Saint Etienne vs Wolfsburg Prediction & Betting Tips - Europa League

Prediction published on 30/09/2019, 13:01  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 30/09/2019 at 13:02 in Europa League Predictions

St. Etienne picked a 1 – 0 win over Nimes in their most recent match and ended a run of seven winless matches. It was just their second win of the season after nine matches and having lost 2 – 3 to Gent in their opening Group I match, they will look at this as the chance to get back on track. It may not be as easy as that though; they are set to face a team unbeaten in the eight matches they have played in the season so far and started their Europa League campaign on a winning note, beating Oleksandria 3 – 1. Wolfsburg’s main issue going to this game will be the few clean sheets they have managed, having kept just two in their opening eight matches. Both these two sides have managed just a clean sheet in the last five matches and while Wolfsburg have scored in each of the five, St. Etienne have failed to score in just one of the five. Wolfsburg have not scored more than a goal in four of their last five matches, which has occasioned them to draw three of their last five matches.

Before their match with Gent, St. Etienne had last taken part in the Europa League in 2017 and they go to this game on the back of three straight losses in the competition and without a clean sheet in the last four. In the last six Europa League games at home, St. Etienne have kept four clean sheets and in the last 11 home matches in the competition, they have lost just once. For Wolfsburg, they last took part in Europa League in 2015 and will be looking to extend their good run, having lost just two of their last 12. They are also unbeaten in the last five Europa League matches away from home and will look to build on this run established a few years ago. This season already, Wolfsburg have played four away matches and won three, drawing one. St. Etienne on their part, have no home win in the three home matches they have played, drawing two and losing one. This will be the first ever competitive meeting between these two sides.