Strasbourg and Saint-Étienne spectators can't wait for Ligue 1 clash at Stade de la Meinau

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Date: Sat 21.December
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de la Meinau (29200 seats)

Season ticket holders at Stade de la Meinau haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Strasbourg languishing in the 14th position so far. The guesting Saint-Étienne will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Strasbourg and Saint-Étienne.

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Strasbourg form and stats

The story so far in the Ligue 1 for Strasbourg at their home stadium (Stade de la Meinau) is 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

Happy days for Strasbourg in their previous game, a Coupe de la Ligue match away at Nantes (placed 5th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Before that match, a Ligue 1 win away at Bordeaux.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Strasbourg have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won 1 time, drawn 4 and lost 3.

A decent goal production from Strasbourg in their home games so far, with 16 goals from 9 league matches. On the other hand, Strasbourg have conceded 11 goals.

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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 travels in a row for Saint-Étienne, whose manager C. Puel could celebrate last time after the Coupe de la Ligue win against Nîmes. A loss against Paris Saint Germain was the result prior to that, in a Ligue 1 home game.

Saint-Étienne are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 9 defeats. From a total of twelve matches.

Saint-Étienne have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. Saint-Étienne have conceded 16 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's 2 Strasbourg victories, 3 draws and 4 Saint-Étienne wins. 3 of these games ended with three goals or more, 6 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Saint-ÉtienneDenis Bouanga
Denis Bouanga
7 goals
StrasbourgL. Ajorque
L. Ajorque
6 goals
Saint-ÉtienneR. Hamouma
R. Hamouma
5 goals

Strasbourg missing players

Saint-Étienne missing players

Strasbourg Saint-Étienne
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
18 9 4 Played P 2 9 18
7 5 2 Won W 2 4 7
3 2 1 Drew D 0 0 4
8 2 1 Lost L 0 5 7
21 16 5 Scored S 3 10 21
23 11 4 Conceded C 1 16 27
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
61% 78% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 61%
39% 56% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 67% 56%
28% 33% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 39%
17% 22% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 22% 17%
33% 67% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 56% 50%
28% 22% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 22% 28%
44% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 22% 28%
 
4.9 4.1 3.5 Corners For (avg) C F 5 3.8 4.5
3.8 3.4 4.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 12.5 6.2 4.9
1.8 2.2 3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3 1.9 1.9
1 1 0 Red Cards R C 1 1 2
 
217 139 55 Total Shots T S 17 81 196
67 41 18 Shots on Target S O 8 30 58
31% 39% 28% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 33% 36%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Saint-Étienne have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Saint-Étienne haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Strasbourg have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Strasbourg haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris Saint Germain 17 14 0 3 39 9 8 7 0 1 20 2 9 7 0 2 19 7 30 42
2 Olympique Marseille 18 10 5 3 26 20 9 6 2 1 14 8 9 4 3 2 12 12 6 35
3 Lille 18 9 4 5 23 16 10 8 2 0 18 5 8 1 2 5 5 11 7 31
4 Rennes 17 9 3 5 23 17 8 5 1 2 14 10 9 4 2 3 9 7 6 30
5 Nantes 18 9 2 7 16 16 9 6 1 2 9 5 9 3 1 5 7 11 0 29
6 Reims 17 7 6 4 15 9 9 3 5 1 8 4 8 4 1 3 7 5 6 27
7 Bordeaux 18 7 5 6 28 21 9 4 2 3 15 7 9 3 3 3 13 14 7 26
8 Olympique Lyonnais 18 7 4 7 28 17 9 3 2 4 11 6 9 4 2 3 17 11 11 25
9 Monaco 17 7 4 6 26 25 8 5 1 2 19 13 9 2 3 4 7 12 1 25
10 Angers SCO 18 7 4 7 20 23 10 6 2 2 15 6 8 1 2 5 5 17 -3 25
11 Saint-Étienne 18 7 4 7 21 27 9 3 4 2 11 11 9 4 0 5 10 16 -6 25
12 Montpellier 18 6 6 6 22 19 9 6 1 2 15 8 9 0 5 4 7 11 3 24
13 Nice 18 7 3 8 25 27 9 5 2 2 17 12 9 2 1 6 8 15 -2 24
14 Strasbourg 18 7 3 8 21 23 9 5 2 2 16 11 9 2 1 6 5 12 -2 24
15 Brest 18 5 7 6 21 20 10 4 5 1 15 6 8 1 2 5 6 14 1 22
16 Dijon 18 4 5 9 12 20 8 3 3 2 8 8 10 1 2 7 4 12 -8 17
17 Amiens SC 17 4 5 8 20 32 8 3 2 3 10 13 9 1 3 5 10 19 -12 17
18 Metz 18 3 7 8 15 26 9 2 4 3 11 11 9 1 3 5 4 15 -11 16
19 Toulouse 18 3 3 12 19 36 9 3 0 6 9 14 9 0 3 6 10 22 -17 12
20 Nîmes 17 2 6 9 12 29 8 2 2 4 7 10 9 0 4 5 5 19 -17 12

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Read more about Ligue 1

Ligue 1 is the top league in the French football league system. Seasons run from August to May with 20 teams playing a total of 380 fixtures. The team topping the league table after the final game is the champion of France, receiving the trophy L’Hexagoal. Ligue 1 is one of the top five European leagues.