Two clubs in the top half of the Ligue 1 table will do battle today in a league match between Saint Etienne and Bordeaux. The first-division clash scheduled for 3 p.m. ET will be held at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard and can be live streamed here free.

Saint Etienne manager Christophe Galtier had this to offer ahead of today's league encounter (via Ligue 1's official website): "We played three matches, didn't concede a single goal, won twice and drew once, so it was a very good week. We managed to beat Caen at home after our defeat in Paris. Then, we held on for a draw in Europe and managed to win [against Lens]. The weeks are long and they keep coming, which is all the better for us. We still have plenty of interesting matches ahead of us."

Tactical Preview

Player to Watch: Bordeaux's Diego Rolan has been instrumental in the club's early season success. The 21-year-old has four goals and one assist in six appearances and is averaging 1.2 take-ons per match.

Saint Etienne's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Ruffier; Clerc, Bayal, F. Pogba, Tabanou; Lemoine, Clément, Cohade; Gradel, Erding, Monnet-Paquet

Bordeaux's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): C. Carrasso ; Mariano, Ilori, Pallois, Contento; Ab.Traoré, Plasil; Faubert, Rolan, Khazri; Sala

Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (statistics and lineups via WhoScored).

Standings

RnkTeamMPWDLGFGA+/-Pts
1Olympique Marseille75111961316
2Paris Saint-Germain7340134913
3Girondins Bordeaux6411126613
4Saint-Etienne641176113
5Lille OSC733162412
6FC Metz732276111
7FC Nantes732255011
8Olympique Lyon7313117410
9Montpellier HSC731353210
10Toulouse FC73131110110
11AS Monaco731379-210
12OGC Nice7313711-410
13Rennes7223811-38
14Caen72148807
15RC Lens721478-17
16SC Bastia7142710-37
17FC Lorient721469-37
18Stade de Reims7214816-87
19En Avant Guingamp7205310-76
20évian Thonon Gaillard FC7115616-104