Saint-Etienne vs Monaco Preview

Saint-Etienne welcome AS Monaco in desperate need of a turn around in fortunes.

They come into this game with a poor run of form that has seen them winless in their last ten games.

After 17 games, they are currently just two points above the relegation zone and a defeat in this game could send them into the dreaded relegation zone.

They had one of the best defences last season but they have been leaking goals from all angles this time around with 27 goals conceded already and just 17 scored at the other end of the pitch.

21 year old Jonathan Bamba has been helping them with goals as he has scored 5 in his last 15 games however he lacks the kind of support he needs to thrive and they will be hoping Remy Cabella can come good for them in the second half of the season.

AS Monaco are currently joint second in the league table with Marseille and Lyon who all have 35 points, nine behind leaders PSG.

Their Champions League campaign this season was a disastrous one as they finished at the bottom of their group.

With no more European commitments, they will look to catch league leaders PSG and that needs to start with a win here.

Although Monaco come into this tie as favourites, their away form has been less than impressive and they could find it difficult to break down Saint-Etienne and take all 3 points.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Saint-Etienne

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
L	Marseille		3-0		St Etienne	10 Dec, 2017	French Ligue 1
D	St Etienne		1-1		Nantes	3 Dec, 2017	French Ligue 1
L	Bordeaux		3-0		St Etienne	28 Nov, 2017	French Ligue 1
D	St Etienne		2-2		Strasbourg	24 Nov, 2017	French Ligue 1
L	Lille		3-1		St Etienne	17 Nov, 2017	French Ligue 1

Monaco

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
W	AS Monaco		3-2		Troyes	9 Dec, 2017	French Ligue 1
L	FC Porto		5-2		AS Monaco	6 Dec, 2017	UEFA Champions League
W	AS Monaco		1-0		Angers	2 Dec, 2017	French Ligue 1
L	Nantes		1-0		AS Monaco	29 Nov, 2017	French Ligue 1
L	AS Monaco		1-2		Paris Saint-Germain	26 Nov, 2017	French Ligue 1

H2H

LAST FIVE GAMES					DATE	COMPETITION
AS Monaco		2-0		St Etienne	17 May, 2017	French Ligue 1
St Etienne		1-1		AS Monaco	29 Oct, 2016	French Ligue 1
St Etienne		1-1		AS Monaco	14 Feb, 2016	French Ligue 1
AS Monaco		1-0		St Etienne	13 Dec, 2015	French Ligue 1
AS Monaco		1-1		St Etienne	3 Apr, 2015	French Ligue 1

Other fixtures taking place this week in France Ligue 1:

France Ligue 1 Table

France Ligue 1 Results