Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
St Etienne
Match Time & Date:
20/04/2025
20:45
Prediction: 2-3
Lyon
All eyes will be on Stade Geoffroy-Guichard when St Etienne and Olympique Lyon lock horns in Le Derby Rhone-Alpes on Sunday evening. Les Verts are fighting tooth and nail to secure the Ligue 1 survival and they are likely to stick to their attacking style of play. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be winger Irvin Cardona, who scored a brace in a thrilling 3-3 draw with Brest at the weekend.
Les Gones, on the other hand, aim to build on back-to-back wins over Lille and Auxerre. Given Lyon’s attacking potential and St Etienne’s need for points, a high-scoring affair is on the cards in the local derby. All Ernest Nuamah, Malick Fofana, and Orel Mangala miss out with injuries for the away team, while former Arsenal man Ainsley Maitland-Niles is widely expected to return to the starting XI.
Highlighted Player (Nemanja Matic):
Nemanja Matic is a Serbian footballer who plays for Premier League side Chelsea. The 194-cm-tall midfielder was born on 1 August, 1988 and he began his football career (youth) at Radnicki Obrenovac.
In 2005 he signed for Kolubara and after impressing with Kosice in the 2008/2009 campaign, Chelsea owners decided to sign him. Nemanja spent the 2010/2011 season on loan at Vitesse and at the end of the season he signed a deal with Portuguese giants Benfica, with David Luiz heading in the other direction.
Matic was in the form of his life in the 2013/2014 Primeira Liga campaign and he helped the Eagles clinch the domestic trophy. He rejoined Chelsea in 2014 for a fee of €25M and he helped the Blues win the Premier League title in the 2014/2015 season. Nemanja Matic has also developed into a key member of the Serbian national team that have been largely struggling of late.
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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