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St. Etienne vs Lens Prediction, 10/19/2024 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 10/18/2024

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Game: St. Etienne vs Lens

Date: Saturday, October 19, 2024

Location: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Étienne, France

TV: Fubo

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard is the site where Lens (2-5-0) will try to beat St. Etienne (2-1-4) on Saturday. The goalkeepers protecting the net are Gautier Larsonneur for St. Etienne and Brice Samba for Lens.

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The Saints have surrendered 18 goals while giving up 2.57 G/90, and opposing clubs have accumulated 39 shots on target against them. They have tallied 1 clean sheet, giving them a percentage of 14.3 on the year. St. Etienne has accounted for 16 yellow cards on the campaign. The Saints sit at 16th in relation to goals expected having 7.0, and the squad's xGA are sitting at 15.9. On the season, the club is sitting with an average of 1.00 points per match (7 points) and have a ranking of 14th in Ligue 1 with 5 assists. The team's differential on goals is currently at -12 by means of 6 goals scored and 18 goals allowed. St. Etienne has a total of 22 saves and have a SV rate of 64.1 this season.

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On the campaign, RC Lens a save percentage of 92.3 (26 SoT against), and also sit at 6th in soccer with 11 points. The Blood and Gold are averaging 1.6 pts per fixture while totaling 3 assists and 2 red cards. Lens has totaled 7 goals and this squad's xG this season is sitting at 11.1. RC Lens compliled a shut out percentage of 57.1 for the year as well as 17 yellow card warnings. Their goals against/90 minutes is 0.57 with 22 saves, and they have amassed 4 clean sheets. Lens has a ranking of 7th for goals surrendered having 4, and the squad's goal differential is 3.

The guy defending the goal for St. Etienne will be Gautier Larsonneur. Larsonneur (94-59-59 mark in his professional soccer career) has 71 clean sheets, which gives him a 33.5% clean sheet percentage. The goalie born in France has had 880 shots tried against him in 212 starting assignments. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.16 (246 total goals allowed) and his save % is 75.6. Larsonneur has defended the goal for a total of 19,048 mins and is sitting with 633 saves in his career.

Brice Samba will be residing in front of the net for Lens. In his career, Samba has conceded 245 goals and has accounted for 711 saves in 246 starting assignments. He has surrendered 0.99 goals per 90 minutes while holding a mark of 99-76-72. He holds a save % of 77.4 and his shutout rate is currently at 35.8%. Samba has racked up 88 clean sheets while seeing 953 shots against him in 22,248 career mins.

Ibrahim Sissoko is one man who can be a difference maker for St. Etienne. The midfielder born in France has racked up 6 goals in 14,428 professional minutes played. Sissoko has been a starter in 163 games in his pro soccer career and he has earned 0.04 goals per 90 minutes. He has totaled 12 assists while accumulating 45 yellow card cautions in his career.

Lens has an attacker in Florian Sotoca, who has been known to frustrate defenses. The forward who is from France has played 16,343 mins while earning 48 goals. He sports an average of 0.26 G/90 and has had a starting assignment in 185 contests in his career. He has totaled 30 yellow card cautions in his career and has assisted on a goal 33 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Etienne

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