Saturday's Ligue 1 predictions including Lille vs. Lens

St Etienne vs. Brest (Saturday, 4.00pm)

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Saint-Etienne continue their fight to avoid the drop in Ligue 1 when Brest make the journey to the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard on Saturday afternoon.

The hosts capitulated in a 6-2 loss to Lorient in gameweek 31, while Michel Der Zakarian's side managed to hold Breton rivals Nantes to a 1-1 draw.

We say: Saint-Etienne 3-2 Brest

Low-scoring affairs have not been on the menu for Saint-Etienne recently, and they should fancy their chances against a Brest side who just cannot keep the back door shut away from home, especially with Khazri back and raring to go.

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Lille vs. Lens (Saturday, 8.00pm)

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Seventh meets eighth in Saturday evening's Ligue 1 showdown at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy, as Lille take on fellow European outsiders Lens.

The champions rescued a point in a 1-1 draw with Angers last time out, while Franck Haise witnessed his side teach Nice a footballing lesson in a 3-0 thumping.

We say: Lille 1-1 Lens

Lille have been solid but not spectacular amid their unbeaten run, and the champions are unlikely to be blowing many teams away while David and Yilmaz fail to fire.

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