This Thursday evening, Saint-Etienne receives Metz in the first leg of the accession play-off & Ligue 1 à 8:30 p.m. An enticing poster between two historic French football clubs who are competing for the last place in the championship for next season. The accession barriers à Ligue 1 begins this evening with the first leg confrontation between Saint-Étienne and FC Metz. Two years after leaving it, Saint-Étienne has the opportunity to return to Ligue 1. Last weekend, the St's ;eacute;phanois gave themselves the right to dream after a victory at home. home against Rodez (2-0) during the accession play-off & League 1. For this play-off match against the 16th in Ligue 1, FC Metz, Saint-Étienne will be able to count on its public and the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, in éboiling.& nbsp;On the pitch, it's much more balanced. according to Olivier Dall'Oglio. The coach of ASSE even positions the Garnets as the favorites to get the last ticket in the' #39;éelite next season: "Metz playedé all season in L1, they played; complicated matches every weekend. I'm not saying that for us, in L2, it was simpler. But it's different, there is more efficiency, more mastery in the elite… hellip; The people of Messina are used to more execution speed. We will have to maintain our efficiency. technique and our power to compensate. If we lose too many balls, it will be very complicated; for us". The technician also pointed out the major difference between the two teams: "The intensity ? Çmay be the key to this. because the intensity of Ligue 1 is stronger than that of Ligue 2. You will have to be able to put the same face to face. Rodez. Why does it differ depending on the match?? I don't have all the keys, it's a football match, let's try to explain everything but we don't always have the explanations. On this match against à Rodez, there was more strength, power, precision. In the last match, we also had more technical precision which surely gave us an advantage. more going à the team. (…) I think we made a big start, with the public pushing for it. and the opportunities that came, çit helpedé boys. We try to work on the starts with as much intensity as possible. possible, the opponent too. Sometimes it works and sometimes it's a little more complicated". Concerné by the fight for maintenance during a large part of the season, FC Metz has the opportunity with this round-trip confrontation in the Ligue 1 play-off to be able to keep its place in first place ;st division next season. For that, we will need to achieve a result at the Cauldron this evening to hope to secure the last place on Sunday evening at ; home. While at a press conference, Laszlo Bölöni confidé that he was very wary of ASSE, capable of posing big problems to his team. his team. "Saint-Etienne? This is a team that has a very good midfielder and good attackers. She also has great defense. Conclusion? This team can pose problems for players. a lot of people, declaredé the coach of the garnet club. To achieve this objective, the technician will be able to count on a limited workforce: "The group was é tightened &agrav; twenty-two players. Throughout the season and last year as well, we have worn our shoes. players on our backs who we didn't need. Players who didn't help us, who sometimes left us with problems. organizational problems and other problems too. When there are very few it's not good, but when there are too many it's not good either. I believe in a smaller group. I love having sixteen football players and more. side of ça, still six young people who want it. Voilaà what I like! " The kick-off of the barrage going from accession to Ligue 1 pitting Saint-Étienne & Metz is scheduled Thursday May 30 8:30 p.m. at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Étienne. The referee of the match will be Benoît Millot . TV rights holders for Ligue 2 and Ligue 1, BeIN Sports 1 and PrimeVideo will jointly broadcast the poster between the Stéphanois and the Grenats. If you would like to watch the first leg of the Ligue 1 play-off between Saint-Eacute;tienne and FC Metz on your computer, smartphone or tablet, you will need to subscribe à a subscription on MyCanal or on the BeIN Sports and PrimeVideo sites. 
A return to Ligue 1 for ASSE?
Metz face à his destiny
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What are the probable compositions of Saint-Étienne – Metz ?
Saint-Étienne: Larsonneur (G) – Macon, Batubinsika , Nadé, Petrot – Tardieu – Cardona, Cafaro, Chambost, Moueffek – Sissoko.
Metz : Oukidja (G) – Colin, Herelle, San& eacute;, Udol – Jacques, Camara, N'Doram – Van Den Kerkhof, Diallo, Mikautadze.
What are the predictions for Saint-Étienne – Metz ?
- Betclic : Saint-Étienne: 2.05/Nul : 3.25 / Metz: 3, 50
- Bwin: Saint-Eacute;tienne: 2.05/Nul: 3.10/Metz ;nbsp;: 3.40
- NetBet: Saint-Étienne : 2.07/Nul : 3.20 / Metz: 3.40
- Unibet: Saint-Eacutetienne: 2.05/Draw: 3.25 ;/ Metz : 3.40