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AS Saint-Etienne vs Olympique de Marseille, Ligue 1 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2019-20
Wed 5 Feb 2020 · 20:00 UTC Stade Geoffroy-Guichard HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

AS Saint-Etienne vs Olympique de MarseilleLigue 1 at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.

Match Details

  • Referee Olivier Thual
  • Referee Nicolas Danos
  • Referee Benoit Bastien
  • Referee Jerome Brisard
  • Referee Benjamin Pages

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Feb Olympique de Marseille H 0–2 L
02 Feb FC Metz A 1–3 L
25 Jan Nimes Olympique H 2–1 W
12 Jan FC Nantes H 0–2 L
21 Dec RC Strasbourg Alsace A 1–2 L
15 Dec Paris Saint-Germain FC H 0–4 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Feb AS Saint-Etienne A 2–0 W
02 Feb FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 0–0 D
25 Jan Angers SCO H 0–0 D
10 Jan Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 1–0 W
21 Dec Nimes Olympique H 3–1 W
14 Dec FC Metz A 1–1 D

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. AS Saint-Étienne kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Maxime Lopez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 7' Olympique de Marseille is taking the lead after the goal scored by Dimitri Payet on 7.
  • 12' Over 12 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 17' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lois Diony, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 22' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kevin Strootman suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' The referee shows Olympique de Marseille player a Yellow card on 25.
  • 30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 35' Valere Germain needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yohan Cabaye made 427 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' Olympique de Marseille fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 46' The AS Saint-Etienne manager makes a substitution. Yohan Cabaye departs to be replaced by Jean-Eudes Aholou.
  • 49' Olympique de Marseille receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 49.
  • 54' Olympique de Marseille started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 54.
  • 57' The referee has no hesitation. Valentin Rongier is booked for Olympique de Marseille — Yellow card on 57.
  • 61' Controversy at the stadium! Wesley Fofana argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 65' A meaty challenge results in booking for Wahbi Khazri on 65.
  • 68' Another change for AS Saint-Etienne made on 68 minute. Mathieu Debuchy leaves to be changed by Franck Honorat.
  • 73' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Andre Villas-Boas will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 76' Lois Diony makes way for Charles Abi at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from AS Saint-Etienne.
  • 81' A quiet spell here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. AS Saint-Étienne seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 85' The deadlock is broken! Nemanja Radonjic gets on the scoresheet on 85 minutes.
  • 89' Kevin Strootman gets the nod from Olympique de Marseille. He replaces Nemanja Radonjic and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Olympique de Marseille team. Valentin Rongier is replaced by Maxime Lopez on 90 minute.
  • AS Saint-Étienne will have plenty to reflect on. Olympique de Marseille were simply the better side today.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.88 AS Saint-Etienne xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 Olympique de Marseille xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AS Saint-Etienne24% Draw29% Olympique de Marseille47%
Actual: Olympique de Marseille win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.23
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

AS Saint-Etienne or Draw
53%
Draw or Olympique de Marseille
76%
AS Saint-Etienne or Olympique de Marseille
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AS Saint-Etienne17% Draw51% Olympique de Marseille32%
Actual: Olympique de Marseille win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 1
13.4%
0 – 0
13.1%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
8.3%
1 – 0
8.3%
2 – 1
5.4%
0 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
4%
1 – 3
3.8%
2 – 2
3.8%
2 – 3
1.8%

Asian Handicap — AS Saint-Etienne

Handicap AS Saint-Etienne covers Push Olympique de Marseille covers
-2.5 2% 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% 92%
-1 8% 15% 77%
-0.5 23% 77%
+0.5 54% 46%
+1 54% 24% 22%
+1.5 78% 22%
+2 78% 14% 8%
+2.5 92% 8%

Clean Sheet

AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet
27%
Olympique de Marseille keeps clean sheet
42%

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