St. Louis were very good last year. Hosts advanced to the playoffs from the fourth place in the conference and in the first round knocked out Atlanta (3: 2). In the semifinals, the Cardinals failed to show anything in the series against Washington (0: 4) and left the tournament. The Missouri club played only one meeting before the start of the new season. At home, they beat Kansas (6: 3). Jack Flaherty has significantly improved his performance last season compared to 2018. In 196.1 innings, he struck 231 with a 0.97 WHIP.
The ten-time champion and six-time French Cup winner has a good chance of winning the trophy this season. On the way to the final, Saint-Etienne beat Bastia Borgo (3: 0), Paris (3: 2), Monaco (1: 0), Epinal (2: 1) and Rennes “(2: 1). In the current season of Ligi 1, ASSE started well, but closer to the early finish the team stopped, for which few could predict. In addition, the gaming crisis was exacerbated by an epidemic of injuries, which continues after four months. During the season, the Greens won eight victories and six world wins, which brought them 30 points. The defense conceded 45 goals, while the attack line hit the opponents’ goal 29 times. The main goalscorers of the “saints” are Buanga (10 goals) and Amuma (six goals). In July Claude Puel’s charges played five friendly matches, three of which they won, but two games against Anderlecht were lost with a score of 1: 2 and 0: 1. Monnet-Paquet and Yussuf will not be able to take part in today’s game, but the participation of Ruffier and Kabay is still in question.
