AS Monaco vs. Saint-Etienne 9/22/21 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Odds, and Prediction

AS Monaco is hosting Saint-Etienne at Stade Louis II in round 7 of the French Ligue 1. Monaco just can’t stay consistent so far this season, but the good news is they have lost only 1 of their last 5 games. Saint-Etienne is in the terrible form right now, they are still without a win this season, and they haven’t won any of their last 9 games overall.

Monaco is a good team, they are playing in the Europa League, but consistency is their biggest problem this season. All the injuries, all the suspensions, and quarantined players have just been too much for this team to handle, but once they are finally settled and healthy, I think Monaco will go on a run. Monaco is now in 14^th place with only 5 points, 5 scored goals, and 9 conceded goals. In their Ligue 1 game against Nice, Monaco has had 51% of ball possession, 3 shots on goal, 2 corner kicks, 4 big chances created, and 83% of the correct passes. Monaco was leading, then they were losing, but they tied the score in the 77^th minute. Luckily for Monaco, Nice missed a penalty in the 82^nd minute, and the final score of this match was 2-2. Diop has scored 2 goals for Monaco so far this season. There are no injuries in Monaco at the moment, but Maripan is still questionable. Monaco has done well in the Europa League, and they are looking better and better, but they are not where they are supposed to be.

Saint-Etienne is struggling massively, and the situation is not looking well at the moment. Saint-Etienne is in 19^th place with only 3 points, 6 scored goals, and 11 conceded goals, and it will take a lot from them to get out and stay out of the relegation zone. Saint-Etienne was hosting Bordeaux in their last game, and they were decent with 55% of ball possession, 5 shots on goal, 7 corner kicks, 2 big chances created, and 76% of the correct passes. Saint-Etienne was losing until the 73^rd minute, and once they tied the score things looked well for them, for about 5 minutes. In the 80^th minute, Saint-Etienne has conceded another goal, and they ended up losing this game 1-2. This was Saint-Etienne’s third loss of the season. Khazri has scored 3 goals for Saint-Etienne so far, and he was the only positive thing about this team so far. There is a light at the end of the tunnel for Saint-Etienne, but it’s a long, long tunnel.

Neither team is playing well, but Monaco is playing slightly better, and they are the better team overall. I will take Monaco at home on this one.