Saint Etienne and Laval are both struggling right now. Saint Etienne have lost most of their recent matches, with only one win in their last five, and Laval have also been poor, losing a couple and drawing a couple. Neither team is in good form, so both will be desperate for a boost.

When these two have met recently, the games have often been full of goals - there was a wild three-all draw not long ago, and other meetings have had goals too, though one was a scoreless draw. This looks like a close, fairly open game between two out-of-sorts sides. Given Saint Etienne are at home and have slightly the better recent edge in the head-to-head, they may just shade it, but a draw is very possible.