Marseille can crank up the pressure on leaders PSG as they travel to Saint-Etienne for a French Ligue 1 match on Sunday. Marseille have impressed this season, particularly on their travels and should be strong for Saint-Etienne, who have struggled lately.
Saint-Etienne will aim to ease themselves away from trouble as they currently sit just one point above the bottom three. They have claimed two wins and suffered four defeats in the last six matches and were beaten 5-0 by Rennes last time out.
The good news for Saint-Etienne is that they tend to do their best work at home, winning four of their last five matches in front of their fans. Oliver Dall’Oglio’s men have beaten the likes of Lille and Auxerre in that run and will be targeting a similar performance on Sunday.
Marseille are keeping close tabs on leaders PSG as they sit seven points off the pace.
A 2-1 victory over Monaco last time out made it three wins in four matches for Marseille. They have also won six of their last seven away matches but have kept just one clean sheet in that run.
How the bookies view it: Marseille highly fancied
Marseille have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 14/25 by Kwiff to claim the win. Saint-Etienne are considered outsiders at home at 17/5 with Kwiff, who are also offering odds of 12/5 for a draw.
Head to head: Upper hand for Marseille
Marseille have a 25-24 advantage with 11 draws from 47 previous matches against Saint-Etienne. Marseille have also won the last three fixtures and claimed a 4-2 victory on their last visit to the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard back in 2022.
Players to watch: Prolific Greenwood
Mason Greenwood is showing no signs of slowing down and has now scored nine Ligue 1 goals this session. The forward has been on target three times in the last four matches and is priced at 23/20 by Kwiff to maintain his scoring run.
Saint-Etienne also have some attacking quality of their own and will look to Zuriko Davitashvili to provide the spark. The forward has five Ligue 1 goals this season and is priced at 14/5 by Kwiff to get on the score sheet.
Probable line-ups
Augustine Boakye and Mathieu Cafaro are suspended for Saint-Etienne while Thomas Monconduit and Yvann Macon are injured. Davitashvili should feature in attack alongside Ibrahim Sissoko.
Marseille have injury problems of their own with Amine Harit, Valentin Carboni and Pol Lirola currently injured. Elye Wahi could start in place of Neal Maupay in attack while Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg is set to continue in midfield.
Saint-Etienne: Larsonneur, Appiah, Batubinsika, Ekwah, Abdelhamid, Petrot, Amougou, Bouchouari, Mouton, Davitashvili, Sissoko
Marseille: Rulli, Kondogbia, Balerdi, Murillo, Garcia, Rongier, Hojbjerg, Luis Henrique, Rabiot, Greenwood, Wahi
Anything else catch the eye?
The last two meetings between Saint-Etienne and Marseille have produced over 3.5 goals and a repeat is priced at 13/8 by Kwiff. Over 2.5 goals is valued at 32/50 by Kwiff, who are also offering 7/10 on both teams to score.
Marseille are expected to claim the victory but given their habit of conceding often, a win and both teams to score can be considered at 9/5 with Kwiff.
This French Ligue 1 match between Saint-Etienne and Marseille will be played on Dec 8, 2024 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Saint-Etienne vs Marseille prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
