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Saint-Étienne could be without a number of 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 previously suffering a muscle injury, played in two of New Zealand's friendlies during the international break, while Augustine Boakye is doubtful due to a muscle injury. Aimen Moueffek has returned to training and started in the most recent game, replacing Lamine Fomba in the second half against Brest.

For Lille, Samuel Umtiti is a doubt with a knee injury, Nabil Bentaleb is ill and Ismaily has a meniscus problem. Jonathan David, their top scorer in the last three Ligue 1 seasons, is expected to return after playing for Canada this week. Angel Gomes returned from injury in the opening game against Reims. Edon Zhegrova scored the only goal for Lille in the defeat to PSG, his first of the 2024-25 season.

Latest expected lineup 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 Saint-Etienne vs Lille football review

Saint-Étienne's start to this Ligue 1 season has been less than impressive, as they have yet to score a goal after three rounds, something that has never happened to the club before.

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

Under Olivier Dall'Oglio, Saint-Étienne were on a seven-game unbeaten home run in Ligue 2 before that, but they have lost three straight at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard since returning to Ligue 1. In their last three meetings with Lille, Saint-Étienne have kept two clean sheets, but they haven't beaten Lille in the top flight since 2017-18.

Lille, on the other hand, have had a flying 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 come into this game on the back of two consecutive defeats. Lille conceded three goals against PSG, their only league goal of the season, as many as they conceded in their four top-flight games last season.

Lille are currently three points behind leaders PSG and just one point behind Marseille and Nantes in the race for the Champions League group stages next season. Ligue 1 defeats are rare for Lille, who have lost just three games since March 2023 and have not lost consecutively since 2021-22. Lille have taken points in seven consecutive Ligue 1 games against Saint-Étienne, although their last win at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard was in March 2019. Despite Lille's latest loss, they have taken plenty of 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 comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of 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

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