All you need to know about the Saint-Étienne - Olympique Marseille match:

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sat 02.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard (42000 seats)

A quick peek at the Ligue 1 table suggest an advantage to Olympique Marseille when they go to Saint-Étienne. Yet; let's play before we pick a winner!

Insights:
  • Saint-Étienne have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Olympique Marseille have the most matches under the total-line (16) in Ligue 1

This has all the signs of an exciting match with lots of fun and bustle as both contenders are well revitalized since they last played a game. Let's get started!

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Saint-Étienne form and stats

With 3 Ligue 1 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Saint-Étienne are certainly not brimming with confidence.

The spoils were shared in Saint-Étienne's previous game, also at home. Visiting Troyes (placed 15th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Midfielder Camara was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.8 (out of ten) in that game. Camara hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

0-0 away at Lille before that.

Saint-Étienne has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. More than 70 % of these goals (13 in total) were scored after at least 60 minutes had been played. Saint-Étienne have conceded 27 from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. When Saint-Étienne hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Troyes, Angers SCO, Lorient, Bordeaux, Clermont and Metz), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 4 of 5 times.

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Olympique Marseille form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 9 wins, 3 draws and only 2 losses in the Ligue 1.

Bakambu and Milik scored in Olympique Marseille's previous match, the home game against Nice that ended 2-1. Midfielder Payet was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.63. Payet hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 33 successful passes (of 41 total).

hometeam won

The travelling fans enjoy Olympique's attacking play in away games, having scored 21 goals in 14 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Olympique Marseille as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games. More than 50 percent of these were let in from the 60th minute and onwards in these in the last 30 minutes of games.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these parties get together this campaign, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Olympique Marseille - Saint-Étienne 3-1. Saint-Étienne-Olympique Marseille H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Saint-Étienne four wins, Olympique Marseille five wins, one draw. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Saint-ÉtienneW. Khazri
W. Khazri
9 goals
Olympique MarseilleD. Payet
D. Payet
9 goals
Olympique MarseilleC. Ünder
C. Ünder
8 goals

Saint-Étienne missing players

Olympique Marseille missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Saint-Étienne Olympique Marseille
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 15 5 Played P 5 14 29
6 3 0 Won W 3 9 15
9 6 2 Drew D 2 3 8
14 6 3 Lost L 0 2 6
29 18 4 Scored S 5 21 45
51 27 14 Conceded C 2 10 27
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 93% 90%
76% 87% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 71% 72%
52% 60% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 29% 38%
38% 40% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 24%
10% 13% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 17%
62% 73% 60% BTTS BTTS 40% 43% 52%
14% 7% 0% Clean Sheets C S 60% 50% 38%
28% 20% 40% Failed to Score F T 20% 14% 21%
 
5.1 6.2 4.4 Corners for (avg) C F 5.8 5.4 6
4.4 3.5 4.6 Corners against (avg) C A 3.8 4.4 4.1
2 1.5 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.1 1.7
4 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
11.8 14.1 9.6 Shots (avg) S ( 11.4 11.6 13.3
3.9 4.5 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 4.1 4.2
25% 26% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 37% 37%
 
11.9 10.6 12.2 Shots against (avg) S A 9.6 9.1 8.9
4.8 4.7 7.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.2 2.6 3.1
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Olympique Marseille have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Olympique Marseille have the most matches under the total-line (16) in Ligue 1
  • Olympique Marseille have the most points (30) away in Ligue 1
  • Saint-Étienne have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Saint-Étienne have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Saint-Étienne haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 PSG 29 20 5 4 59 27 14 13 1 0 34 7 15 7 4 4 25 20 32 65
2 Olympique Marseille 29 15 8 6 45 27 15 6 5 4 24 17 14 9 3 2 21 10 18 53
3 Rennes 29 16 4 9 63 28 15 11 1 3 39 10 14 5 3 6 24 18 35 52
4 Nice 29 15 6 8 39 23 14 7 3 4 18 14 15 8 3 4 21 9 16 50
5 Strasbourg 29 13 9 7 50 32 14 8 3 3 28 13 15 5 6 4 22 19 18 48
6 Lille 29 12 10 7 38 35 14 6 6 2 19 16 15 6 4 5 19 19 3 46
7 Monaco 29 12 8 9 43 30 15 8 4 3 29 13 14 4 4 6 14 17 13 44
8 Lens 29 12 8 9 45 39 15 7 5 3 26 16 14 5 3 6 19 23 6 44
9 Nantes 29 12 6 11 36 31 15 9 2 4 24 14 14 3 4 7 12 17 5 42
10 Olympique Lyonnais 29 11 10 8 40 37 15 7 5 3 25 18 14 4 5 5 15 19 3 42
11 Montpellier 29 12 5 12 43 40 15 7 3 5 24 18 14 5 2 7 19 22 3 41
12 Reims 29 8 12 9 32 31 14 4 6 4 18 13 15 4 6 5 14 18 1 36
13 Brest 29 9 8 12 36 43 14 5 3 6 21 22 15 4 5 6 15 21 -7 35
14 Angers SCO 29 8 8 13 32 41 15 6 1 8 16 18 14 2 7 5 16 23 -9 32
15 Troyes 29 7 8 14 27 42 14 3 6 5 13 14 15 4 2 9 14 28 -15 29
16 Lorient 29 6 10 13 24 43 14 4 5 5 11 14 15 2 5 8 13 29 -19 28
17 Clermont 29 7 7 15 28 51 14 3 5 6 14 19 15 4 2 9 14 32 -23 28
18 Saint-Étienne 29 6 9 14 29 51 15 3 6 6 18 27 14 3 3 8 11 24 -22 27
19 Metz 29 4 11 14 26 52 14 1 6 7 15 25 15 3 5 7 11 27 -26 23
20 Bordeaux 29 4 10 15 38 70 15 2 5 8 20 29 14 2 5 7 18 41 -32 22

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 PSG 29 20 5 4 59 27 14 13 1 0 34 7 15 7 4 4 25 20 32 65
2 Olympique Marseille 29 15 8 6 45 27 15 6 5 4 24 17 14 9 3 2 21 10 18 53
3 Rennes 29 16 4 9 63 28 15 11 1 3 39 10 14 5 3 6 24 18 35 52
4 Nice 29 15 6 8 39 23 14 7 3 4 18 14 15 8 3 4 21 9 16 50
5 Strasbourg 29 13 9 7 50 32 14 8 3 3 28 13 15 5 6 4 22 19 18 48
6 Lille 29 12 10 7 38 35 14 6 6 2 19 16 15 6 4 5 19 19 3 46
7 Monaco 29 12 8 9 43 30 15 8 4 3 29 13 14 4 4 6 14 17 13 44
8 Lens 29 12 8 9 45 39 15 7 5 3 26 16 14 5 3 6 19 23 6 44
9 Nantes 29 12 6 11 36 31 15 9 2 4 24 14 14 3 4 7 12 17 5 42
10 Olympique Lyonnais 29 11 10 8 40 37 15 7 5 3 25 18 14 4 5 5 15 19 3 42
11 Montpellier 29 12 5 12 43 40 15 7 3 5 24 18 14 5 2 7 19 22 3 41
12 Reims 29 8 12 9 32 31 14 4 6 4 18 13 15 4 6 5 14 18 1 36
13 Brest 29 9 8 12 36 43 14 5 3 6 21 22 15 4 5 6 15 21 -7 35
14 Angers SCO 29 8 8 13 32 41 15 6 1 8 16 18 14 2 7 5 16 23 -9 32
15 Troyes 29 7 8 14 27 42 14 3 6 5 13 14 15 4 2 9 14 28 -15 29
16 Lorient 29 6 10 13 24 43 14 4 5 5 11 14 15 2 5 8 13 29 -19 28
17 Clermont 29 7 7 15 28 51 14 3 5 6 14 19 15 4 2 9 14 32 -23 28
18 Saint-Étienne 29 6 9 14 29 51 15 3 6 6 18 27 14 3 3 8 11 24 -22 27
19 Metz 29 4 11 14 26 52 14 1 6 7 15 25 15 3 5 7 11 27 -26 23
20 Bordeaux 29 4 10 15 38 70 15 2 5 8 20 29 14 2 5 7 18 41 -32 22

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Ligue 1 is the top league in the French football league system. Seasons run from August to May with 20 teams playing a total of 380 fixtures. The team topping the league table after the final game is the champion of France, receiving the trophy L’Hexagoal. Ligue 1 is one of the top five European leagues.