Lyon vs Saint Etienne Ligue 1 Match Preview or Key Statistics 📊
Lyon have lost only once in their last six Ligue 1 games against St Etienne (W4 D1), a 1-0 defeat in Claude Puel’s first game in charge of Les Verts.
Lyon are unbeaten in their last six home Ligue 1 games against St Etienne (W4 D2) and could chain three wins in a row on their own ground against their rivals for the first time since December 2000-August 2007 (5).
Lyon have scored in each of their last nine Ligue 1 home games against St Etienne (15 goals overall), their longest streak ever against them in the top-flight.
Lyon are unbeaten in their last six Ligue 1 games (W2 D4), their longest streak under Rudi Garcia and their longest overall since April-May 2019 (also 6).
St Etienne have lost their last five Ligue 1 games, the longest current such run in the division and their longest since October-November 2008 (7). ASSE are the team with the most games lost in the top-flight in 2020 (11).
Lyon are unbeaten in their last eight home Ligue 1 games (W4 D4), the joint longest current such run in the division (alongside Bordeaux and Monaco).
St Etienne have won only once in their last 11 away Ligue 1 games (D1 L9), beating Marseille in September (2-0).
Lyon have scored five penalty goals in Ligue 1 2020/21 no team have scored more after nine matchdays in the league over the last 70 seasons.
Lyon and St Etienne are two of the three teams (with Nîmes) who have failed to score a headed goal in Ligue 1 this season. Lyon are, however, the team with the most crosses attempted from open play in the top-flight (177, St Etienne 12th with 107). Indeed, Lyon are the only Ligue 1 side yet to concede a headed goal in the competition this campaign.
Excluding own goals, four of Lyon’s last six goals have been netted by Karl Toko Ekambi. However, St Etienne (alongside Metz and Nantes) are one of the three teams against which he has played the most games without scoring in the top-flight (4).
Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) is the only Ligue 1 player with at least one goal and one assist in each of the last 11 seasons, since his debut in the top-flight.
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