St Etienne will hope to challenge for a European place when they kick-off the second half of their Ligue 1 campaign against Sochaux on Saturday.
St Etienne are currently eighth in France’s top flight with a record of eight wins, six draws and five defeats leaving them five points off the top four after 19 rounds of fixtures.
They saw their six-game unbeaten run ended by league leaders Paris St Germain prior to the Christmas break, and they come into this match on the back of a cup defeat at the hands of Bordeaux.
St Etienne will be looking to put their penalty shootout heartache behind them by returning to winning ways in the league this weekend, and Les Verts are 4/6 favourites to do just that at the expense of their visitors.
Sochaux are fighting for their lives at the other end of the table with a record of four wins, six draws and nine losses leaving them second-from-bottom, but only goal difference is keeping them in the relegation zone. Sochaux have lost their last four matches in all competitions and have not won a game since upsetting Lyon back on November 6. They are 9/2 to end that slump with a victory here, while a welcome draw is priced 5/2.
