It is round 11 of French Ligue 2 and Saint Etienne will go on the road to face Sochaux looking to continue down the road of recovery after a very bad start of the tournament. Nevertheless, they will not have an easy game against a rival that has shown good playing level so far. For this game, we suggest an away win or draw bet.

After a very tough start of the league, it seems that Saint Etienne is finally finding its form. They have only lost one of their last five games, whereas at the beginning of the tournament they went five rounds without winning prior to their 5-0 win against Bastia in game day six. It will be key for them to be extra cautious in defense, as every time they managed to keep a clean sheet they ended up winning the game.

Lets not forget that Saint Etienne fell to Ligue 2 after losing the relegation playoffs to Auxerre in what was the worst ending possible to their 2021/22 campaign. This way, one of the most important clubs in French football history is obliged to at least fight for a promotion spot. Something that is still far from happening, but the squad has recently showed vitaln signs that give hope to their fans that things are slowly starting to change.

Last weekend meant the ending of a wonderful streak for Sochaux. After being winless in the first three rounds, the team managed to win six games in a row to climb up in the standings, but that ended last time out against Valenciennes, when they lost by 2-1. It is still to be seen how they will react to the end of this positive chain of results, as they have now an opportunity to prove themselves.

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这是法甲联赛的第11轮，圣艾蒂安将在客场面对索肖，希望在联赛开局非常糟糕的情况下继续恢复。尽管如此，他们在面对一个迄今为止表现出色的对手时不会有一场轻松的比赛。对于这场比赛，我们建议客场输赢或打平。

在联赛开局艰难之后，圣艾蒂安似乎终于找到了自己的状态。他们在最近的5场比赛中只输了一场，而在联赛开始的时候，他们连续5轮没有赢球，直到在第6场比赛日5-0战胜了Bastia。对他们来说，在防守上格外小心是关键，因为每次他们都能保持零失球，最终都能赢得比赛。

让我们不要忘记圣艾蒂安在21/22赛季最糟糕的结局是在保级季后赛输给欧塞尔后掉入法甲。这样一来，法国足球史上最重要的俱乐部之一至少要为晋级而战。虽然这一切还远未发生，但球队最近表现出了重要的迹象，给球迷带来了希望，他们的情况正在慢慢开始改变。

上周末对索肖来说意味着一个美好的连胜的结束。在前三轮无胜的情况下，这支球队成功取得了六连胜，排名上升，但在上一场对阵瓦伦西亚的比赛中，他们以2-1不敌对手。他们将如何应对这一积极结果链的结束，还有待观察，因为他们现在有机会证明自己。