Lille suffered a 1-0 defeat at Amiens last time in Ligue 1. Christophe Galtier's men were left behind in the middle of the second half and could not find their way back into the contest despite dominating possession.
Les Dogues have not yet made the best start to the season after one win and one defeat. They were valued at 2.20 by bookmakers to win on Wednesday but without a clean sheet in their last five matches in all competitions, I gave a BTTS tip here.
Lille will be without midfielder Boubakary Soumare who is suspended after receiving a red card at Amiens. Victor Osimhen scored two goals on his debut for the club and had to appear in attack with Jonathan Bamba.
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Saint-Etienne were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Brest in their last Ligue 1 match. They fought back from goal down with Denis Bouanga's effort seven minutes from time to get them part of the spoils.
Les Verts made the same start this season because Lille also only claimed one win from two matches. They are priced at 3.40 to win on Wednesday but have also struggled defensively without a clean sheet in their last eight matches.
Denis Bouanga seems to have settled in Saint-Etienne after a summer move from Nimes. He has gone astray and must start attacking with Wahbi Khazri, who was the top scorer for the visitors last season.
Lille vs St Etienne predictions
Reasons for our betting tips:
Lille scored ten league-high clean sheets in their last 19 home league games last season.
Lille have won in the first round and full time in their last 3 home matches (Ligue 1).
Lille are unbeaten in their last 8 home matches against Saint-Etienne in all competitions.
Lille have won their last 5 home matches (Ligue 1).
In the previous L1 campaign, St Étienne conceded 70.37% of their 27 away goals in the second half.
