St. Etienne are brilliant at home this season. They lost only one match in front of their fans and the fact that they conceded only 4 goals in 18 matches seems unreal. When they have the support of perhaps the most devoted fans in the country, St. Etienne play much more confident, especially in defense and they are really hard to beat. They charged at the fifth place in the finish and succeeded but they slowed down a bit and with two draws in the last two weeks allowed Lille to take over the place that could mean a UEFA Cup spot.
Last week they failed to win PSG at Parc Des Princes. They played somewhat weaker than we are used to see them play in the last few weeks. The only one who rose to the occasion was the keeper who was the man of the game. They had the lead on halftime but home side managed to get a point in the second half.
St. Etienne have no injury problems and they can field the strongest line-up.
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