Saint-Etienne and Beitar Jerusalem will meet Thursday, August 25, in the second leg of the play-off Europa League. The game will take place at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard since 21:45.
Christophe Galtier is coached by one foot in EL groups after he managed to win the first leg 2-1 on his land Beitar, despite the fact that the Israelis had opened the scoring. The scenario was repeated largely in the championship game that followed, Saint-Etienne won 3-1 against Montpellier was ruled after the break. If the offense “Green” showed very well in the last three games, pointing to seven times their defense continue to have difficulty, receiving five goals in as many disputes.
Beitar has a decent start to the season. In previous rounds of the Europa League qualifiers managed to pass the Sloboda, Omonia and Jelgava thanks to good results at home. Also, the band led by Ran Ben Shimon drew 2-2 on the ground in Petah Tikva, in the inaugural round of the new season in the Ligat ha’Al.
Although the shelter is good result obtained on tour, shaky defense forcing the French to take things seriously and that because Beitar scored each time in the last 10 games, an average of 1.5 goals scored. However, those of Saint-Etienne have not only a lot more competitive than the opponents on Thursday, but have high morale after they managed to turn the tide of the previous two matches. In addition, the Israel Defense is not able to cope with the offensive phase of inspiration that proved the band Hexagon in recent weeks. However, experience tells us that the Europa League is a competition often times surprises, which is why we believe the best options for this match are those goals.
| AS Saint-Étienne | Achievement | Beitar Jerusalem FC |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Longest winning run | 2 |
| 0 | Longest losing streak | 1 |
| 3 | Longest run without loss | 3 |
| 1 | Longest run without win | 2 |
| 2 | Clean sheets | 4 |
| 1 | Matches over 2.25 goals | 3 |
| 2 | Matches under 2.25 goals | 4 |
| 2 | Matches First Half Over 0.5 | 4 |
| 1 | Matches First Half Under 0.5 | 3 |
| 2 | Matches odd | 5 |
| 1 | Matches even | 2 |
| 1 | Average goals scored | 1.29 |
| 0.33 | Average goals allowed | 0.86 |
| 1 | Failure to score | 1 |
| 1 – 2 | Biggest victory | 3 – 0 |
| – | Biggest defeat | 3 – 2 |
| 0 | Missed penalties | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty goals | 3 |
| 0 | Own goals | 1 |
| 1 (100%) | Goalless draw at home match | 0 (0%) |
| 0 (0%) | Goalless draw at away match | 1 (33%) |
| 1 | Comeback win | 0 |
| R. Berič | Top Goal Scorer | O. Atzili |
| K. Théophile Catherine | Top Assist | E. Shechter |
