Lyon vs St Etienne Prediction & Betting Tips (10 November)

This derby is the first between Lyon and Saint-Etienne since the return of the Greens to Ligue 1. To properly prepare for it, OL took a point on the Hoffenheim field on Thursday in the Europa League 2-2, a match in which they saw the opponent equalize after added time. On the national scene, Pierre Sage's team experiences ups and downs. 6th before the matches of the 11th day, it remained on 3 victories in the exercise before sharing the points with Auxerre 2-2 at home and Lille 1-1 away. Just before, Lyon lost on home soil in the Europa League to Besiktas 0-1 . The Rhone club remains in 4 matches in all competitions without a victory.

 Its rival, Saint-Etienne, has alternated between good and bad since the start of the season. There are more downsides to note, as evidenced by its virtual 16th place in the ranking, which will force its holder to play a relegation play-off at the end of the year. The Forez club lost 6 of its first 10 Ligue 1 matches. This heavy record evolved against Lens 0-2 and at Angers 4-2 before ASSE did violence last weekend at home against Strasbourg victory 2-0. The Vers' record outside their bases is a draw and 4 defeats. 

A new match without the former starting goalkeeper Lopes presents itself for Olympique Lyonnais. The club based at Groupama Stadium could also do without the offensive Nuamah (no goals) and the little-used midfielder Diawara who were already absent on the last day and Thursday at Hoffenheim. Important midfielder Matic should return to the group. On German soil, Pierre Sage made a big turnover compared to the team which started the previous weekend, including goalkeeper Perri, replaced by Descamps . Lyon relied on goals from Abner and Lacazette (4 goals in all competitions) to take the point of a draw in the Europa League .

 For Saint-Etienne, the experienced Briançon and Monconduit were recently missing, the striker Old (no goals) away from the field for several months, the midfielder Tardieu as well as the left side Cornud and the striker Wadji. Tardieu is available again when Cornud and Wadji, who have trained normally in recent days, apply to return to the group. Winger Cafaro, scorer of a goal this season, will not make the short trip to neighboring Saint-Etienne due to a suspension. Sissoko scored his third goal of the year last weekend.