Paris SG – St Etienne Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (25.08.2017)

Prediction for Paris SG – St Etienne

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PSG and Saint-Étienne meet in Parc des Princes in a match for the fourth day of League 1. The history of direct matches played in this stadium is favorable to the home team, who in the last 8 games won 5, Tied 2 and lost 1. But the last time these two teams played a game in this stadium, on 09-09-2016, for League 1, the two teams tied for (1-1). Lucas Moura (67 ‘) scored the goals for PSG and R. Berič (90′) for Saint-Étienne. Attention to the house factor, since the PSG usually conquer different results at home and abroad.

Paris SG :

The home team is currently in 1st place, with 9 points conquered, after 3 wins. In the penultimate game, he won outside the Guingamp by (0-3). In the last game, won at home against Toulouse by (6-2). This is a team that curiously tends to win more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 games has 12 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses as a visitor, with 39 goals scored and 16 suffered; Against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats in his stadium, with 39 goals scored and 13 suffered. In the last 10 matches played at home for all competitions, the PSG won 7, tied 1 and lost 2. His attack has marked regularly, since he has always scored at least one goal in the last 10 games. In their home games there is a tendency to have goals, as 57 of their last 64 matches have ended with over 1.5 goals. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 4 times, but he managed to come back in 2. There was 1 period in the last 20 home games for all competitions: he suffered 8 of his 14 goals in the minutes (76’-90 ‘ ).

PSG arrive in this highly motivated game after having won an excellent victory over Toulouse by 6-2, adding to their third win in this competition: goals were scored by Cavani, Neymar (2), Rabiot, Thiago Silva and Kurzawa. In this game at home coach Unai Emery should keep the team in the 4-3-3, with Neymar being responsible for launching the panic in the rival defensive line. It is important to note that the home team perform well in both sectors when playing at home, as they scored on average 4 goals and suffered 1 goal per game. For this game the coach does not have Verratti, suspended, in addition to Krychowiak, injured.

St Etienne :

The visiting team is currently in 3rd place, with 9 points won, after 3 wins. In the penultimate game, he won away against Caen by (0-1). In the last game, he won at home against Amiens SC by (3-0). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, presents similar results at home and abroad, since in the last 30 games has 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses as a visitor, with 13 goals scored and 17 suffered; Against 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats in his stadium, with 18 goals scored and 18 suffered. In the last 10 games played as a visitor for all competitions, Saint-Étienne won 5, tied 1 and lost 4. His attack has scored regularly, scoring goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. In his games as a visitor there is a tendency for few goals, since in 37 of the last 57 that disputed there were less than 3 goals.

Saint-Étienne comes to this match after a great victory against Amiens, 3-0, adding the third consecutive game without proving the taste of the defeat in the competition: the goals were scored by Dabo (2) and Bamba. In this away game, the coach Óscar García is expected to play in 4-3-3, privileging the defensive organization and the counterattacks, that is, he will defend with the sectors very close, looking for the back of the defensive line of the PSG. In the last game away from home the Saint-Étienne beat Caen 0-1. For this game the coach can not count on Pogba and Monnet-Paquet, both injured.