Probable Lineups

4-2-3-1
Lyon
4-5-1
Saint Etienne
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Probable Lineups Statistical Comparision

(62) 35 Goals 31 (45)
(41) 23 Assists 22 (35)
(6.5) 6.7 Average Ratings 6.6 (6.5)
27.2 Average Age 27.2
183.5 Average Height (cm) 181.3
(1) 1 Shots pg 1 (1)
(50%) 53% Aerial Duel Success 53% (53%)
(0.4) 0.5 Dribbles pg 0.4 (0.3)
(1.4) 1.2 Tackles pg 1.6 (1.6)
* Values in brackets (x) are overall player statistics in Ligue 1.

Missing Players

Player Reason Status Rating
Michel Bastos Out 6.96
Rémy Vercoutre Out 6.88
Clément Grenier Out 6.49
Jérémy Pied Out 6.41
Lisandro López Doubtful 7.03
Hugo Lloris Doubtful 6.64
Player Reason Status Rating
Alejandro Alonso Out 6.23
Loic Perrin Out 6.94
Florent Sinama-Pongolle Out 6.36
Yoann Andreu Out N/A
Jean-Pascal Mignot Out 6.69

Team News

Lyon
  • Michel Bastos has been ruled out for up to 5 week with a unnamed injury. Alexandre Lacazette could take his place.
  • Lisandro Lopez could return to the playing squad but is unlikely to start.
  • Remy Vercoutre out injured will miss 3 months after an acccident at home.
  • Maxime Gonalons should return to the starting line-up after being rested recently.
  • After missing the Nancy and Real Madrid games, it is uncertain whether Hugo Lloris will play on Sunday night.
  • Jeremy Pied will miss out for two weeks as his ankle is in plaster, while Yannis Tafer will be out for a month after going under the knife to fix an injury he suffered in the summer.
  • Clement Grenier will be missing for a week or so after coming off against Dinamo Zagreb.
Saint Etienne
  • Max Gradel's assist against Valenciennes should see him start in the derby.
  • Defender Jean Pascal Mignot will be out for 2 weeks and his foot is currently in a cast. However, he would miss this match anyway, as he is currently serving a 3-game suspension.
  • Florent Sinama-Pongolle should be close to fitness and could feature.
  • Loic Perrin will be missing from the line-up after rupturing knee ligaments in the cup against Bordeaux.

Prediction

  • The first of two derbies this weekend, and after Lyon dumped Les Verts out of the Coupe de la Ligue on Wednesday, Christoph Galtier will be hoping to extract some sort of revenge in the Derby du Rhone.
  • St-Etienne find themselves with the better league form of the two sides, both have won two from the last five but St-Etienne are unbeaten during this period.
  • They have struggled to score goals after losing a few attacking options this summer. Laurent Battles has stepped up with a few goals recently but they really need a constant threat up top.
  • With most of Garde's players recovered from injury, it will be interesting to see what he thinks is his best XI. Bafe Gomis has to be in the side and the former ASSE player will be keen to get one over his former side.
  • WHOSCORED.COM Predicts: Lyon win 2-1
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Head to Head Stats

R Team W D L Pts Form
4 Lyon 19 7 12 64 wwdwdl
7 S. Etienne 16 9 13 57 wwldll

Top Players

Lyon
Saint Etienne
L. López 7.03
M. Bastos 6.96
M. Gonalons 6.95
P. Aubameyang 6.97
J. Clément 6.88
B. Nicolita 6.75
L. López 16
B. Gomis 14
J. Briand 9
P. Aubameyang 16
M. Gradel 6
F. Sinama-Pongolle 4
M. Bastos 8
K. Källström 6
J. Briand 5
P. Aubameyang 7
L. Batlles 4
F. Lemoine 4

Match Forecast

Saint Etienne will create many scoring chances  
Lyon will score from a fast break situation  
* Match forecast is generated from clashes in team characters.

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