will be very motivated to win this derby match but their defenses reliability are very questionable. I forecast a high scoring game with at least 3 goals scored.
My prediction for this match is: Over 3 goals.
odds: 2.00 BET365
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