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The 14th round of the French Ligue 1 will open on Friday evening at the Groupama Stadium of Décines-Charpieu with the “Derby Rhône-Alpes”: The fourth-placed, Olympique Lyon, receives with AS Saint-Etienne the lower table neighbors. Both teams currently only separate one point. In addition, there are only 50 kilometers between the cities. The season is going pretty well for Lyon. In the last 15 competitive matches, “Les Gones” only suffered two defeats. Nevertheless, Lyon is already 15 points behind the series champion Paris in the league. The second place in the table, which means the direct qualification for the Champions League, is only two points away.
Also the AS St. Etienne seems to be able to confirm the good performances of the last years again this season. For the past seven seasons, ASSE finished the season no worse than eighth. There were already 40 duels between Lyon and St. Etienne. With 20 wins, 13 draws and seven defeats the balance clearly speaks for OL. But of the last nine games against the Association Sportive, Lyon lost four and could only win three. Before that, Olympique had lost only one and won 16 out of 27 matches. In Lyon you could win against the rival only three of the last ten home games. St. Etienne was twice victorious and took home a point five times. Previously, there had been a series of nine home games without defeat against ASSE, of which OL won eight. The betting base recommends 1 vs Lyon vs. Ligue 1. St. Etienne a tip on “victory Lyon” and has found for the tip lucrative odds.
Lyon:
The days when Olympique Lyon dominated French Ligue 1 with seven championships in a row between the 2001-02 and 2007/08 seasons are long gone. The new league primus comes from the capital. After the self-understanding, the seven-time French champions but would like to establish at least as number two in the league behind PSG. But in the past ten seasons, “Les Gones” have “only” three times the runner-up title. After all, Lyon has always made it into the top five of Ligue 1 for the past ten years. The 2017/18 season saw Lyon finish in third place, 15 points behind Paris St. Germain. Also this season, coach Bruno Génésio’s team is still looking for consistency. However, OL is quite a power in its own Groupama Stadium. In the last 16 home fixtures Lyon had to accept only one defeat – against Nice.
Lyon have been undefeated since the nasty 0-5 defeat on Matchday 9 at PSG. Of these six competitive games without defeat OL could win three. However, they conceded 16 goals this season, twice as many as the third-placed Montpellier. In the last nine games you managed only one to zero. In the Champions League, Lyon were able to make a big surprise in the opening stages of the group stage with a 2-1 away win at Manchester City. In the two games against Hoffenheim but it was only enough for a draw. Lyon had to accept the compensation of TSG in the 92nd minute. Coach Génésio will be without Amine Gouiri on Friday. The stakes of Houssem Aouar, Moussa Dembele and Leo Dubois are still uncertain. On the other hand, Dutch national player Memphis Depay is in top form. In the calendar year 2018 he was involved with 16 goals and 13 assists at 29 Ligue 1 goals. There are currently discussions about the coach, whose contract expires after this season and has not yet been extended. The popularity of Génésio among the fans has diminished. Rumor has it that Lyon will sign Laurent Blanc as coach for the upcoming season.
St. Etienne:
In the last eight games, there was only one defeat for Les Verts, in Lille. It could win the games against Reims, Angers, Toulouse, Caen and Monaco. While St. Etienne is still unbeaten at home this season and is seventh place out of seven games in third place of the home table, it is much harder to get away from home. In six league away games there has been only one victory. With six points and a goal difference of 6:11, ASSE is currently only 13th on the away table. Coach Jean-Louis Gasset was especially pleased with his side’s appearance before the international break in a 2-0 win at home against Stade Reims. His team managed the game well and showed a great efficiency. The team is definitely making progress. The coach only has to do without Loic Perrin in Lyon. Wahbi Khazri was in the best shape. The Tunisian scored four times in his most recent five games.
Lyon vs St Etienne head to head matches
25.02.18 L1 Lyon St Etienne 1 : 1
05.11.17 L1 St Etienne Lyon 0 : 5
05.02.17 L1 St Etienne Lyon 2 : 0
02.10.16 L1 Lyon St Etienne 2 : 0
17.01.16 L1 St Etienne Lyon 1 : 0