Sunday , 9 August 2026

AS Saint-Etienne vs Olympique de Marseille, Ligue 1 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2018-19
AS Saint-Etienne
2 – 1
Full Time
Olympique de Marseille
Wed 16 Jan 2019 · 20:00 UTC Stade Geoffroy-Guichard HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

AS Saint-Etienne vs Olympique de Marseille — Ligue 1 at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.

Match Details

  • Referee Benoit Millot
  • Referee Gilles Lang
  • Referee Aurelien Drouet
  • Referee Antony Gautier
  • Referee Johan Hamel
  • Referee Frederic Hebrard
  • Referee Yannick Boutry
  • Referee Thomas Leonard
  • Referee Mikael Lesage
  • Referee Bartolomeu Varela

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Nantes 34 24
2 FC Metz 34 17
3 Paris Saint-Germain FC 0 0
4 Racing Club de Lens 0 0
5 Lille OSC 0 0
6 Olympique Lyonnais 0 0
7 Olympique de Marseille 0 0
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 0 0
9 AS Monaco FC 0 0
10 RC Strasbourg Alsace 0 0
11 Toulouse FC 0 0
12 FC Lorient 0 0
13 Paris FC 0 0
14 Stade Brestois 29 0 0
15 ES Troyes AC 0 0
16 Angers SCO 0 0
17 Le Mans FC 0 0
18 Le Havre AC 0 0
19 AJ Auxerre 0 0
20 OGC Nice 0 0

Head-to-Head

4
1
13
AS Saint-Etienne 18 games · Avg 2.7 goals Olympique de Marseille
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-16 AS Saint-Etienne 2–1 Olympique de Marseille 2018-02-17 Olympique de Marseille 2–1 AS Saint-Etienne 2017-09-09 AS Saint-Etienne 1–2 Olympique de Marseille 2017-04-05 AS Saint-Etienne 1–2 Olympique de Marseille 2016-11-05 Olympique de Marseille 1–0 AS Saint-Etienne

Recent Form

AS Saint-Etienne
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jan Olympique de Marseille H 2–1 W
12 Jan En Avant Guingamp A 1–0 W
22 Dec Dijon Football Cote d'Or H 3–0 W
16 Dec OGC Nice A 1–1 D
05 Dec FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 2–3 L
30 Nov FC Nantes H 3–0 W
Olympique de Marseille
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jan AS Saint-Etienne A 1–2 L
13 Jan AS Monaco FC H 1–1 D
22 Dec Angers SCO A 1–1 D
13 Dec Apollon FC Lemesos H 1–3 L
05 Dec FC Nantes A 2–3 L
02 Dec Stade de Reims H 0–0 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! AS Saint-Etienne welcome Olympique de Marseille for this crunch clash at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Kevin Strootman has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 34 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' AS Saint-Etienne currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 16' Kevin Strootman doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 21' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 26' It is a cagey affair so far. AS Saint-Etienne in their trying to find a way past Olympique de Marseille's compact .
  • 31' France international Yann M'Vila has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 36' AS Saint-Etienne is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 41' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 56' Olympique de Marseille come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 59' Magnificent from Wahbi Khazri! That is 53 goals in 427 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 64' Time for substitution for AS Saint-Etienne. Lois Diony is replaced by Romain Hamouma.
  • 69' Stephane Ruffier has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 74' A quiet spell here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. AS Saint-Etienne seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 75' The whistle greets Gabriel Silva as he departs to be replaced by Yannis Salibur.
  • 80' AS Saint-Etienne seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 85' The whistle greets Lucas Ocampos as he departs to be replaced by Clinton Njie.
  • 88' Magnificent from Wahbi Khazri! That is 53 goals in 427 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 90' Another substitution for AS Saint-Etienne to replace Wahbi Khazri by Pierre-Yves Polomat on 90 minute.
  • Full Time. AS Saint-Etienne beats Olympique de Marseille

Lineups

AS Saint-Etienne Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jean-Louis Gasset

Olympique de Marseille Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rudi Garcia

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Adrien Rabiot 2
Denis Bouanga 2
Mason Greenwood 2
Amine Gouiri 2
Matteo Guendouzi 2
Wahbi Khazri 2
Dimitri Payet 2
Romain Hamouma 1

Head to Head

2019-01-16 AS Saint-Etienne 2–1 Olympique de Marseille 2018-02-17 Olympique de Marseille 2–1 AS Saint-Etienne 2017-09-09 AS Saint-Etienne 1–2 Olympique de Marseille 2017-04-05 AS Saint-Etienne 1–2 Olympique de Marseille 2016-11-05 Olympique de Marseille 1–0 AS Saint-Etienne

AS Saint-Etienne Form

2019-01-16 AS Saint-Etienne 2–1 Olympique de Marseille W 2019-01-12 En Avant Guingamp 0–1 AS Saint-Etienne W 2018-12-22 AS Saint-Etienne 3–0 Dijon Football Cote d'Or W 2018-12-16 OGC Nice 1–1 AS Saint-Etienne D 2018-12-05 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 3–2 AS Saint-Etienne L 2018-11-30 AS Saint-Etienne 3–0 FC Nantes W

Olympique de Marseille Form

2019-01-16 AS Saint-Etienne 2–1 Olympique de Marseille L 2019-01-13 Olympique de Marseille 1–1 AS Monaco FC D 2018-12-22 Angers SCO 1–1 Olympique de Marseille D 2018-12-13 Olympique de Marseille 1–3 Apollon FC Lemesos L 2018-12-05 FC Nantes 3–2 Olympique de Marseille L 2018-12-02 Olympique de Marseille 0–0 Stade de Reims D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.56 AS Saint-Etienne xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 Olympique de Marseille xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
AS Saint-Etienne48% Draw27% Olympique de Marseille25%
Actual: AS Saint-Etienne win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.68
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

AS Saint-Etienne or Draw
75%
Draw or Olympique de Marseille
52%
AS Saint-Etienne or Olympique de Marseille
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AS Saint-Etienne33% Draw47% Olympique de Marseille20%
Actual: Olympique de Marseille win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.8%
2 – 0
8.2%
0 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
4.2%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — AS Saint-Etienne

Handicap AS Saint-Etienne covers Push Olympique de Marseille covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 22% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Olympique de Marseille keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.