LiontipsSaint-Etienne vs Marseille. Predictions and Betting Tips for Ligue 1
Command Analysis
Ten-time French champion disappointed fans in the previous season, but gave them hope in the beginning of the current one. Greens will probably have the better result, but they are unlikely to reach the Top-10.
After 35 rounds of Ligue 1 Saint-Etienne has 11 wins and 9 draws, which brings them to 12th place in the standings with 42 points. After two defeats to PSG (2:3) and Brest (1:2) hosts managed to beat Montpellier (2:1).
Macon, Modeste, Trauco and Yvan Neyou, who has an ankle injury, won't be available for an upcoming game.
Marseille was in the race for the title, but it ended in a failure and their head coach was sacked. Jorge Sampaoli took over. Aside from bad performance in Ligue 1, The Olympians failed miserably in the Champions League and finished last in the group stage.
After 35 rounds of the current Ligue 1 season southern team has 15 wins and 11 draws, which brings them to 6th place with 56 points. White-Blues are even on points with the fifth-placed Lens and are behind only on tiebreakers. After two successful matches against Lorient (3:2) and Reims (3:1) Olympique split the points with Strasbourg (1:1).
Amavi and Sakai are on the injuried list so far.
Trends
СтавкаExact score 1:2
Marseille won 4 out of last 5 head-to-head games
СтавкаCorners: total over 7,5
This bet played in last three H2H games
СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
In three out of last four H2H matches teams scored in both halves
Tip and bets
Saint-Etienne had a turbulent season and now has nothing to fight for. Marseille found it's game recently and still has every chance to break into Europa League. In our opinion, guests are looking more solid and creative, plus they have more motivation for this game.
Our prediction - Marseille to win
Teams don't score many goals recently, so maybe we will see the same picture in this clash. Guests need a win, but they will probably try to secure it with a little effort, because they don't have much energy left.
Our second bet is on total under 2,5 goals
