Marseille vs St Etienne prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2025-02-14 16:00.
[p]After a concerning three-game winless run towards the end of January (D1, L2), Marseille managed to correct their course with two big wins over Lyon and Angers in February to cement themselves in second place in Ligue 1. The Phocaeans still trail league-leaders PSG by a mammoth ten points, but a third successive victory here would be historic for Marseille, who would register their 1200th Ligue 1 win. [/p]
[p]The Stade Vélodrome faithful would love to see that feat achieved here, but despite winning their last Ligue 1 home game, Marseille are yet to record back-to-back home league successes this season. The arrival of Saint-Étienne should have Roberto De Zerbi’s men feeling confident since they’ve beaten their upcoming visitors twice already this season, and securing a second successive league double here would see Marseille register five consecutive H2H wins for the first time ever. [/p]
[p]Saint-Étienne themselves had a three-game winless slump to end January (D2, L1), but unlike their hosts, they’ve since lost both their Ligue 1 games in February 4-1 and 2-0 against Lille and Rennes respectively. As a result, Saint-Étienne have now won just one of their last nine league matches (D2, L6), a run which has seen them plummet into the relegation zone. [/p]
[p]Manager Eirik Horneland’s problems span the length of the pitch, since his side have conceded the second-most goals and scored the second-fewest this Ligue 1 campaign. Hitting the road here will likely dampen the Greens already depleted confidence, given they’re the only team yet to win away from home this campaign (D2, L9), and are in fact winless in each of their last 18 top-flight matches on their travels (D5, L13).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Adrien Rabiot scored before half-time in the two prior games against Saint-Étienne this season and netted in Marseille’s last two matches too. Attempting to steal the headlines will be the Georgian Zuriko Davitashvili, who isn’t shy away from home since his last four goals have all come on the road, though they came in three defeats. [/p]
[p]Hot streak: None of Marseille’s last 60 games have ended 0-0.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]