St Etienne vs. Lorient BETTING TIPS (12.02.2017)
PREVIEW & TIPS FOR St Etienne vs. Lorient
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in a match for the 25th matchday of Ligue 1. In the last direct confrontation for this edition of the league on 17-12-2016, Lorient won at home (2-1 ). At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has 4 wins and 2 losses in the last 6 games. In fact, the last time they met in this stadium was 24-04-2016, in a match for Ligue 1, which ended the victory of Saint-Étienne by (2-0). The goals of the match were scored by N. Roux (76 ‘and 90’) for Saint-Étienne. In this meeting the house factor could play an important role, since Lorient presents significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Analysis Saint Etienne
After 9 wins, 9 draws and 6 losses, the home team is in 5th place, having won 36 points. In the last game, he lost with Nice away (1-0), having won 2-0 at home in a game against Olympique Lyonnais. This is a team that maintains the income when it plays outside its stadium, because in the last 30 games it registers 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses as a visitor; Against 6 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses in his stadium. In the last 10 home games for the championship, Saint-Étienne has 5 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat, with 19 points out of 30. In the matches played in their championship stadium, the most frequent result at the end of the first 45 ‘was 0-0, which occurred in 6 of their 12 matches. In their home games for this competition there is a tendency towards few goals, since in 9 of the last 12 that disputed there were less than 3 goals. In 24 games in this event, he suffered the first goal 12 times and only managed 3 rounds. There have been 1 period in the last 12 home games for this competition: they suffered 3 of their 6 goals in the minutes (16′-30 ‘).
Saint Étienne will play for the French championship again after having their game cut on Matchday 1, thus interrupting the good sequence of results achieved in the previous rounds, but that should not shake the team as they try to get their third consecutive win From home. As host, the team failed to score in four of their 12 games, but managed not to concede goals in six of those games. Thus, Saint Étienne has an average of 1.16 goals per game as a host. For this match, the manager should keep the team in 4-4-2 or 4-5-1, with Hamouma, the top scorer of the club in the league with five goals.
Analysis Lorient
After 6 wins, 4 draws and 14 losses, the visiting team is in 20th place, having won 22 points. In the last game, they drew with Toulouse at home (1-1), after having won in the previous game in a game against Lille, (0-1). This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when played with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games has recorded 1 win, 4 draws and 10 losses as a visitor, with a total of 18 goals scored and 35 conceded; Against 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats in his stadium, with a total of 18 goals scored and 22 conceded. For the championship, Lorient had 5 points in 30 chances, after 1 win, 2 draws and 7 losses in the last 10 games he played as a visitor. The team conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, so it has not shown great defensive solidity, but its attack has been regular, as it managed to achieve in 8 of the last 10 games for this competition. In their away games for this competition there is a tendency for goals to be scored, as 8 out of 12 have finished with over 2.5 goals on the scoreboard. In 24 games in this event, he suffered the first goal 16 times and only got 1 turnaround.
Lorient enter the field for their twenty-fifth round of the French championship after another unbeaten home game but made up for their previous stumble by earning their first away win against Lille. Now the team tries to get another victory away from their fans to start a good sequence of results. However, the team still has problems in the creative sector, having scored just four goals in the last four games. As a visitor, Lorient did not score goals in five of their 12 games. The team scored twelve goals as a visitor, of which seven were scored in the second period. For this match, the manager should keep the team in the 4-5-1 or in the 4-3-3.