Saint-Etienne will be looking to pick up their first points of the new Ligue 1 season when they host Lille in the fourth round at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard on Friday.
Les Verts are currently bottom of the table after suffering a heavy 4-0 defeat at Brest before the international break, while Les Dogues have dropped to sixth after being beaten 3-1 by Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the previous round.
Latest Saint-Etienne vs Lille team information
Several Saint-Etienne players could miss Friday's game due to injury, including captain Anthony Briancon (knee injury), Yvann Macon (torn meniscus) and Thomas Monconduit (thigh injury).
Despite previously suffering a muscle injury, Ben Old has featured in two of New Zealand's friendlies during the international break, while Augustine Boakye is dealing with a muscle injury and could be out.
Aimen Moueffek has returned to first-team training after a minor knock and made his debut in the latest game, replacing Lamine Fomba in the second half of the win over Brest.
Lille could be without Samuel Umtiti due to a knee injury, Nabil Bentaleb is ill and Ismaily has a meniscus problem.
Jonathan David, their top scorer in the last three Ligue 1 seasons, has been on loan with Canada for the past week but is expected to be back in time for this game. Angel Gomes also featured in the last game after picking up an injury in the opening game against Reims.
Edon Zhegrova scored the only goal for Lille in their defeat to PSG, his first goal of the 2024-25 season.
Latest Saint-Etienne vs Lille predicted lineup
Saint-Etienne:
Larsonneur; Macon, Batubinsika, Abdelhamid, Cornud; Appiah, Amougou; Moueffek, Davitashvili, Tardieu; Wadji
Lille:
Chevalier; Diakite, Mandi, Alexsandro; Meunier, Andre, Gomes, Gudmundsson; Zhegrova, Cabella; David
Latest Saint-Etienne vs Lille football prediction
Saint-Etienne's start to this Ligue 1 season cannot be called ideal, as they have yet to prove themselves capable of competing at the highest level after two seasons absent from the top flight.
After three rounds, Les Verts have yet to score a goal, something that has never happened to this club in Ligue 1 before this season.
This is the second time in the club's history they have started a top-flight season with three consecutive defeats, the first being in 2009–10, when they narrowly avoided relegation and finished in 17th place.
A defeat next Friday would mark the first time the 10-time Ligue 1 champions have started this competition with four consecutive defeats.
Olivier Dall'Oglio's ended the previous Ligue 2 season with a seven-game unbeaten home run, but since returning to Ligue 1 (2021-22), the club have lost three consecutive games at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in the competition.
In two of their previous three meetings with Lille, Saint-Etienne have kept clean sheets, but they have not beaten Les Dogues in a top-flight match since a thumping win on the final day of the 2017-18 season (5-0).
After a smooth start to the season, Lille have gradually fallen behind in Europe and Ligue 1 since the end of August.
Bruno Genesio is unbeaten in his first five games in charge of the team in all competitions since the start of August, but his side come into this match on the back of two consecutive defeats.
The three goals they conceded against PSG were the only goals they have conceded this season, equalling the total in their previous four top-flight games, dating back to 2023-24.
Meanwhile, just three points currently separate them from leaders PSG, while they are just one point behind Marseille and Nantes for an automatic place in next season's Champions League group stage.
Defeat in Ligue 1 is rare for this team, they have lost only three games since March 2023, and consecutive defeats in this competition are even rarer, something they have not done since rounds 35 and 36 of the 2021-22 season.
Les Nordistes have taken points in seven consecutive Ligue 1 games against Saint-Etienne, although their last win at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard came in March 2019 (1-0). Despite losing their last game, there have been plenty of positives from Lille this season, while Saint-Etienne have looked shaky in defence and lacking in creativity in attack.
Saint-Etienne vs Lille score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Saint-Etienne vs Lille match:
- Sportsmole: Saint-Etienne 0-2 Lille
- WhoScore: Saint-Etienne 1-3 Lille
- Our prediction: Saint-Etienne 0-2 Lille
When and where to watch Saint-Etienne vs Lille live?
To watch the Saint-Etienne vs Lille match live in Ligue 1 at 1:45 a.m. on September 14, viewers can watch on K+ Sport, K+PM or online sports channels. Wishing viewers happy football watching moments.
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