French Ligue 1
2025-05-17 - St Etienne vs Toulouse
A Sports Betting Pick by ArmchairPunter
Football : France: Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saturday 17th May 2025, 2000hrs
For Saturday night’s hosts, Saint-Etienne, the equation is simple heading into this final game of the French top flight season - gain all three points at home against Toulouse and hope Le Havre either draw or lose away from home at high-flying Strasbourg, and that is in order to give themselves a chance in the relegation play-off!
It’s been a bitterly disappointing campaign for the second from bottom club upon their return to Ligue 1 as Saint-Etienne head into this season finale on the back of just three wins from their last 17 matches overall.
Rare wins against Montpellier, Lyon and Reims have been outweighed by being dealt nine defeats within this period and the hosts now find themselves fighting for their domestic top flight status this weekend as a result.
Toulouse currently occupy the safety of 12th place in the Ligue 1 table and the visitors have no such worries on this final day of the season as they hold a comfortable eight-point cushion above third from bottom club Le Havre.
Nevertheless, although Toulouse bring an improved three-game unbeaten run into this upcoming encounter at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard on Saturday night, the fact still remains that Carles Martínez’s side have picked up just one win in their last nine games overall.
A 2-1 home win against Rennes has been overshadowed by slipping to five defeats in this period, three of which have been handed out to the visitors on the road at Strasbourg, Marseille and Reims respectively, making it three losses in their last four outings on their travels.
The Betting Verdict
There’s a glimmer of hope for Saint-Etienne as the hosts have lost just once in their last nine meetings against Toulouse.
The Pick :
St Etienne 2-1 Toulouse
