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Olympique de Marseille vs AS Saint-Etienne, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2020-21
Thu 17 Sep 2020 · 19:00 UTC Orange Velodrome HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'

Overview

Match Preview

Olympique de Marseille vs AS Saint-EtienneLigue 1 at Orange Velodrome.

Match Details

  • Referee Ruddy Buquet
  • Referee Guillaume Debart
  • Referee Jerome Miguelgorry
  • Referee Antony Gautier
  • Referee Gilles Lang

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep AS Saint-Etienne H 0–2 L
13 Sep Paris Saint-Germain FC A 1–0 W
30 Aug Stade Brestois 29 A 3–2 W
06 Mar Amiens SC H 2–2 D
28 Feb Nimes Olympique A 3–2 W
22 Feb FC Nantes H 1–3 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep Olympique de Marseille A 2–0 W
12 Sep RC Strasbourg Alsace H 2–0 W
30 Aug FC Lorient H 2–0 W
08 Mar FC Girondins de Bordeaux H 1–1 D
01 Mar Olympique Lyonnais A 0–2 L
23 Feb Stade de Reims H 1–1 D

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Orange Velodrome will turn into a battlefield for Olympique de Marseille and AS Saint-Étienne.
  • 5' 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.
  • 6' Romain Hamouma does the damage! The net is bulging and AS Saint-Etienne surge ahead!
  • 9' The crowd applauds Mathieu Debuchy as he leaves the pitch. Aimen Moueffek steps in for AS Saint-Etienne.
  • 14' The 28-year-old Arnaud Nordin has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 19' AS Saint-Étienne are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 21' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Yvann Macon.
  • 26' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 26 minutes.
  • 30' Olympique de Marseille player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Morgan Sanson. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 46' Another change for AS Saint-Etienne made on 46 minute. Adil Aouchiche leaves to be changed by Arnaud Nordin.
  • 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Olympique de Marseille needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 56' It looks like no one’s ball. AS Saint-Étienne is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 58' The crowd applauds Romain Hamouma as he leaves the pitch. Zaydou Youssouf steps in for AS Saint-Etienne.
  • 63' Alvaro Gonzalez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 407 appearances.
  • 68' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 71' Nelson Sissoko is ready to make an impact after coming on for Charles Abi at the 71 minute mark.
  • 75' GOAL! Denis Bouanga scores on 75.
  • 78' The Olympique de Marseille bench stirs into life. Valentin Rongier is withdrawn and Kevin Strootman gets his opportunity.
  • 79' Christopher Rocchia gets the nod from Olympique de Marseille. He replaces Hiroki Sakai and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 85' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Lucas Douath.
  • 90' Olympique de Marseille are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AS Saint-Étienne's shape.
  • The final score is 0-2.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.13 Olympique de Marseille xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 AS Saint-Etienne xG
I would bet for: Olympique de Marseille or AS Saint-Etienne 70% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Olympique de Marseille35% Draw30% AS Saint-Etienne35%
Actual: AS Saint-Etienne win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.38
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Olympique de Marseille or Draw
65%
Draw or AS Saint-Etienne
65%
Olympique de Marseille or AS Saint-Etienne
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Olympique de Marseille23% Draw50% AS Saint-Etienne27%
Actual: AS Saint-Etienne win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
11.4%
0 – 1
10.4%
1 – 0
9.3%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 1
7.1%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
3.3%
0 – 3
2.9%
3 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Olympique de Marseille

Handicap Olympique de Marseille covers Push AS Saint-Etienne covers
-2.5 4% 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% 87%
-1 13% 18% 68%
-0.5 32% 68%
+0.5 63% 37%
+1 63% 21% 17%
+1.5 83% 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% 6%

Clean Sheet

Olympique de Marseille keeps clean sheet
29%
AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet
33%

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