St Etienne – Marseille SOCCER PICKS
Saint-Étienne and Olympique Marseille meet at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, in a match for the 17 th round of League 1. The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 5 matches won 1 and tied 4. But the last time these two teams met at this stadium was on 09-02-2018, for League 1, which ended in a draw by (2-2). K. Monnet-Paquet (9 ‘) and R. Berič (75’) scored the goals of the match, for Saint-Étienne, and F. Thauvin (4 ‘) and M. Sanson (20’), for Olympique Marseille . The condition home / away deserves particular attention, because despite this being a match between 6 th and th of the league table, it is actually a match between the 3rd classified in home matches and the 6 th as a visitor.
Saint-Étienne:
The home team is currently in the 6 th position, with 26 points won, after 7 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Nantes, by (3-0). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Bordeaux, by (3-2). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 20 points in away matches, with 16 goals scored and 15 conceded, against 6 points won at their stadium, with 16 goals scored and 6 conceded. In the last 8 home league matches Saint-Étienne has a record of 6 wins and 2 draws, so they have won 20 points out of 24 possible.
For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 8 home matches. The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 7 of the last 8 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 16 matches played in this competition, they got the comeback in 2 of the 6 matches in which they suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 9 home matches for all competitions: they have suffered 3 of their 6 goals between minutes (31′-45 ‘).
Saint-Étienne arrived at this motivated day, after a triumph outsider, by 0-1, in the move to the arena of Guingamp: Khazri, at the start of the game, scored the goal that would give the three points to his team. The home club usually acts in a tactical system in 5-3-2, privileging a more offensive style of play, attacking through the side runners. Saint-Étienne is a team that likes to play in their own midfield, with the aim of trying to surprise their opponent through the counterattack. When he invests in the offensive process, he usually does so through the left flank, in order to take advantage of the depth offered by the side Gabriel Silva. For this game the local coach will not be able to count on Subotic, due to being injured.
Olympique Marseille:
The away team is currently in the ª position, without any points won, after 8 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Reims, by (0-0). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Nantes, by (3-2). This is a team little affected by the house factor, since it conquered similar results at home and abroad. In the last 8 away league matches Olympique Marseille has a record of 3 wins and 5 losses, so they have won 9 points out of 24 possible. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 7 of the last 8 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 16 matches in this competition, they only won 2 comebacks in the 8 matches they suffered the first goal.
Marseille enter this match after a home draw, a ball, at the reception to Monaco. The outsider team usually acts in a 4-3-3, favoring a faster game style, with the three most advanced pieces being Ocampos, Sanson and Thauvin. The responsible for defining and conducting the invested offensives of his team is the French Payet. The foreign trainer must have all the players available for this duel.