Saint-Etienne is one of the thirteen teams in this tournament, still without a single defeat in the group stage.
However, unlike the other twelve teams, the hosts are also without a single victory from the previous four rounds (0-4-0 1-1), but this match against Qarabag seems a good chance for the home team to take its first victory in Group F and to gain advantage before the visit in Ukraine in the last round.
Qarabag is not a team that could be underestimated, but the truth is, that this is the team with the lowest potential in Group F and if the motivation of the home team is on a sufficient level (in which I have no doubt), Saint-Etienne shouldn’t have big problems to win all three points from this clash.
Qarabag will be without Reynaldo (F) for this visit at “Stade Geoffroy-Guichard”, while Chumbinho (M) and Dias (F) also have some problems with injuries and will most probably miss the upcoming game for the away team.
Francois Clerc (D), Allan Saint-Maximin (F) and Mevlut Erdinc (F) are unavailable for Saint-Eteinne, but with players like Max Gradel and Ricky van Wolfswinkel up front and with their rock solid defense, I doubt, that the hosts will fail to win three points from this clash.