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French Ligue 1

2022-04-08 - Lorient vs St Etienne

A Sports Betting Prediction by ArmchairPunter

Lorient v St Etienne
Football : Ligue 1
Venue : Stade Yves Allainmat
Friday 8th April 2022, 1900hrs

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Friday night brings us action from the French top flight and this upcoming Ligue 1 fixture between two teams struggling down near the relegation zone with Lorient playing host to St Etienne at the Stade Yves Allainmat and a precious three points at stake.

Lorient will be keen to return to the more familiar surroundings of their Stade Yves Allainmat following last weekend’s heavy 5-1 thrashing away from home at Ligue 1 leaders, PSG, but although Lorient have also suffered defeats against Montpellier and Lyon, the hosts have also collected a few vital wins in recent times too.

Victories over Lens, Brest and Clermont have helped keep Lorient’s heads above water so far as they occupy 18th place and hold a one-point cushion over St Etienne ahead of this vital encounter.

St Etienne sit third from bottom in Ligue 1 and therefore currently occupy the relegation play-off spot prior to this Friday evening’s ‘six-pointer’ down near the bottom of the table against Lorient.

St Etienne also found themselves on the end of a heavy defeat last time out in the French top flight as the visitors lost 4-2 at home to Marseille but although St Etienne had previously stumbled to seven defeats on the trot, they’ve since staged a recovery.

With just two defeats out of their last nine games overall, St Etienne have kept in touch with the teams above them and indeed they’ve given themselves every chance to still find a way out of their current predicament.

However, St Etienne have managed to win just three of their last 15 away games in Ligue 1 and this could come back to haunt them here.

The Betting Verdict

Lorient have lost just three of their last eight games at home and the hosts may just sneak a narrow win here to relieve their relegation worries.

The Pick :

Lorient 1 St Etienne 0

HANDICAP BETTING TIP :

Take Lorient AH+0at 1.67 at BetVictor

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