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Derby time in Ligue 1. On Sunday, the Derby Rhônealpin is on the program. The cities of Saint Etienne and Lyon are only about 50 kilometers apart. For this reason alone, the rivalry between these two clubs is great. At St. Etienne coach Printant is rumored to be short on the end. For a few days, a replacement of the current coach is assumed.
But at the weekend, the coach is expected to sit on the bench at the match between St. Etienne and Lyon. However, it is not easy to make a prediction in favor of ASSE, as St. Etienne has only rarely been able to convince in Ligue 1 and is now on the penultimate place in the table.
However, there was at least a draw for St. Etienne during the week in the Europa League against Wolfsburg. In the highest French league, it was enough against Reims for a lucky away win.
The guests from Lyon are also quite disappointing in the domestic league. However, Lyon presented itself significantly improved in the Champions League and fueled by a 2-0 away win at RB Leipzig a lot of self-confidence.
In Ligue 1, after six games without a win, Lyon will need a sense of achievement. It will be interesting to see whether one of the two teams can make a step forward with a win.
St. Etienne:
At St. Etienne despite two decent results, the mood is still in the basement. This is mainly because ASSE is in the French league after eight matchdays on the penultimate place in the table. For this reason, coach Ghislain Printant is under massive pressure. This goes so far as to speak in the media about a speedy replacement by Claude Puel.
However, it can be assumed that Printant will be sitting on the coaching bench at least on Sunday evening at the prestigious derby. In the Ligue 1 St. Etienne started promising and celebrated directly at Dijon an important away win. After that ASSE remained in the league equal six times without a full success and collected in this period only two points.
In addition, St. Etienne miscarried in the meantime nor the start in the Europa League by a defeat in Gent.
Although St. Etienne did not impress at Nimes last weekend, after a header from Mathieu Debuchy he still celebrated an important away win.
Basically, St. Etienne has a lot of problems especially on the defensive and conceded 13 goals in the league. This makes ASSE the second worst defense after AS Monaco. On Thursday, St. Etienne went into the Europa League first by a goal by Kolodziejczak against Wolfsburg in the lead, but had to accept the equalizer only two minutes later.
After that, ASSE did not think much, so it was only enough for one point at home. Now Saint Etienne has to gather all the strength for a good game in the upcoming Le Derby. Not only the disabled Hamouma, but also the injured Palencia and regular goalkeeper Ruffier will be missing.
Lyon:
Olympique Lyon is actually one of the heavyweights in the French league. Last season, Lyon finished in third place and qualified for the Champions League. Long-time coach Bruno Genesio left Lyon at the end of the season and went to China. As successor one decided for ex-professional Sylvinho.
The Brazilian was an outstanding defender and played in his career, including for Manchester City and FC Barcelona. In the coaching business, however, Sylvinho has yet to make a name. After a job as an assistant coach at Inter Milan, the Brazilian is at Olympique Lyon for the first time as head coach in charge.
However, it remains to be seen whether the freshman at Lyon after a disappointing season so far still gets the curve. In Ligue 1, the Les Gones are with nine points only in the eleventh place in the table. The gap to league leaders PSG is already nine points. On the other hand, Lyon has to be careful with only one point ahead of a relegation zone that you do not slip even deeper into the table cellar.
In the French league Lyon put a dream start first and brought with an impressive goal difference of 9: 0 two wins in a row. The problem was that the team could not win six league after another in the league.
During this period, there were only two draws and four losses for the Les Gones. This past weekend, Marcal’s own goal was further defeated to match the difficult situation. Despite the far-reaching problems in recent weeks, Lyon still has the second best attack in France.
This is mainly due to Moussa Dembele and Memphis Depay, both of whom have already scored four goals in the league. Hope coach Sylvinho should also have made the appearance in the Champions League. Although they were not necessarily the better team at RB Leipzig, they used their opponents’ serious mistakes ice cold for a 2-0 away win.
Now Lyon wants to take this momentum for a derby victory in the weakening St. Etienne. The coach still has to wait to see if the ailing Jason Denayer and Maxwel Cornet will be available for Sunday.
St Etienne vs Lyon head to head matches
20.01.19 L1 St Etienne Lyon 1 : 2
23.11.18 L1 Lyon St Etienne 1 : 0
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
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| Prediction: | Lyon to win |
| Selection odds: | 2,10 |
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