In my opinion Saint-Etienne have really good chances to make 3 points in today's match up.

After almost 20 consecutive years in Ligue 1, Saint-Etienne have been relegated and their current situation is even worse as they are on last position in Ligue2. 6 points behind safe place. Without any shadow of doubt, it's 'must-win' bet for guests. Niort is also team from relegation zone. If You want to avoid relegation, You have to win such matches without any excuses.

Saint-Etienne firepower is impressive - only 3 teams in whole league scored more goals. What was the problem? Defensive formations. Club was very active on the market and they signed players to at stability and consistency for the team - defender Apiah or goalkeeper Larsonneur. Improvement is really visible. In last two matches they allowed only 13 shots and conceded one goal - from penalty kick. Offensive formation still works well - in last two matches they made at least 13 shots each.

Niort in last round luckily avoided loss on away against Rodez (1:1). They had problems with creativity - only 6 shots. On those circumstances I can imagine a clean sheet for St.Etienne.

St. Etienne is one of the best team with the ball in whole league - only 3 teams have higher average ball possession. On the other hand only 3 teams have lower average ball possession than Niort. Guests should be able to dominate middle zone and create many opportunities to score.

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在我看来，圣埃蒂安有很大的机会在今天的比赛中得到3分。

在连续20年的法甲联赛之后，圣埃蒂安已经降级，他们目前的情况更糟，因为他们在法甲排名最后。落后安全位置6分。毫无疑问，这是客人们“必赢”的赌注。尼奥尔特也是来自降级区。如果你想要保级，你必须赢得这样的比赛，没有任何借口。

圣埃蒂安的火力令人印象深刻，整个联赛中只有3支球队的进球数比圣埃蒂安多。问题是什么?防守阵型。俱乐部在转会市场上非常活跃，他们签下了后卫阿皮亚和门将拉尔森尼奥。改善是显而易见的。在最近的两场比赛中，他们只被射门13次，丢了一个点球。进攻阵型仍然很好——在最近两场比赛中，他们每场至少有13次射门。

Niort在上一轮幸运地避免了客场对阵Rodez(1:1)的失利。他们的创造力有问题——只有6次射门。在这种情况下，我可以想象圣艾蒂安不会失球。

< / p > < p >。艾蒂安是全联盟最有控球能力的球队之一，只有3支球队的平均控球率比他高。另一方面，只有3支球队的平均控球率低于尼奥尔特。客人应该能够控制中路，创造很多得分的机会。

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