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AS Monaco vs. AS Saint-Étienne
AS Monaco welcome Saint-Étienne to the Stade Louis-II for Matchday 7 of Ligue 1 on Wednesday at 19:00.The Monegasques will be looking for their second win of the season after a satisfying result in Nice (2-2), while Saint-Étienne are on the brink of the abyss after losing to Bordeaux.
Monaco – Saint-Etienne info
– Date & Time: 22/09/2021, at 19:00.
– Venue: Monaco, Louis II
– Competition: Ligue 1, Matchday 7
Monaco Form & Balance Check
AS Monaco struggled but still managed to take a point in the derby on the Côte d’Azur at the Allianz Riviera. Monaco trailed 2-1 but Wissam Ben Yedder scored his first Ligue 1 goal of the season and then capitalised on Amine Gouiri’s missed penalty to stay in the game.
Subsequently, Monaco managed a draw (2-2) but still failed to convince. The club from the principality ranks 14th in the table and has a sad record before the match against the Greens (1 win, 2 draws and 3 defeats).
Europa League as a liberation blow?
However, last week was quite positive for them with a win in the Europa League against Sturm Gaz and a draw against Nice in Ligue 1, one of the most impressive teams this early season. From now on, it’s all about confirming that week and a home win against Saint-Etienne is needed to do that. Niko Kovac can count on his team’s renewed confidence, and he can hope that his star striker Wissam Ben Yedder will do the same. The international striker could even be on the verge of a breakthrough after finally proving his scoring prowess at the weekend.
Saint-Etienne Form & Balance Check
There were plenty of puns in the press this weekend to describe the game between AS Saint-Étienne and Bordeaux on a soggy pitch, but it’s fair to say that the Greens have sunk with this another defeat and are now in an even deeper crisis – sitting 19th in the table. But this game against an equally struggling Bordeaux side was the perfect opportunity to get back on track after a difficult start to the season. It wasn’t to be. On the contrary, the Greens even lost their defender Sow to injury in this match.
Predicted line-up – last update on 20 September 2021
The Monegasques should be at full strength for this match. Niko Kovac is likely to field a similar team to the one against Nice.
With Yvann Maçon already missing last weekend, Saïdou Sow is now also on ASSE’s list of injured defenders. Therefore, Claude Puel could resort to a 4-2-3-1 formation in this match.
Monaco – Saint-Etienne direct comparison & Statistics
Both clubs have played against each other 42 times. Monaco have been victorious 13 times and Etienne 15 times. The remaining 14 duels ended in draws. Last season’s first leg ended in a draw, but Kovac’s team won the second leg by a clear 4-0 margin.
AS Saint-Étienne’s run of defeats in Ligue 1 has now lasted 3 games.
AS Saint-Étienne have conceded one goal in each of their last 13 matches.
– In their last match AS Monaco won by 4 goals.
– On average AS Monaco score 1.6 goals against AS Saint-Étienne and AS Saint-Étienne score 1.4 goals against AS Monaco.
