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Olympique Marseille Saint-Étienne betting prediction


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For this match, Olympique Marseille will play at home, where they haven’t won for ten consecutive matches. On the other hand, Saint Etienne despite being done a better league, they no longer lose away home for three matches. Thus, Olympique need to score and, at the same time, Saint Etienne search for their points to get closer to the top three. So, it’s likely that we’ll have more open moments and with the possibility of some goals.
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Preview
Marseille and Saint‑Étienne face at Orange Vélodrome, in a match for the 27th round of the Ligue 1. In the last league head‑to‑head, played in 22‑11‑2015, Olympique Marseille got an away win by (0‑2). The head‑to‑head history at this stadium, favours the home team, since in the last 4 head‑to‑heads they won 3 and tied 1. Accordingly, in the last head‑to‑head played at this stadium, for the Ligue 1, on 28‑09‑2014, Olympique Marseille won by (2‑1). G. Imbula (7' ) and D. Payet (28' ) scored for Marseille and J. Brison (53' ) for Saint‑Étienne. Both teams register significant differences between home and away results, so the home/away factor is worth atention.

Analysis Marseille

The home team is currently in the 11th position of the league, with 35 points won, after 8 wins, 11 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against PSG, by (1‑2). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Nice, by (1‑1). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss in away matches, with 25 goals scored and 13 conceded; against 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses at their stadium, with 16 goals scored and 17 conceded. They come to this match after a home loss against Athletic Club by (0‑1). For the league, Marseille won 7 points out of 30 possible points, after 7 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 home matches.

In this competition, they haven’t won any of the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑1 (5 out of 13 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 26 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 11 times and have never been able to turn the score around.

Marseille will match at home this time, and will face an opponent who is making a higher league, that is, Saint Etienne. It’s important to note that the team, despite to come from a defeat in their last match at home, the team does not have won in these conditions for ten consecutive matches. The team has had great difficulty in trying to win victories at home. Their average of scored goals in these conditions is 1.62 and 1.23 of conceded; they’re weak especially in their defensive sector. Their best moment is in the first fifteen minutes of the second half, when they scored a total of nine goals. The highlight of the team is the forward M. Batshuayi with twelve goals scored. For this match the team has some absences, as B. Mendy, B. Dja Djédjé and L. Ocampos, all injured.

Confirmed Lineup: Steve Mandanda, Mauricio Isla, Javi Manquillo, Nicolas N'Koulou, Rolando, Lassana Diarra, Jacques-Alaixys Romao, Rémy Cabella, Georges-Kévin N'Koudou, Florian Thauvin, Steven Fletcher.
Coach: J. Sampaoli Moya.

Analysis Saint-Étienne

The away team is currently in the 4th position of the league, with 40 points won, after 12 wins, 4 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Bordeaux, by (1‑4). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Monaco, by (1‑1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 14 goals scored and 21 conceded; against 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 23 goals scored and 14 conceded. In their last match, for the UEFA Europa League, they got a home win against Basel by (3‑2). In the last 10 away league matches Saint‑Étienne has a record of 3 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses, so they have won 10 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (6 out of 13 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 6 of the last 13 matches for this competition have ended ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 26 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 9 times and have never been able to turn the score around. In the last 13 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 6 of their 17 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Saint Etienne will match away home this time; however, they’ll face an opponent who has been making a lower league. It’s important to note that the team hasn’t lost away home for three straight matches, that is, they’re living a good moment in these conditions. The team has an average of one goal scored and an average of 1.31 goals conceded per away home match. Their sectors have an average level of income. Their best moment is 60 and 75 minutes of match, when they scored ten goals. The highlight of the team is the midfielder V. Eysseric and the forward N. Roux, both with four goals scored each. For this match the team will have several absences, as N. Roux, B. Corgnet, P. Polomat, L. Perrrin, B. Assou-Ekotto, R. Hamouma, F. Clerc and R. Beric, all injured.

Confirmed Lineup: Stéphane Ruffier, Kévin Théophile-Catherine, Benoît Assou-Ekotto, Florentin Pogba, Moustapha Bayal Sall, Ole Selnaes, Vincent Pajot, Fabien Lemoine, Oussama Tannane, Alexander Søderlund, Jean-Christophe Bahebeck.
Coach: L. Batlles.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Marseille vs Saint-Étienne match, on 21 February 2016, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Over 1,5 goals ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Marseille vs Saint-Étienne on 21 February 2016 will be played at Marseille, Orange Vélodrome.

 

Ligue 1 - 2015/2016

  • 100% 380 / 380 Games

  • Home team wins 42.11%
  • Draws 28.42%
  • Away team wins 29.47%
  • Over 1.5 72.11%
  • Over 2.5 44.21%
  • Over 3.5 25%
  • Goals 960
  • Goals /match 2.53
  • Goals /match home 1.44
  • Goals /match away 1.09
  • Both teams score 48.42%
  • Goals after 80' 16.77%
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