Grenoble welcome St Etienne at the Stade des Alpes for a Ligue 2 match on Monday night. Grenoble have been having a relatively good season so far compared to last season. Last season, they finished at the 15th position, four points off of the relegation zone. They are currently occupying the 7th position with 47 points after 30 games played. Meanwhile, St Etienne occupy the 12th position with 39 points after same number of games played. They are separated by eight points and five places. They are both coming into this game off of wins in their last two games. I am expecting a closely fought encounter between them. However, I am giving a slight advantage to Grenoble, and will be expecting a win or a draw for them for the following reasons:

Firstly. Grenoble will be coming into this match without any form of pressure compared to St Etienne. Their goal was to avoid relegation this term, and they are well away from any relegation battle. This is in addition to the fact that they have been quite very good while playing at home in this campaign. They have only lost three home games in their 15 home games played in this campaign. And, they have managed to avoid loss in their last five home games, winning three and drawing two of them. I expect them to give a tough time to St Etienne at the Stade des Alpes.

Secondly. St Etienne have been playing mostly badly throughout the campaign compared to what was expected of them. They were relegated from Ligue 1 last season, and everyone expected an immediate push for them back to Ligue 1 in this campaign. They are currently on 12th position, eight points away from the relegation zone. Their major undoing during the campaign has been their defensive lapses. They have the joint third worst defensive record in the league having conceded 45 goals.

The fact is that St Etienne have been showing some improvements in their game lately, with three draws and two wins in their last five games. This is why I am not totally writing them off. Grenoble are the better team, but St Etienne can put up a good fight on a good day. So, a win or a draw for Grenoble is my take.

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格勒诺布尔在阿尔卑斯球场欢迎圣艾蒂安参加周一晚上的法甲比赛。与上赛季相比，格勒诺布尔本赛季表现相对不错。上赛季，他们排在第15位，距离降级区只有4分。他们目前在30场比赛后以47分排名第7位。与此同时，圣艾蒂安在同样的比赛次数后以39分排名第12位。它们之间相隔8点5个位置。他们在前两场比赛中都取得了胜利。我期待着他们之间的一场激烈交锋。然而，我认为格勒诺布尔队有一点优势，我预计他们会赢或打平，原因如下:

首先。与圣艾蒂安相比，格勒诺布尔将在这场比赛中没有任何形式的压力。他们的目标是本赛季保级，而他们也远离任何保级之战。除此之外，他们在本赛季的主场比赛中表现得非常出色。他们在本赛季的15个主场比赛中只输掉了3个主场比赛。而且，他们在过去的5个主场比赛中成功避免了输球，3胜2平。我希望他们在阿尔卑斯球场给圣艾蒂安一段艰难的时间。

其次。圣艾蒂安在整个赛季的表现都不尽如人意。上赛季他们从法甲降级，每个人都希望他们能在这个赛季立即回到法甲。他们目前排在第12位，距离降级区还有8分。他们在竞选期间的主要败绩是防守失误。他们的防守记录在联赛中排名第三，丢了45个球。

事实上，圣艾蒂安最近在比赛中有了一些进步，在过去的5场比赛中取得了3平2胜。这就是为什么我没有完全把它们一笔勾销。格勒诺布尔是更好的球队，但圣艾蒂安可以在一个美好的日子里打出一场精彩的战斗。所以，格勒诺布尔的胜利或平局是我的看法。