Saint-Etienne vs Lille Prediction and Analysis: Home team to be crushed.

Latest team news for Saint-Etienne vs Lille

Saint-Étienne may be without several key players on Friday due to injury, including captain Anthony Briancon (knee injury), Yvann Macon (meniscus tear), and Thomas Monconduit (thigh injury).

Ben Old, despite a previous muscle injury, played in New Zealand's two friendly matches during the international break, while Augustine Boakye may miss the game due to a muscle injury. Aimen Moueffek has returned to training and played in the last match, replacing Lamine Fomba in the second half against Brest.

For Lille, Samuel Umtiti could be absent due to a knee injury, Nabil Bentaleb is ill, and Ismaily has a meniscus problem. Jonathan David, their top scorer for the last three Ligue 1 seasons, is expected to return after playing for Canada last week. Angel Gomes made his injury return in the opening match against Reims. Edon Zhegrova scored Lille's only goal in their defeat against PSG, marking his first goal of the 2024-25 season.

Latest predicted lineups for Saint-Etienne vs Lille

Saint-Etienne:

Larsonneur; Macon, Batubinsika, Abdelhamid, Cornud; Appiah, Amougou; Moueffek, Davitashvili, Tardieu; Wadji

Lille:

Chevalier; Diakite, Mandi, Alexsandro; Meunier, Andre, Gomes, Gudmundsson; Zhegrova, Cabella; David

Latest football match prediction: Saint-Etienne vs Lille

Saint-Étienne's start to this Ligue 1 season has been unimpressive, as they have yet to score a goal after three rounds, something unprecedented for the club.

This is only the second time in the club's history that they have started the season top-flight with three consecutive defeats, the first being in the 2009-10 season, when they narrowly avoided relegation. If they lose on Friday, Saint-Étienne will have started the season with four consecutive defeats, something that has never happened before.

Under Olivier Dal'Oglio, Saint-Étienne had previously enjoyed a seven-match unbeaten home run in Ligue 2, but they have lost three consecutive games at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard since returning to Ligue 1. In their last three encounters with Lille, Saint-Étienne kept two clean sheets, but they haven't beaten Lille in the top league since the 2017-18 season.

Conversely, Lille had a smooth start, but have recently fallen behind in Europe and Ligue 1. Under Bruno Genesio, Lille were unbeaten in their first five games of the season, but they enter this match after two consecutive defeats. Lille conceded three goals against PSG, their only goals conceded this season, equaling their total for the four top-flight matches last season.

Currently, Lille are three points behind league leaders PSG and just one point behind Marseille and Nantes in the race for a place in next season's Champions League group stage. Defeats in Ligue 1 are rare for Lille, having lost only three matches since March 2023 and not gone on a losing streak since the 2021-22 season. Lille have earned points in seven consecutive Ligue 1 matches against Saint-Étienne, although their last victory at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard was in March 2019. Despite their most recent loss, Lille have shown many positives this season, while Saint-Étienne have struggled defensively and lacked creativity in attack.

Saint-Etienne vs Lille score prediction

Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Saint-Etienne vs Lilleas follows:

• Sportsmole:Saint-Etienne 0-2 Lille

• WhoScore:Saint-Etienne 1-3 Lille
• Our newspaper predicts:Saint-Etienne 0-2 Lille

When and where can I watch Saint-Etienne vs Lille live?

To watch the Saint-Etienne vs Lille match live in Ligue 1, taking place at 1:45 AM on September 14th, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.

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