Two teams going in different directions here. After a short-term positive spell of form, which featured the shock home win against PSG as well as the 2-2 away draw vs. Monaco, Lorient has been struggling for points and even collapsed into the relegation zone after losing to Nimes (0-1) in the dying moments of the game.

There are clear negative vibes in the camp these days and location in bottom three is definitely going to apply further pressure on the squad.

Hosts still can’t use their first choice keeper Paul Nardi, who has been hit with COVID. Backup Dreyer’s been generally hit and miss, but used for nearly 2 months now.

No other issues for the home team ahead of Sunday test.

St.Etienne has hit the stride in recent weeks, which has helped them go unbeaten for 6 rounds and get two impressive wins from trips to Nice and Rennes. The most convincing bit about Claude Puel team is how monolith and decent they’ve become at the defensive end. Organisation is something majority of teams from the 2nd half of Ligue1 table seriously lack and right now St.Etienne looks as a team, which is very hard to beat.

Their team news are quite neutral. Centre-back Retsos has been absent forever. Basically, the only “fresh” casualty list addition is veteran Khazri, who has been a rotation player this season.

With the current difference in teams’ conditions, I feel, visitors will be closer to victory on the 0 handicap and their form makes this a trustworthy pick.

You can get Saint-Etienne for 1.80 on 0 handicap in most asian bookmakers at the moment.

两支球队有着不同的目标。在短暂的积极表现之后，战胜了巴黎，2-2战平摩纳哥，洛里昂（Lorient）最近开始下滑，甚至输给了尼姆（0 -1）。

这些天，球队中显然存在负面的气氛，排在最后三名的位置肯定会使得有了更大的压力。

主队仍然缺少他们的首选门将保罗·纳尔迪（Paul Nardi），后者受到了新冠病毒的打击。 Backup Dreyer将会出战，已使用了将近2个月。

在周日的检测之前，主队没有其他问题。

圣艾蒂安（St.Etienne）在最近几周取得了长足的进步，他们连续6轮保持不败，并从尼斯和雷恩（Rennes）的客场比赛中获得了两场令人印象深刻的胜利。关于克劳德·普埃尔（Claude Puel）的球队，最令人信服的一点是他们在防守端十分坚强和体面。现在St.Etienne看上去像一支很难被击败的球队。

他们的球队信息是相当中立的。中后卫雷佐斯缺席。基本上，唯一新增的伤停是老将卡兹里，他本赛季一直是轮换球员。

我认为，鉴于当前球队状况的差异，客队更容易取得积分，他们的表现也使其成为值得信赖的选择。