St Etienne – Paris SG Prediction & Picks (06.04.2018)

Saint-Étienne and PSG meet at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, in a match for the 32nd round of League 1. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 08-25-2017, PSG won at home by (3-0) The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 6 matches won 5 and tied 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams met in this stadium was on 05-14-2017, in a match for the League 1 that ended with the PSG victory by (0-5). E. Cavani (2 ‘e 72’), Lucas Moura (38 ‘e 78’) and J. Draxler (90 ‘) scored the match goals forPSG . The condition home / away deserves particular attention, because despite this being a match between 9th and 1st of the league table, it is actually a match between the º ranked in home games and the 1st as a visitor.

Saint-Étienne:

After 11 wins, 9 draws and 11 losses, the home team is currently in the 9 th position, with 42 points won. In the last match, they won in an away match against Nantes by (0-3), after in the previous match they won (2-0) at home, against Guingamp. Interestingly, this is a team that has had better results in away matches than at home, since they have won 18 points in away matches and only at their stadium. In the last 10 home league matches Saint-Étienne has a record of 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses, so they have won 13 points out of 30 possible. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their home matches, since 13 of the last 15 matches they played for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 31 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 16 times and only managed 2 comebacks.

The Saint-Étienne arrived at this motivated day, after a triumph outsider, by 0-3, in the visit to the land of the Nantes: Debuchy and Cabella marked the goals of the victory. The home club usually acts in a tactical system in 4-3-3, favoring a more offensive style of play, attacking through the wings. Saint-Étienne is a team that likes to play in their stadium, with the aim of trying to surprise their opponents through the counterattack. When it invests in the offensive process, it usually does so through the right flank, in order to take advantage of the depth offered by the Debuchy side. For this game, the home coach must have all the players at his disposal.

PSG:

After 27 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, the away team is currently in the 1 st position, with 83 points won. In their last match, they won in Nice out by (1-2), after in the previous match they won at home, in a match against Angers, by (2-1). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, with 34 goals scored and 11 conceded in away matches, against 61 goals scored and 10 conceded at home. The team comes to this match after a home win against AS Monaco by (3-0). For the championship, PSG won 24 points out of 30 possible points, after 8 wins and 2 losses in the last 10 home matches. Their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 11 of the last 15 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. This is a team that usually scores many times first: opened the scoring in 24 of its last 31 games for League 1, of these 24 came to the break in advantage in 17 and always managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘. In 31 matches in this tournament, they have conceded the first goal 6 times, but have turned the score around in 3. In the last 15 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 4 of their 11 goals between minutes (76’- 90 ‘).

Paris Saint-Germain come to this game motivated, after a 3-0 home win at the Monaco reception, counting for the French League Cup: Cavani and Di Maria marked the goals of the triumph. The Uruguayan Cavani is the most offensive reference of the visiting club, his main characteristic being the quality in the finalization, counting, until now, twenty-four scored goals. In the wings, the Paris club can count on the fast Mbappé and Di María. The foreign team usually opts for a ball possession game, attacking preferably through the central corridor. The visiting coach will not be able to count on Ben Arfa and Neymar, because they are injured.