Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Monaco
Match Time & Date:
17/08/2024
03:00 PM
Prediction: 2-1
St Etienne
Monaco play host to St Etienne at their Stade Louis II in the opening match of their Ligue 1 campaign. Les Rouges et Blancs have been handed an easy schedule in the season opener, but they need to showcase their worth on the field. As the club chiefs have reinforced the squad with the likes of George Ilenikhena, Christian Mawissa, Lamine Camara, and Thilo Kehrer, home win should be considered.
Les Verts, on the other hand, return to the French top flight following a two-year absence. St Etienne are eager to impress on their return to the Ligue 1, but seeing that Monaco do not suit them, we are tempted to bet on the home side. You should know that les Rouges et Blancs emerged triumphant in each of the previous three meetings between the two sides. A man to keep an eye on in the away team will be Georgia rising star Zuriko Davitashvili, who joined the club from Bordeaux.
Highlighted Player (Breel Embolo):
Born in Younde, Cameroon on February 14, 1997, Breel Embolo is a striker who plays for Bundesliga side Schalke 04. Embolo began his youth career at Nordstern back in 2008, but two years later he moved to Old Boys.
In 2010 the Switzerland international joined Basel and he continued playing for the RotBlau at senior level. After scoring 21 goals in 61 appearances for the club in the Swiss Super League, Breel Embolo signed a five-year deal with Schalke 04 in June, 2016 for a fee of €20 million.
The Schalke striker made his Bundesliga debut on August 27 in a 1-0 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt. Speaking of his international career, Breel Embolo has four caps for Switzerland U21 team and he made his senior debut on March 31, 2015 in a 1-1 draw with United States of America. Embolo is very powerful striker, he is technically strong, he has explosive pace and a composed finisher.
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.
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