The St Etienne vs Lyon match will be played on Sunday, February 5, at the Geoffroy Guichard stadium, Saint Etienne. After 22 matches in Ligue 1, St Etienne is currently 5th on the table with 33 points, while Lyon is currently 4th on the table with 37 and the game in hand.

STATS

• Both teams were eliminated from Coupe de France last week, after extra time.
• Before that loss, St Etienne had a series of 5 matches without a defeat in all competitions. In addition, in 3  out of their last 5 games we saw at least 3 goals.
• Lyon won only one out of their last 4 matches in all competitions. We saw at least 3 goals in their last 5 matches.

HEAD TO HEAD

In their previous 10 matches Saint Etienne recorded 3 victories, Lyon recorded 5 victories, while 2 matches ended as a draw. In 6 out of those 10 games we saw 2 or 3 goals.

ST ETIENNE NEWS

St Etienne is having a much better season than anybody expected. Last year they surprised everybody by qualifying for Europa League and they put on similar performances this season. They are 5th and they qualified for the knockout phase of Europa League. St Etienne will face Manchester United in the next phase of the competition, so they will probably focus on saving their position in Ligue 1. Soderlund and Tannane are injured for the forthcoming match.

Latest matches: AS Saint Etienne

01.02.2017	Coup	AJ Auxerre	AS Saint Etienne	3:0	L
29.01.2017	Ligu	Toulouse FC	AS Saint Etienne	0:3	W
22.01.2017	Ligu	AS Saint Etienne	SCO Angers	2:1	W
13.01.2017	Ligu	Lille OSC	AS Saint Etienne	1:1	D
08.01.2017	Coup	Croix IC	AS Saint Etienne	1:4	W

LYON NEWS

Lyon was in the race for the title, but 2 defeats in their last 5 matches probably ended their ambitions. Even with a victory in the match they have in hand, they would be trailing by 9 points behind Nice and Monaco. They will fight until the end, but if they fail to defeat Saint Etienne, their race will definitely be over. Only Diakhaby is injured for the forthcoming match.

Latest matches: Olympique Lyon

31.01.2017	Coup	Olympique Marseille	Olympique Lyon	2:1	L
28.01.2017	Ligu	Olympique Lyon	Lille OSC	1:2	L
22.01.2017	Ligu	Olympique Lyon	Olympique Marseille	3:1	W
15.01.2017	Ligu	SM Caen	Olympique Lyon	3:2	L
08.01.2017	Coup	Olympique Lyon	Montpellier HSC	5:0	W

SUMMING UP!

We expect an interesting match. Both teams have a chance to win, but it won't be surprising if it ends as a draw.