St Etienne vs Lens Prediction & Betting Tips (19 October)

Saint-Etienne is having a hard time meeting the demands of Ligue 1 in these first weeks of competition. The promoted, who wishes to ensure his continuation at the end of the 34 days, is currently in danger. With 7 points, he is only 13th and only 2 points ahead of the virtual barrage. The Greens, however, gained momentum before the international break. While they remained on a historic defeat in Nice 8-0, they made up for it by hanging on to FC Nantes 2-2 then winning at home against another promoted side, Auxerre 3-1. ASSE has recorded 2 victories in 3 trips at the start of the year. Lens is 6th in the standings and the 3rd team still undefeated in Ligue 1 alongside Monaco 1st and PSG 2nd.

Well below these competitors in the ranking, the Sang et Or have the fault of having won too few matches, only two. They continued with 5 draws, 3 away and the other 2 at home. Before the international break, the team led by Will Still was held at home by Nice in a scoreless match 0-0 and did not leave Strasbourg empty-handed 2-2. The RCL is moving slowly, of course, but it is moving forward. In the ranking, he is in 6th position in this championship. 

As for many months, AS Saint-Etienne deplores the loss of replacement Cheikh Fall, who has been absent for a long time. The striker Ibrahima Wadji, the starting right side Maçon, his counterpart on the left Cornud, midfielder Monconduit and defender Briançon must also give up being part of the group. Offensively, the Greens should undoubtedly rely on the formidable scorer Sissoko who scored a double 3 weeks ago in Nantes. Before the break, it was the Georgian Davitashvili who highlighted himself by scoring a hat-trick against AJA to give his team the 2nd victory of the season. He therefore scored 3 of the 6 goals scored by the Greens this season. Recruited at the end of the transfer window, the Uruguayan striker Satriano joined the Lens infirmary for a good while and he is not expected before the spring next.

On top of that, defensive rock Danso (heart problem), lane player Cabot, the captain Gradit, the midfielders El Aynaoui and Ojediran or the replacement goalkeeper Koffi and young defender Bane are also not operational. Suspended before the break during the trip to Strasbourg, the important midfielder Zaroury and the young offensive player Labeau Lascary will be back. Decisive at Meinau before the break, Angolan striker Nzola scored his second goal of the season. The other Lens achievement of this match can be attributed to the young midfielder Diouf.