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St Etienne vs Toulouse - Hosts a smart bet

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St Etienne have to win to stand any chance of avoiding relegation and we believe they will collect all three points this weekend.

Eirik Horneland's hosts go into the final matchday of Ligue 1 action in the second automatic relegation position, one point from potential safety.

Le Havre - one place and one point above St Etienne - are the team that St Etienne can overtake to save themselves, and the fact that Le Havre face a much tougher final fixture (see below) will give St Etienne genuine hope that they can avoid the drop.

St Etienne have reasons to be confident. The first is that they produced a solid, coherent performance to earn a deserved 2-0 victory (away) vs Reims last weekend.

The second is that their opponents have nothing to play for. Toulouse are already certain of a mid-table final position, so it is hard to see them mustering the motivation to compete effectively with hosts battling for their Ligue 1 lives.

With their backs to the wall, we expect a big performance from St Etienne, and are happy to back them at good odds.

Strasbourg vs Le Havre - High goals the best option

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This is one of the few matches on the final matchday in France where there is something at stake for both sides.

Hosts Strasbourg are chasing a Champions League spot. They head into the weekend tied on 57 points with Nice (fourth) and Lille (fifth).

Strasbourg are sixth because of their inferior goal difference, so will go all-out here not only to win but also to see if they can claw back the goal difference deficit separating them from the two teams directly above them.

Visitors Le Havre need to win to be sure of avoiding relegation. If they draw or lose, and relegation rivals St Etienne win their much easier home fixture vs Toulouse, then Le Havre will be down. So the situation for Le Havre is clear: this is a must-win match.

Given the context, we expect attacking football from both teams, potentially from the start of the match. For that reason, Overs is our selection.

You can back Over 2.5 Goals at 1.55. If you are looking for bigger odds, consider Over 3.0 on the Goal Lines market instead.

With the Over 3.0 pick, your stakes will be refunded in the event of the game having exactly three goals, and you will make a profit if the game has four or more goals.