Saint-Etienne vs. Paris Saint-Germain 11/28/21 Ligue 1 Soccer Picks, Best Bets and Odds

Saint-Etienne is welcoming PSG to Stade Geoffroy Guichard in round 15 of the French Ligue 1. Saint-Etienne is having a terrible season, the club is in shambles, and the situation is pretty bleak. PSG is at the top of the table, and they are not letting go, but after that loss in the Champions League, there is some nervousness in the team.

Saint-Etienne has been in a decent form lately, they have had a few positive results, but they are still in the relegation zone. Saint-Etienne is now in 19^th place with 12 points, 16 scored goals, and 28 conceded goals. In their last game against Troyes on the road, Saint-Etienne has probably had one of the best games to the season, and they have had 53% of ball possession, 4 shots on goal, 8 corner kicks, 2 big chances created, and 83% of the correct passes. With a goal in the 60^th minute, Saint-Etienne has won this game 0-1. Khazri is the leading goalscorer for Saint-Etienne with 7 goals, but he is still on the injury list, and he is questionable for this game. Nordin has added 3 assists. Saint-Etienne is one of the iconic teams in France, but they are far away from those days, and I’m not sure they have what it takes to get back.

Yes, PSG is scoring goals, a lot of them, but apart from that scored goal against Manchester City in the Champions League earlier this week, they were absolutely hideous. PSG has had 46% of ball possession, 2 shots on goal, 0 corner kicks, 2 big chances created, and a high 90% of the correct passes. PSG got ahead in the 50^th minute, but that was it from them as I’ve mentioned. PSG conceded 2 goals after that, and they lost this game 2-1. Now, I know PSG has Messi, Neymar, and Mbappe, but none of these three players is willing to make a run to help their defense, and that is what you get when you have three superstars. It happened to the countless teams before them, and it will happen to them. PSG is one of the favorites to win the Champions League, but playing like this, I don’t see it happening. In Ligue 1, PSG is dominant because everyone else is a lot weaker than them, but if they are happy only with Ligue 1 title, so am I.

Saint-Etienne is terrible on both ends, but they might get on the scoreboard here because they have been playing well, and PSG just doesn’t give a crap about defense. I’m taking PSG and the goals.