Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 14 match between Saint-Etienne and Marseille and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Marseille are highly favoured to claim a win against Saint-Etienne, whom they face this coming Sunday. In their current shape, a win at Stade Geoffroy Guichard seems to be the obvious outcome.
Saint-Etienne are placed 15th with 13 points after 13 matches. Marseille occupy a position as twoth in the league on 26 points.
Team form: Saint-Etienne vs Marseille
Saint-Etienne Form
Saint-Etienne are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Lyon by a 1-0 score, before winning 1-0 against Montpellier. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 5-0 against Rennes. It has been a bit hit-and-miss for Saint-Etienne but at least mostly hit, as they put four wins on the board in their previous six Ligue 1 matches. They didn’t draw any matches, but lost twice, scoring seven goals while conceding five.
Marseille Form
In their last three matches, Marseille lost against Auxerre by 1-3, beat Lens by 1-3 winning 2-1 against Monaco. Marseille recorded no less than five in their previous six Ligue 1 away matches, as well losing once and drawing none. They hit the target 16 themselves while allowing six goals against.
Betting facts for Saint-Etienne and Marseille
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Saint-Etienne and Marseille. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 12 of the last 14 Saint-Etienne home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Saint-Etienne home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Saint-Etienne home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Saint-Etienne home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Saint-Etienne matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Marseille away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Marseille have won 7 of the last 8 away matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Marseille have won 7 of the last 8 away matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Marseille have won 6 of the last 7 away matches in the Ligue 1 and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Marseille have won 6 of the last 7 away matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring more than 1.5 goals
Players on top: Saint-Etienne vs Marseille
Look no further than Zuriko Davitashvili, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Saint-Etienne in the Ligue 1, while Mason Greenwood managed four goals in the last half dozen matches for Marseille in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Popular betting markets: Saint-Etienne vs Marseille
Full-time result
Saint-Etienne claimed a modest seven wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing two. Marseille won eight of their last 10 games away, drew zero and lost two of the games in this run.
Both teams to score
Saint-Etienne scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Marseille scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Marseille games. Marseille managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Saint-Etienne and Marseille.
Total goals
Saint-Etienne saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Marseille, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.9 times goals per game themselves.
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