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The most interesting Saturday’s match in the ninth round of the French Ligue 1 brings us the second Lille and fourth St.Etienne, which currently has one pointless. Otherwise, both teams have raised their form very much lately, while we also need to add that both of their last season‘s duels ended with a victory of the host, with the proviso that Lille celebrated with 3-1, while it was 5-0 in St. Etienne.

Lille

Of course, that debacle in St. Etienne should now be an additional motivate for Lille to try and revenge to their rivals in a similar way, especially since they only made victories on their field this season. Thus, coach Galtier’s players have so far mastered Rennes, Guingamp, Nantes, and Marseille at home, and scored 11 goals while goalkeeper Maignan received only two goals.

On the other hand, they made one win, one draw and two defeats as guests, which in addition to these brilliant matches on their field was enough for placement in the top position of the league table, so they are completely relieved before this duel with the fourth St. Etienne. Otherwise, their striker Soumaoro returns after the suspension, while defender Pied and striker Rui Fonte are the only ones out of action.

Probable lineups OSC Lille: Maignan – Celik, Jose Fonte, Soumaoro, Ballo-Toure – Mendes, Xeka – Pepe, Ikone, Bamba – Remy

Saint-Etienne

We have already said for the guests from St. Etienne that they are welcoming this match in the ninth round of French Ligue 1 on in a great mood, especially since they are also in a series of three consecutive victories. Their last victory happened over Monaco, which they thanks to the goals of the great Khazri defeated with 2-0, while they before that celebrated with 3-2 over Toulouse as guests and 2-1 over Caen, which, in fact, led to the current fourth position on the table.

However, they have previously had a series of three draws and one defeat, which they had experienced against the current champion PSG, but they recovered very quickly from it, as we have already said they have made three consecutive victories. However, they are now expecting a tough hosting against Lille, which has a maximum effect on their field this season, while coach Gassett is having additional problems with absences of the injured defenders Debuchy and Silva, so the young Panos will probably cover that right side.

Probable lineups AS Saint-Etienne: Ruffier – Panos, Perrin, Subotić, Kolodziejczak – M'Vila, Selnaes – Salibur, Cabella, Khazri – Diony

Verdict:

No matter what guests from St. Etienne are in a series of three linked wins, and Lille's team can boast that this season has the maximum effect on the domestic field, so we've given them an advantage this Saturday.

Pick: 1 Lille wins 2.02 - 102/100 @1XBet