Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
St Etienne will try to recover from a 1-0 loss to Monaco when they welcome Le Havre to their Stade Geoffroy-Guichard on Matchday 2. Les Verts are eyeing their first Ligue 1 win since April 16, 2024 and, one thing is for sure, they are going to leave their hearts on the field. Defender Yvann Macon is back from suspension, while all Mahmoud Bentayg, Ibrahima Wadji, Leo Petrot, Dennis Appiah, Anthony Briancon, and Aimen Moueffek should miss out with injuries.
Le Club Doyen, on the other hand, experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 4-1 loss to reigning champions PSG. As St Etienne are eager to impress in their first home game of the season, we predict that the visitors are going to return to Normandy empty-handed. The likes of Andy Logbo, Oussama Targhalline, Yoni Gomis, and Issa Soumare are out of contention with injuries for the visiting team.
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.