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Strasbourg and Saint ‑ Étienne meet at Stade de la Meinau, in a match for the 20th round of Ligue 1. Saint ‑ Étienne won at home by (2‑0) the last time they met in this edition of the league , on 12-09-2020. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations indicates a total balance between these two teams, since there were 2 draws and 1 victory for each team in the last 4 games. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 21‑12‑2019, for Ligue 1, which ended with the victory of Strasbourg by (2‑1). The goals of the match were scored by A. Thomasson (62 ‘) and L. Ajorque (22’), for Strasbourg, and by R. Boudebouz (72 ‘), for Saint ‑ Étienne. In this match, the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Strasbourg:
The home team is currently in 15th position, with 20 points won, after 6 wins, 2 draws and 11 losses. In the penultimate match, they won at home against Nîmes by (5‑0). In the last match, they won away against Lens by (0‑1). This is a team that curiously has been stronger as a visitor than in their home games, since in the last 30 games they have registered 6 wins, 1 draw and 8 losses away; against 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses in his stadium. In their last 9 home games for the championship, Strasbourg won 2, drew 2 and lost 5, winning 8 points out of 27 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑1 (4 out of 9 matches). His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 19 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 11 times and never managed to come back. In the last 10 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 4 of their 11 goals between minutes (31’ ‑ 45 ‘).
Strasbourg comes to this game motivated after winning, 1-0, on the trip to Lens, thus adding the second win in a row in this Ligue 1: the only goal of the game was signed by Habib Diallo. Typically, coach Thierry Laurey plays 4-3-3 with Habib Diallo, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde and Ludovic Ajorque being the team’s most offensive references. It is important to highlight the quality of the midfielder Adrien Thomasson: this player has great competence in organizing the offensive process. Outside of this game are Mohamed Simakan, Bingourou Kamara, Lamine Kone, Idriss Saadi, Lebo Mothiba and Matz Sels, all with physical problems.
Saint-Étienne:
The visiting team is currently in 16th position, with 19 points won, after 4 wins, 7 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they drew at home against PSG by (1‑1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Reims by (3‑1). This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 2 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses as a visitor; against 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses in his stadium. For the championship, Saint-Étienne won 9 points out of a possible 30, after 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in the last 10 away games. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive strength, but its attack has scored regularly, since it has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 19 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 8 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 10 away matches for this competition: they have scored 4 of their 11 goals between minutes (61’ ‑ 75 ‘).
The Saint-Étienne team started this match with a 3-1 defeat on the trip to Stade Reims, thus adding the fourth consecutive match without a win in Ligue 1: the only goal for the team was signed by Charles Abi. In this match in Strasbourg, coach Claude Puel is expected to favor the organization of his blocking, always with the aim of not offering space on the defensive line. On an individual level, we highlight Romain Hamouma, who is Saint-Étienne’s best scorer with 4 goals scored. The only one missing from this game is Yvann Macon due to physical problems.
Strasbourg vs St Etienne head to head matches
12.09.20 L1 St Etienne Strasbourg 2 : 0
21.12.19 L1 Strasbourg St Etienne 2 : 1
13.02.19 L1 St Etienne Strasbourg 2 : 1
19.08.18 L1 Strasbourg St Etienne 1 : 1
14.04.18 L1 Strasbourg St Etienne 0 : 1