Marseille vs St Etienne Predictions

Goals on the agenda at Stade Velodrome

Saturday’s clash between Marseille and St-Etienne at Stade Velodrome promises goals. Roberto De Zerbi’s Marseille have scored three goals or more in seven of their 21 league games this season and 14 of their 21 matches have seen both teams score.

Marseille are second in Ligue 1, 14 places and 25 points above St-Etienne, with 13 wins, four draws and four losses from their 21 games this season. The visitors are in 16th place with five wins, three draws and 13 defeats.

Marseille have won four of their last six Ligue 1 matches, including a 3-2 win over Lyon, and have come out on top in the last three head-to-heads with St-Etienne. The visitors, meanwhile, are without a win in any of their last 18 Ligue 1 away games.

Both teams are struggling defensively, which bodes well for goals. Marseille have failed to keep a clean sheet in 16 of their last 20 league games and St-Etienne have been unable to keep their opponents at bay in nine straight matches. The visitors have also yet to keep a clean sheet away from home this season.

A  2-1 home win is the correct-score pick. St-Etienne have lost nine of their last 11 away games in Ligue 1, but Marseille are always liable to concede.

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Edited by Mark Langdon