Saint-Étienne and Nantes will play on Wednesday the 22nd of December at 9:00 pm in the 19th week of the Ligue 1. The match will take place in Saint-etienne at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. The referee will be Clément Turpin.

Saint-Étienne is in the 20th place in the league with 12 points. It comes from a 2-0 loss against Reims in its last match in the Ligue 1. Up to now, it has won twice, draw 6 times, and lost 10 times.​​

Nantes sits in the 10th place in the standings with 25 points. It comes from a 3-2 win against Lens in its last match in the Ligue 1. Thus far, it has won 7 times, draw 4 times, and lost 7 times.​​

Line-ups predictions​

These are the projected line-ups according to our predictions.​

Saint-Étienne​

Line - Ups​
3-4-1-2
21 May
Nantes-Saint-Étienne
1-1
3-4-1-2
14 May
Saint-Étienne-Reims
1-2
5-4-1
11 May
Nice-Saint-Étienne
4-2
5-4-1
30 Apr
Rennes-Saint-Étienne
2-0
3-4-1-2
23 Apr
Saint-Étienne-Monaco
1-4
3-4-3
20 Apr
Bordeaux-Saint-Étienne
2-2
3-4-3
16 Apr
Saint-Étienne-Brest
2-1
3-4-1-2
08 Apr
Lorient-Saint-Étienne
6-2
3-4-3
03 Apr
Saint-Étienne-Olympique Marseille
2-4
3-4-1-2
18 Mar
Saint-Étienne-Troyes
1-1
3-4-1-2
11 Mar
Lille-Saint-Étienne
0-0
3-4-1-2
06 Mar
Saint-Étienne-Metz
1-0
5-4-1
26 Feb
Paris Saint Germain-Saint-Étienne
3-1
3-4-1-2
20 Feb
Saint-Étienne-Strasbourg
2-2
3-4-1-2
13 Feb
Clermont-Saint-Étienne
1-2
3-4-2-1
05 Feb
Saint-Étienne-Montpellier
3-1
3-4-2-1
26 Jan
Angers SCO-Saint-Étienne
0-1
5-4-1
21 Jan
Olympique Lyonnais-Saint-Étienne
1-0
5-4-1
15 Jan
Saint-Étienne-Lens
1-2
4-4-2
22 Dec
Saint-Étienne-Nantes
0-1
4-3-3
11 Dec
Reims-Saint-Étienne
2-0
4-4-2
05 Dec
Saint-Étienne-Rennes
0-5
4-2-3-1
01 Dec
Brest-Saint-Étienne
1-0
4-2-3-1
28 Nov
Saint-Étienne-Paris Saint Germain
1-3
4-4-2
21 Nov
Troyes-Saint-Étienne
0-1
4-3-3
07 Nov
Saint-Étienne-Clermont
3-2
4-3-1-2
30 Oct
Metz-Saint-Étienne
1-1
4-3-1-2
22 Oct
Saint-Étienne-Angers SCO
2-2
4-2-3-1
17 Oct
Strasbourg-Saint-Étienne
5-1
4-2-3-1
03 Oct
Saint-Étienne-Olympique Lyonnais
1-1
3-4-3
25 Sep
Saint-Étienne-Nice
0-3
4-2-3-1
22 Sep
Monaco-Saint-Étienne
3-1
3-4-2-1
18 Sep
Saint-Étienne-Bordeaux
1-2
4-2-3-1
12 Sep
Montpellier-Saint-Étienne
2-0
4-3-3
28 Aug
Olympique Marseille-Saint-Étienne
3-1
4-3-3
21 Aug
Saint-Étienne-Lille
1-1
4-3-3
15 Aug
Lens-Saint-Étienne
2-2
4-4-1-1
08 Aug
Saint-Étienne-Lorient
1-1

Saint-Étienne has mostly adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up most used during the season (6 times or 33.33%).

Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 4-2-3-1 (6 times), 4-3-3 (5 times), 4-4-2 (2 times), 4-3-1-2 (2 times), 3-4-3 (once), 3-4-2-1 (once) and 4-4-1-1 (once).

Pascal Dupraz is expected to play against Nantes with the following players: S. Bajic, M. Trauco Saavedra, T. Kolodziejczak, M. Nade, Y. Macon, Z. Youssouf, M. Camara, R. Boudebouz, A. Aouchiche, A. Nordin and W. Khazri.

Presuming that the above line up is confirmed, the average age of Saint-Étienne would be 26.36.

E. Green, H. Moukoudi and R. Hamouma will definitely miss the match.

Pascal Dupraz will not be able to have the presence of D. Bouanga who is suspended​.

Nantes​

Line - Ups​
3-4-2-1
21 May
Nantes-Saint-Étienne
1-1
3-5-2
14 May
Olympique Lyonnais-Nantes
3-2
4-2-3-1
11 May
Nantes-Rennes
2-1
3-5-2
30 Apr
Lens-Nantes
2-2
4-2-3-1
24 Apr
Nantes-Bordeaux
5-3
3-4-3
20 Apr
Olympique Marseille-Nantes
3-2
4-2-3-1
17 Apr
Nantes-Angers SCO
1-1
3-5-1-1
10 Apr
Brest-Nantes
1-1
3-4-1-2
03 Apr
Clermont-Nantes
2-3
3-5-2
19 Mar
Nantes-Lille
0-1
3-4-3
12 Mar
Troyes-Nantes
1-0
4-3-1-2
06 Mar
Nantes-Montpellier
2-0
5-3-2
27 Feb
Metz-Nantes
0-0
5-3-2
19 Feb
Nantes-Paris Saint Germain
3-1
3-4-3
13 Feb
Nantes-Reims
1-0
5-3-2
06 Feb
Strasbourg-Nantes
1-0
5-3-2
23 Jan
Nantes-Lorient
4-2
5-4-1
14 Jan
Nice-Nantes
2-1
5-3-2
09 Jan
Nantes-Monaco
0-0
4-1-4-1
22 Dec
Saint-Étienne-Nantes
0-1
5-4-1
10 Dec
Nantes-Lens
3-2
4-4-2
05 Dec
Lorient-Nantes
0-1
4-4-2
01 Dec
Nantes-Olympique Marseille
0-1
4-3-3
27 Nov
Lille-Nantes
1-1
4-2-3-1
20 Nov
Paris Saint Germain-Nantes
3-1
4-2-3-1
07 Nov
Nantes-Strasbourg
2-2
4-2-3-1
31 Oct
Montpellier-Nantes
2-0
4-3-3
23 Oct
Nantes-Clermont
2-1
4-2-3-1
17 Oct
Bordeaux-Nantes
1-1
4-4-1-1
03 Oct
Nantes-Troyes
2-0
4-3-3
26 Sep
Reims-Nantes
3-1
4-4-1-1
22 Sep
Nantes-Brest
3-1
4-2-3-1
19 Sep
Angers SCO-Nantes
1-4
4-2-3-1
12 Sep
Nantes-Nice
0-2
4-2-3-1
27 Aug
Nantes-Olympique Lyonnais
0-1
4-4-2
22 Aug
Rennes-Nantes
1-0
4-2-3-1
15 Aug
Nantes-Metz
2-0
4-1-4-1
06 Aug
Monaco-Nantes
1-1

Nantes has mostly adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up most used during the season (8 times or 44.44%).

Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 4-2-3-1 (8 times), 4-4-2 (3 times), 4-3-3 (3 times), 4-4-1-1 (2 times), 5-4-1 (once) and 4-1-4-1 (once).

Antoine Kombouare is expected to play against Saint-Étienne with the following players: A. Lafont, J. Castelletto, N. Pallois, A. Girotto, F. Pereira da Silva, W. Cyprien, P. Chirivella Burgos, R. Kolo Muani, Q. Merlin, W. Geubbels and L. Blas.

In case that the line up is confirmed, the average age of Nantes would be 25.27.

S. Corchia, A. Limbombe Ekango and R. Emond will definitely miss the match.