Olympique Lyonnais - Saint-Étienne betting tips and odds

Olympique Lyonnais are likely on their way to a decisive victory, and it’s hard to feel optimistic about the visitors’ prospects. Bookmakers are pricing a home win at 1.40, which is quite in line with most expert opinions.

With a matchup like this, it seems like we already know the outcome. Saint-Étienne stand little chance of achieving anything except an appearance. Most bookies price an away win for this match at 8.00, marking an insurmountable difference.

Olympique Lyonnais are coming off from an away win in the last round. They grabbed an early lead against Troyes and never gave up their dominance of the proceedings, showing a lot of confidence despite a low margin and a 0:1 win.

Saint-Étienne didn’t stand much of a chance in their previous Ligue 1 bout against Lens, despite the home-field advantage. They somehow took the lead, but the hard favourites won out in the end, securing a narrow 1:2 victory.

The hosts will be looking to improve the unexciting impression they left in recent away games. The past two went by with barely any goals to speak of in terms of both goals scored and goals conceded.

Looking over their most recent appearances, Saint-Étienne have been struggling to keep the ball out of their net. The past 3 home games saw them concede over 5 times.

Though they’re considered to be the clear underdogs in this game, Saint-Étienne should have clear motivation to reach their goals. They’re stuck in the relegation zone as we enter round 22, and they’ll need to act quickly while there’s still time.

We see several draws on record between these two teams in the past season alone. Olympique Lyonnais may be the favourites, but it’s becoming very clear that they can’t easily beat Saint-Étienne.

The visitors have to contend with several injuries. Alpha Sissoko, Arnaud Nordin, Bakary Sako are the players that will be missing, which makes the Saint-Étienne lineup somewhat weaker than usual. This is made far worse because they were considered undergods going in either way.

An Under 2.5 Goals bet is an easy tip to offer – it’s a fairly probable outcome with betting odds priced at a comfortable 2.35. More importantly, though, the betting value it offers is surprisingly solid.