Dylan Batubinsika starts for Saint-Étienne against Strasbourg
Preview
AS Saint-Étienne take on RC Strasbourg at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard on Sunday (14:00 CET) looking to end their seven-match winless run whilst Strasbourg will aim to register consecutive wins in Ligue 1 for the first time this season.
ASSE are rooted to the bottom of the Ligue 1 standings ahead of Matchday 17 and are now six points adrift of safety. A daunting run of fixtures has not helped their cause with their last victory coming back in early October.
Strasbourg, meanwhile, have endured an underwhelming campaign to date but have shown signs of improvement under new coach Frédéric Antonetti, who replaced Julien Stéphan in October.
Team News
Batubinsika replaces Abdelhamid in the only change to the Saint-Étienne side that started the goalless draw against Montpellier last weekend.
Strasbourg have concerns over the fitness of Dimitri Liénard and Gerzino Nyamsi, who both missed the midweek Coupe de France win over Angers. Habib Diallo is doubtful after he picked up an injury in training on Thursday.
Saint-Étienne predicted XI:
- Green
- Trauco, Batubinsika, Sow, Maçon
- Cahuzac, Gourna-Douath, Boudebouz
- Bouanga, Khazri, Nordin
Strasbourg predicted XI:
- Sels
- Le Marchand, Djiku, Perrin
- Guilbert, Prcic, Bellegarde, Caci
- Thomasson, Gameiro, Ajorque
