Comments and predictions for Saint-Etienne vs Monaco: Breathtaking score chase
The match between Saint-Etienne vs Monaco in Ligue 1 takes place at 2:05 a.m. on May 4. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Saint-Etienne vs Monaco squad information
Saint-Etienne will be without defender Dylan Batubinsika due to a calf injury after he lost his place in the starting line-up. Maxime Bernauer – on loan from Dinamo Zagreb – will continue to step in.
Pierre Cornud and Augustine Boakye remain injured, while Benjamin Bouchouari has just joined the list with a back problem that arose over the past week.
Striker Lucas Stassin did not score against Strasbourg last week, but remains the biggest hope in attack with nine goals in his last 10 games.
Monaco midfielder Lamine Camara will miss the match due to his yellow card, and Al Musrati, who was dropped from the squad two weeks ago, could start despite Soungoutou Magassa returning.
Aleksandr Golovin is the visitors' only current injury worry, while Kassoum Ouattara is on the mend, and Jordan Teze returned to action last week after a three-month absence.
Latest expected lineup for Saint-Etienne vs Monaco
Saint-Etienne:
Larsonneur; Appiah, Bernauer, Nade, Petrot; Moueffek, Ekwah, Tardieu; Cardona, Stassin, Davitashvili
Monaco:
Kohn; Vanderson, Singo, Kehrer, Caio Henrique; Zakaria, Al Musrati; Akliouche, Embolo, Ben Seghir; Biereth
Latest Saint-Etienne vs Monaco football review
This continues to be an extremely difficult challenge for Saint-Etienne – the team is facing the risk of returning to Ligue 2 after only one season of promotion.
Coach Eirik Horneland and his team were completely powerless to stop Strasbourg last week, losing 1-3 despite their best efforts. That defeat extended their poor away form – the main reason why they dropped to 17th place before round 32.
Despite being just one point behind Le Havre – who are in the relegation playoff spot – recent history has not been kind to Saint-Etienne. In the last five seasons of Ligue 1, the team that finished second to last with three games remaining has been relegated straight away.
So Saint-Etienne will need to produce something special at home – where they beat Lyon in their last outing at the Guichard Stadium.
Before that win, they also drew 3-3 with Brest at home, meaning Saint-Etienne have gone two games unbeaten at the Guichard at four different times this season, but have yet to extend that run to three in a row.
If only counting home performance, Les Verts would be in mid-table with 21 points from 15 games. Good form on familiar grounds could be their savior in the final stages of the season.
However, opponents Monaco are a formidable name. They have won 4 consecutive matches against Saint-Etienne and scored 4 goals in both of their recent away trips to Guichard in Ligue 1.
However, Monaco are faltering at a crucial moment. They have won just one of their last four games and have fallen from second to fourth in just two weeks.
Like Saint-Etienne, Monaco’s away form is also a big problem. They have won just one of their last 10 away games, picking up 19 points from 15 trips.
Last weekend, they were held to a 1-1 draw at Stade Oceane by relegation-threatened Le Havre, despite having to chase the score.
Lille have now leapfrogged them into the Champions League group stages, with Lyon, Nice and Strasbourg all just one point behind – poised to overtake Monaco if they continue to stumble.
Coach Hutter will continue to place his hopes on the defense – a rare bright spot in the recent series of matches. Monaco have only conceded 5 goals in the last 8 matches.
However, their end-of-season schedule is tough, with a home game against Lyon and a challenging trip to Lens in the final round.
Latest Saint-Etienne vs Monaco 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 Monacoas follows:
- Sportsmole:Saint-Etienne 1-2 Monaco
- WhoScore:Saint-Etienne 1-1 Monaco
- Our newspaper predicts:Saint-Etienne 2-2 Monaco
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