Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Following a heavy 6-1 loss to Olympique Lyon, Bordeaux will look to keep their survival hopes alive when they take on St Etienne on Wednesday evening. Les Girondins aim to return to winning ways as soon as possible, and they have no other choice but to fight tooth and nail against les Verts. All Mara, Oudin, and Dilrosun are pushing for a start, while Danylo Ignatenko is back from suspension.
St Etienne, on the other hand, aim to build on a 2-1 win over Brest. Les Verts regained a much-needed confidence, but their Ligue 1 status is still in great danger. Anyhow, both teams to score betting option should be considered as both sides will go for a win in Wednesday’s relegation six-pointer. Cameroon midfielder Yvan Neyou returns from suspension, while Mahdi Camara will be the man to watch in the away team after scoring a brace against Brest.
Highlighted Player (Mexer):
Edson Andre Sitoe “Mexer”, who was born in Maputo, Mozambique on September 8, 1988, began his senior career at Desportivo Maputo and he scored three goals in 97 appearances for the club. Mexer played for his home-town club from 2006 to 2010 and in the winter of 2010 he joined Portuguese side Sporting for a fee of €173,000.
The Mozambique centre-back was quickly loaned to Olhanense and it has to be noted that he made 39 appearances for the Primeira Liga club in the league. In 2012 he was sold to fellow Portuguese outfit Nacional and after playing 57 league games for the club, Mexer moved to France. The 187-cm-tall footballer signed a contract with Rennes in January, 2014 and he has been playing for les Rouges et Noirs ever since.
Mexer made his debut for Mozambique national team in 2007 and he represented Os Mambas at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations. He scored his first goal for Mozambique in a 5-0 win over South Sudan in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Highlighted Team (St Etienne):
Saint Etienne are a professional football club that compete in French Ligue 1. Les Verts were founded in 1919 by employees of a grocery store chain based in Saint Etienne. Saint Etienne wear green shirts and white shorts when playing at home ground and they play their home matches at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.
The stadium was opener on 13 September, 1931 and following the renovation the capacity of the venue increased to 42 000. In 1981 les Verts won their tenth Ligue 1 trophy, but they have been in the shadow of Ligue 1 giants Lyon and PSG in the 21st century.
Speaking of the club’s European success, Saint Etienne made it to the European Cup (Champions League) final in 1976, but Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich proved to be a big catch for the French outfit. Anyhow, that is regarded as the club’s biggest success. It has to be noted that the likes of Michel Platini, Jacques Santini, Laurent Blanc and Aime Jacquet all played for Saint Etienne in the past.