Olympique de Marseille vs AS Saint-Etienne, Ligue 1 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Olympique de Marseille vs AS Saint-Etienne — Ligue 1 at Orange Velodrome.
- Olympique de Marseille 9 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
- AS Saint-Etienne 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Clement Turpin
- Referee Nicolas Danos
- Referee Cyril Gringore
- Referee Nicolas Rainville
- Referee Benoit Millot
15 games this season
🟨 3.1/game
⚽ 10.8 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 9 | 20 |
| 2 | Lille OSC | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | Olympique Lyonnais | 9 | 17 |
| 4 | Paris FC | 9 | 17 |
| 5 | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | 9 | 16 |
| 6 | Olympique de Marseille | 9 | 15 |
| 7 | AS Monaco FC | 9 | 15 |
| 8 | OGC Nice | 9 | 14 |
| 9 | Racing Club de Lens | 9 | 13 |
| 10 | Toulouse FC | 10 | 13 |
| 11 | Stade Brestois 29 | 9 | 12 |
| 12 | FC Lorient | 9 | 12 |
| 13 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 10 | 10 |
| 14 | AJ Auxerre | 9 | 10 |
| 15 | Angers SCO | 9 | 8 |
| 16 | ES Troyes AC | 9 | 8 |
| 17 | Le Mans FC | 9 | 7 |
| 18 | Le Havre AC | 9 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Mar | AS Saint-Etienne | H | 2–0 | W |
| 24 Feb | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | A | 1–1 | D |
| 16 Feb | Amiens SC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 08 Feb | Dijon Football Cote d'Or | A | 2–1 | W |
| 05 Feb | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | H | 1–0 | W |
| 02 Feb | Stade de Reims | A | 1–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Mar | Olympique de Marseille | A | 0–2 | L |
| 22 Feb | Dijon Football Cote d'Or | A | 1–0 | W |
| 17 Feb | Paris Saint-Germain FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 13 Feb | RC Strasbourg Alsace | H | 2–1 | W |
| 10 Feb | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | A | 0–3 | L |
| 30 Jan | FC Nantes | A | 1–1 | D |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
H2H (18 games)
44%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
25%
Clean Sheets
Olympique de Marseille this season
Olympique de Marseille this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Olympique de Marseille
0-15
3/3
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/–
46-60
6/2
61-75
2/3
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Olympique de Marseille
| Amine Gouiri | 6 G | 3 A |
| Amine Harit | 3 G | 1 A |
| Himad Abdelli | 3 G | |
| Igor Paixao | 2 G | 1 A |
| Pierre Emile Hojbjerg | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The wait is over. Olympique de Marseille get us underway at Orange Velodrome.
- 5' It’s a booking for Olympique de Marseille player. Hiroki Sakai gets a Yellow card.
- 10' Yann M'Vila is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AS Saint-Étienne tonight.
- 12' Mario Balotelli is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
- 17' Olympique de Marseille started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 17.
- 19' A moment of madness from Mathieu Debuchy on 19 minutes earns him a Yellow card. AS Saint-Etienne will be frustrated.
- 21' What a moment for Florian Thauvin! That strike on 21 puts his side firmly in control.
- 25' Bouna Sarr has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 25.
- 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 35' Pierre-Yves Polomat has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 40' AS Saint-Étienne is showing some good football. However, AS Saint-Étienne are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 45' AS Saint-Étienne come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 46' Robert Beric is replacing Loic Perrin for the AS Saint-Etienne side.
- 51' Olympique de Marseille 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.
- 56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 61' Steve Mandanda needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 65' Another change for Olympique de Marseille made on 65 minute. Valere Germain leaves to be changed by Luiz Gustavo.
- 70' The AS Saint-Etienne bench stirs into life. Romain Hamouma is withdrawn and Lois Diony gets his opportunity.
- 75' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 76' The crowd applauds Mathieu Debuchy as he leaves the pitch. Valentin Vada steps in for AS Saint-Etienne.
- 79' Fresh legs for Olympique de Marseille! Clinton Njie comes on to replace Mario Balotelli.
- 84' It’s high time Rudi Garcia made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Wahbi Khazri on 85.
- 86' Kevin Strootman has so much to prove this time. He replaces Morgan Sanson on 86 minute.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Olympique de Marseille and AS Saint-Étienne (для сухой ничьи).
Lineups
Olympique de Marseille Lineups
Starting XI
-
9
Mario Balotelli ↓ Clinton Njie 79'
- 30
- 26
- 2
- 4
- 27
- 17
-
8
Morgan Sanson ↓ Kevin Strootman 86'
- 5
-
28
Valere Germain ↓ Luiz Gustavo 65'
- 15
Bench
-
12
Kevin Strootman ↑ 86'
- 16
- 23
-
19
Luiz Gustavo ↑ 65'
-
14
Clinton Njie ↑ 79'
- 10
- 7
Coach
Rudi Garcia
AS Saint-Etienne Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 3
- 10
- 16
-
24
Loic Perrin C ↓ Robert Beric 46'
- 28
-
26
Mathieu Debuchy ↓ Valentin Vada 76'
-
21
Romain Hamouma ↓ Lois Diony 70'
- 7
- 6
- 5
Bench
- 18
-
9
Lois Diony ↑ 70'
- 30
-
27
Robert Beric ↑ 46'
- 33
- 4
-
23
Valentin Vada ↑ 76'
Coach
Jean-Louis Gasset
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Wahbi Khazri | 2 |
| Dimitri Payet | 2 |
| Adrien Rabiot | 2 |
| Denis Bouanga | 2 |
| Mason Greenwood | 2 |
| Amine Gouiri | 2 |
| Matteo Guendouzi | 2 |
| Cengiz Under | 1 |
Head to Head
Olympique de Marseille Form
2019-03-03
Olympique de Marseille
2–0
AS Saint-Etienne
W
2019-02-24
Stade Rennais FC 1901
1–1
Olympique de Marseille
D
2019-02-16
Olympique de Marseille
2–0
Amiens SC
W
2019-02-08
Dijon Football Cote d'Or
1–2
Olympique de Marseille
W
2019-02-05
Olympique de Marseille
1–0
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
W
2019-02-02
Stade de Reims
2–1
Olympique de Marseille
L
AS Saint-Etienne Form
2019-03-03
Olympique de Marseille
2–0
AS Saint-Etienne
L
2019-02-22
Dijon Football Cote d'Or
0–1
AS Saint-Etienne
W
2019-02-17
AS Saint-Etienne
0–1
Paris Saint-Germain FC
L
2019-02-13
AS Saint-Etienne
2–1
RC Strasbourg Alsace
W
2019-02-10
Stade Rennais FC 1901
3–0
AS Saint-Etienne
L
2019-01-30
FC Nantes
1–1
AS Saint-Etienne
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.52
Olympique de Marseille xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.8
AS Saint-Etienne xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 59% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Olympique de Marseille win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.32
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 88% |
|
12% |
| ± 1.5 | 67% |
|
33% |
| ± 2.5 | 41% |
|
59% |
| ± 3.5 | 21% |
|
79% |
| ± 4.5 | 9% |
|
91% |
Double Chance
Olympique de Marseille or Draw
82%
Draw or AS Saint-Etienne
44%
Olympique de Marseille or AS Saint-Etienne
74%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Olympique de Marseille win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.9%
1 – 1
12.8%
0 – 0
12%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.8%
0 – 1
6.8%
3 – 0
5.5%
1 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.5%
2 – 2
3.6%
0 – 2
3%
4 – 0
2.1%
Asian Handicap — Olympique de Marseille
| Handicap | Olympique de Marseille covers | Push | AS Saint-Etienne covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -2 | 11% | 16% | 72% |
| -1.5 | 28% | — | 72% |
| -1 | 28% | 25% | 47% |
| -0.5 | 53% | — | 47% |
| +0.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +1 | 82% | 12% | 6% |
| +1.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +2 | 94% | 4% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Olympique de Marseille keeps clean sheet
45%
✗
AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet
23%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

