Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
St Etienne
Match Time & Date:
04/01/2025
17:00
Prediction: 1-2
Reims
St Etienne will look to make a flying start to 2025 when they take on Reims in the Ligue 1 round 16. Les Verts are on a four-game losing run in all competitions and they face yet another uphill task against les Rouges et Blancs. As St Etienne’s injury list is pretty long, including the likes of Mickael Nade, Benjamin Old, Yvann Macon, Augustin Boakye, Anthony Briancon, and Thomas Monconduit. Therefore, home win should not be considered.
Reims, on the other hand, faced no difficulties in the Coupe de France win over Mutzig and they are now on a quest to return to winning ways in the national championship. As St Etienne experienced all sorts of problems at the back in the French Cup loss to Marseille (0-4), we are tempted to put our money on the visiting team, who have no fresh injury worries.
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.
