Ligue 1 Betting Tips

AS Saint-Etienne vs Stade Reims betting tips: Ligue 1 preview, predictions & odds


Les Verts are enjoying their best home form in a disappointing season. They have picked up eight points from their last six Ligue 1 home matches here at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. We think that, coupled with the fact Reims have little to play for, gives them the edge here. Therefore, 101 Great Goals' prediction for this match is AS Saint-Etienne 1-0 Stade Reims and is available at odds of 7.5/1.

Alternatively, you can bet on any Saint-Etienne win at 1.8/1 against Les Rouges et Blancs at home on Saturday.

Or, back any away win for Reims at 4.1/1 here at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.

You can find odds of 3.65/1 for any draw between Saint-Etienne and Reims on Saturday.


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Match Preview

The Greens welcome Stade Reims to the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard on Saturday for this Ligue 1 match. Metz win last weekend means Saint-Etienne are only three points above the automatic drop zone. They need four points to be mathematically safe although three will likely suffice. They could even avoid a playoff should Lorient keep losing games allowing them to close that three-point gap. Reims look set to finish the season comfortably in midtable regardless of the outcome here.

AS Saint-Etienne come into the match on a run of four league games without a win. They have picked up four points from a maximum of 18 from their opening five Ligue 1 matches of the new season.

Sainté lost their last league match away to OGC Nice. Expected goals of 1.9 to 1.3 in favour of Saint-Etienne indicates they were a little unfortunate to get nothing from the match. To throw away a two-goal lead will have been the biggest disappointment here. The final score of the match was 4-2.

Denis Bouanga grabbed the opening goal here and is AS Saint-Etienne’s second-highest scorer with nine goals in Ligue 1 this season. He is 6/1 to score the opener against Stade Reims on Saturday.

Their opponent on Saturday, Stade Reims, come into the match on a run of two away league games undefeated. They have picked up seven points from a maximum of 18 from their last six Ligue 1 matches.

The Red and Whites lost their last league match at home to RC Lens. Expected goals of 1.3 to 0.3 in favour of Lens indicates perhaps it was a fair result. Arbër Zeneli actually gave Reims the halftime lead here. However, it counted for little in the end after giving up an injury-time winner to Lens. Zeneli now has two league goals this season for Reims and is 11/1 to get his name first on the scoresheet again here. The final score of the match was 1-2.

AS Saint-Etienne vs Stade Reims: Previous Ligue 1 Meetings

24 in Total:- 11 AS Saint-Etienne wins, 4 Stade Reims wins, 9 draws.


AS Saint-Etienne team news

Ryad Boudebouz was withdrawn due to injury on the hour mark last weekend with a suspected groin injury. While the severity isn’t yet known, he is unlikely to start here with Adil Aouchiche potentially replacing him from the start.

Aimen Moueffek (muscle injury), Enzo Crivelli (groin injury), Romain Hamouma (calf injury), Wahbi Khazri (dead leg), and Falaye Sacko (cruciate ligament) will be unavailable for The Greens due to injury on Saturday. AS Saint-Etienne may look to make a few unforced changes to the side who threw away a two-goal halftime lead against OGC Nice in their last league match.

Stade Reims team news

Arbër Zeneli and Dion Lopy were both withdrawn at halftime last weekend. While the nature of their problems are unknown, the pair will likely be replaced in the starting line-up by Maxime Busi and Kamory Doumbia.

Injuries will also rule out Moreto Cassamá (ankle injury) and Jens Cajuste (hamstring injury) for the trip to the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. They may look to additionally shuffle their deck voluntarily having lost against RC Lens in their last league match.

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