Monaco want to keep their chance of making the top flight alive
On matchday 30 of the French Ligue 1, St. Etienne face Monaco at home. The hosts are still in the thick of the relegation battle and desperately need points. For Monaco, it is currently about maintaining the last chances for the Champions League.
Due to the differences in the standings, the betting odds before the match between St. Etienne and Monaco show that the visitors are favourites going into the game. Coach Niko Kovac’s team can actually handle this role quite well, especially due to their strong offensive.
Prediction & Live Odds for St. Etienne vs. Monaco 19/03/2021
St. Etienne are fighting to stay in the league and could do with every point they can get. However, coach Claude Puel’s team is struggling at home and has celebrated only three home wins in total. Two of them came on the first three matchdays. Now, Monaco is a good offensive team that, to make matters worse, is also working well defensively at the moment.
All in all, there are many factors in favour of Kovac’s team. Therefore, before the match between St. Etienne and Monaco, our tip is that the visitors of Monaco will win this match. ✅
St. Etienne – Statistics & current form
33 points after 29 games. That is St. Etienne’s tally so far this season in Ligue 1. So far, that is enough for 16th place in the table, the first critical place is only six points away. At least the team of coach Claude Puel could celebrate an immensely important victory against Angers on the last matchday.
The 1:0 win provided a little reassurance in the fight against relegation. Nevertheless, the team still has some very difficult games ahead of them. Before the game St. Etienne vs. Monaco, for example, the odds of the best bookmakers show that not much will be up for grabs for the hosts. It is more a matter of the duels against the competition from the lower area of the table, such as Nimes or Brest.
The entire remaining programme, however, is rather difficult to classify. Monaco, PSG, Lille: Three of the top four in the league are still waiting for St. Etienne. And the current form, with four points from four games, is not exactly outstanding. The brief interim high from February has already evaporated.
St. Etienne need more points from home games
Overall, St. Etienne’s home record is part of the problem. Three wins have only been recorded at home, two of which came on matchdays two and three. After that, there was only one home win in twelve attempts. That is far too few for coach Puel’s team and a big problem, because five of the remaining nine games are home games.
The fluctuations in form, the pressure, the home weakness and the individual superiority ensure that, before the St. Etienne v Monaco match, our prediction is that the visitors will win the game. Bookmaker Interwetten, which also has its own app, offers good odds.
Against Monaco, Puel should again rely on his three-man defence, which was successful against Angers. In the offensive area, it will be important to act as flexibly as possible and to pose problems for the opponent with speed. In any case, the necessary players are available.
Projected line-up of St. Etienne: Moulin – Sow, Cissé, Kolodziejczak – Bouanga, Youssouf, Camara, Trauco, Aouchiche – Nordin, Khazri
Monaco – Statistics & current form
The guests from Monaco are playing a good season under coach Niko Kovac. Last year, Monaco did not manage to finish higher than mid-table, but this season the Monegasques even have a good chance of reaching the Champions League. The Kovac team is currently in fourth place in the Ligue 1 table, but the gap to the third-placed team is only four points.
There are still nine games to play. The bookmakers recognise the good season of the South of France in any case and see a favourite role for the guests before the game St. Etienne against Monaco. The three points would be hugely important in any case, as the competition goes head-to-head this weekend in the match between PSG and Lyon.
Last weekend, Monaco played a strong game and drew 0-0 with league leaders Lille. Before that, there was a 2-0 against Nice in the cup and six points from three games in the league, including a win against PSG. So the current form is good, with only one goal conceded from five competitive games.
Monaco is known for its good offence
And yet it is not the defence that is Monaco’s flagship this season, but the offence. 56 goals in 29 league games means the third best value after PSG and Olympique Lyon. The offensive duo of Volland and Ben Yedder is the main focus here. Together, they have already scored 26 goals in Ligue 1.
The fact that the defence has also performed at a high level in recent games only speaks even more for the good development under coach Kovac. Monaco are stable and mistakes are rare. Therefore, before the match between St. Etienne and Monaco, our tip is that the visitors will win the match. More tips on Ligue 1 can be found on Betting Base!
Predicted Monaco line-up: Lecomte – Maripan, Badiashile, Disasi – Sidibe, Tchouameni, Fabregas, Caio Henrique – Golovin – Volland, Ben Yedder