Europa League: Group Stage: Saint-Étienne travels to Wolfsburg for this exciting encounter
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Ligue 1. That game was also an away game, at Reims. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
It's quite the trip for Saint-Étienne when visiting Wolfsburg as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.
Wolfsburg form and stats
The story so far in the Bundesliga for Wolfsburg at their home stadium (Volkswagen Arena) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Wolfsburg, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
In their previous game, the manager O. Glasner led his Wolfsburg to a defeat in the Bundesliga match away at Freiburg. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Volkswagen Arena. Preceding that match was a Bundesliga defeat to Werder Bremen (2-3).
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Bundesliga game versus Borussia M'gladbach in only three days. This game is also played here at Volkswagen Arena.
The Wolfsburg fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 7 matches. On the other hand, Wolfsburg have conceded 8 goals.
Saint-Étienne form and stats
Playing away, Saint-Étienne have won 4 games, drawn 0 and suffered 5 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Saint-Étienne seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Two away games in a row for Saint-Étienne, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus Reims in the Ligue 1. A home win before that, celebrating 4-1 vs Nice.
A quick return to home after this game, as Saint-Étienne are hosting PSG in the Ligue 1 only three days away.
Saint-Étienne find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 10 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. Saint-Étienne have conceded 16 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Saint-Étienne - Wolfsburg 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Wolfsburg 1 win, 1 draw and Saint-Étienne 0 victories. As for goals, 0 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  W. Weghorst 7 goals |   Denis Bouanga 7 goals |  R. Hamouma 5 goals |
Wolfsburg missing players
Saint-Étienne missing players
| Wolfsburg | Saint-Étienne | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 37 | 14 | Scored | S | 16 | 31 | ||
| 35 | 19 | Conceded | C | 24 | 37 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 20% | ||
| 5 | 5.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.7 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.8 | ||
| 2 | 1.4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 319 | 150 | Total Shots | T S | 111 | 271 | ||
| 115 | 44 | Shots on Target | S O | 41 | 87 | ||
| 32% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Gent | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Wolfsburg | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Saint-Étienne | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | Oleksandria | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Borussia M'gladbach | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 31 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 23 | 30 |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 26 |
| 4 | Schalke 04 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| 5 | Freiburg | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 25 |
| 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 25 |
| 7 | Bayern München | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 24 |
| 8 | Hoffenheim | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -4 | 21 |
| 9 | Wolfsburg | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 20 |
| 10 | Union Berlin | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 19 |
| 11 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 18 |
| 12 | Augsburg | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 17 |
| 13 | Mainz 05 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 24 | -14 | 15 |
| 14 | Werder Bremen | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 15 | -7 | 14 |
| 15 | Hertha BSC | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 12 |
| 16 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -13 | 12 |
| 17 | Paderborn | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -15 | 8 |
| 18 | Köln | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -18 | 8 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSG | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 26 | 39 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 34 |
| 3 | Lille | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 28 |
| 4 | Rennes | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 27 |
| 5 | Bordeaux | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 26 |
| 6 | Nantes | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 26 |
| 7 | Olympique Lyonnais | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 25 |
| 8 | Saint-Étienne | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -2 | 25 |
| 9 | Reims | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 |
| 10 | Montpellier | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 24 |
| 11 | Monaco | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 24 |
| 12 | Angers SCO | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -3 | 24 |
| 13 | Nice | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -2 | 23 |
| 14 | Brest | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 21 |
| 15 | Strasbourg | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -3 | 21 |
| 16 | Dijon | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 16 |
| 17 | Amiens SC | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -12 | 16 |
| 18 | Metz | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 15 |
| 19 | Toulouse | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -16 | 12 |
| 20 | Nîmes | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | -16 | 12 |