Saint-Etienne vs Bordeaux: Preview and Predictions

Saint-Etienne vs Bordeaux
France – Ligue 1
Date: Friday, 5th May 2017
Kick off at 19:45 UK Time
Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St Etienne.

Bordeaux have the opportunity to put 10 points between themselves and St Etienne if they can get a win at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard on Friday night.

St Etienne in 7th position has a final roll of the dice to try and finish in a European place but unless they win their last 4 games, they have little chance to do that. Indeed even maximum points now until the end of the season looks unrealistic for them.

Only Rennes with 14 draws has more stalemates than St Etienne on 13, and this has been the one factor that has stopped the club progressing this season. Although form is fairly solid with just one loss in their past five matches.

At home they have drawn their last 3 games but they remain a difficult side to beat with just two losses all season.

Bordeaux are in 5th place and right now have qualification for the Europa League. They would be happy to go one better and finish the season in 4th place and they are just a point behind Lyon to do so. However Lyon does have a game in hand.

Bordeaux have not lost a game in Ligue 1 for 1 month, but having said that they have played teams in the bottom half of the league in that period.

Away from home Bordeaux has the 5th best record in the league but have usually come up short against the better teams when it has really mattered. Weighing all of this in Bordeaux will feel they can get something from this game.

Saint-Etienne vs Bordeaux: Head to Head Stats

The last two matches played here have both been draws that ended in the same score line of 1-1. From the last 6 games St Etienne has just 1 victory. Earlier this season Bordeaux won this reverse fixture 3-2.

Saint-Etienne v Bordeaux: Prediction

The stand out bet for us is to back Bordeaux on the double chance. They have proven that they are well adept on the road at the moment, and the double chance covers us in case there is a draw. For small stakes we will also go for ovr 2.5 goals.