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
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympique Marseille | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 16 | |||
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 13 | |||
| 3 | Girondins Bordeaux | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 13 | |||
| 4 | Saint-Etienne | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 | |||
| 5 | Lille OSC | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | |||
| 6 | FC Metz | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 11 | |||
| 7 | FC Nantes | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | |||
| 8 | Olympique Lyon | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 10 | |||
| 9 | Montpellier HSC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |||
| 10 | Toulouse FC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 10 | |||
| 11 | AS Monaco | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 10 | |||
| 12 | OGC Nice | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 10 | |||
| 13 | Rennes | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 8 | |||
| 14 | Caen | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 15 | RC Lens | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 7 | |||
| 16 | SC Bastia | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 7 | |||
| 17 | FC Lorient | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 7 | |||
| 18 | Stade de Reims | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 7 | |||
| 19 | En Avant Guingamp | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 6 | |||
| 20 | évian Thonon Gaillard FC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 4 |
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