AS Saint-Étienne (ASSE) prepares for a major challenge against Reims, a team looking for points and potentially competing with the Ligue 2 climb. After a disappointing performance in Clermont, the team must be more efficient. The analysis of the situation highlights the strength of the remois, able to compete with that of the Greens, particularly in intensity and physical strength. However, the ASSE relies on its own potential and ability to execute a solid game plan, particularly by relying on Geoffroy-Guichard, to achieve a positive result.

Coach Eirik Horneland underlines the importance of Igor Milaidinovic’s defensive performance in the last game and his adaptation to the club. He also highlights the potential of Augustin Boakye, a player he has long enjoyed and is constantly advancing. Boakye, although more comfortable with a number 10 position, can bring valuable offensive qualities in the absence of other key players. Horneland insists on the need for Boakye to gain confidence and consistency, while stressing Lucas Sassin’s good physical condition.

The Saint-Étienne team faces challenges in the middle of the field, with absences and uncertainties about the availability of some players. Horneland envisages different options to compose this crucial area, prioritising Tardieu for his technique, but remaining open to experimentation with Milaidinovic and Jaber. It is clear that the ASSE must raise its level of play to avoid a disappointment to an opponent determined to achieve a result.