Olympique de Marseille vs AS Saint-Etienne, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Olympique de Marseille vs AS Saint-Etienne — Ligue 1 at Orange Velodrome.
- Olympique de Marseille 5 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
- AS Saint-Etienne 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Ruddy Buquet
- Referee Guillaume Debart
- Referee Jerome Miguelgorry
- Referee Antony Gautier
- Referee Gilles Lang
3 games this season
🟨 3.3/game
⚽ 10.7 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Monaco FC | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Olympique Lyonnais | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Paris FC | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Lille OSC | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Angers SCO | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | Le Mans FC | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | AJ Auxerre | 5 | 6 |
| 11 | Stade Brestois 29 | 5 | 5 |
| 12 | FC Lorient | 5 | 5 |
| 13 | Toulouse FC | 5 | 5 |
| 14 | OGC Nice | 5 | 5 |
| 15 | Racing Club de Lens | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | ES Troyes AC | 5 | 4 |
| 17 | Olympique de Marseille | 5 | 3 |
| 18 | Le Havre AC | 5 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
H2H (18 games)
44%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Olympique de Marseille this season
Olympique de Marseille this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Olympique de Marseille
0-15
1/2
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/2
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Olympique de Marseille
| Amine Gouiri | 4 G | 1 A |
| Pierre Emile Hojbjerg | 1 G | |
| Keyliane Abdallah | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Three points are at stake. Olympique de Marseille host AS Saint-Étienne — let the battle begin!
- 5' It’s high time Claude Puel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 6' Goal! Romain Hamouma scores his 22 goal in 431 matches.
- 9' The AS Saint-Etienne manager makes a substitution. Mathieu Debuchy departs to be replaced by Aimen Moueffek.
- 14' Arnaud Nordin has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 19' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 21' A moment of madness from Yvann Macon on 21 minutes earns him a Yellow card. AS Saint-Etienne will be frustrated.
- 26' The travelling AS Saint-Étienne supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 30' Poor challenge from Hiroki Sakai. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 35' AS Saint-Étienne come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Morgan Sanson.
- 46' AS Saint-Etienne ring the changes. Adil Aouchiche has done his job and it is now time for Arnaud Nordin to step up.
- 51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 56' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 58' The AS Saint-Etienne bench stirs into life. Romain Hamouma is withdrawn and Zaydou Youssouf gets his opportunity.
- 63' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 68' 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.
- 71' A change in the AS Saint-Etienne ranks — Charles Abi exits the field as Nelson Sissoko enters on 71.
- 75' The Gabon Denis Bouanga breaks the deadlock on 75 minutes. 0-2!
- 78' The supporters are chanting for Kevin Strootman. He replaces Valentin Rongier on 78 minute.
- 79' Another change for Olympique de Marseille made on 79 minute. Hiroki Sakai leaves to be changed by Christopher Rocchia.
- 84' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AS Saint-Étienne needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 85' Lucas Douath picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 90' Steve Mandanda has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Olympique de Marseille 0-2 AS Saint-Étienne.
Lineups
Olympique de Marseille Lineups
Starting XI
- 21
- 30
- 26
- 2
- 4
-
27
Maxime Lopez ↓ Marley Ake 46'
-
8
Morgan Sanson ↓ Valere Germain 71'
- 10
- 15
- 3
-
5
Leonardo Balerdi ↓ Bouna Sarr 46'
Bench
- 24
-
6
Kevin Strootman ↑ 78'
- 16
-
20
Christopher Rocchia ↑ 79'
-
17
Bouna Sarr ↑ 46'
-
28
Valere Germain ↑ 71'
- 7
- 22
-
23
Marley Ake ↑ 46'
Coach
Andre Villas-Boas
AS Saint-Etienne Lineups
Starting XI
- 30
- 26
- 21
- 8
- 5
- 20
-
29
Charles Abi ↓ Nelson Sissoko 71'
- 3
-
17
Adil Aouchiche ↓ Arnaud Nordin 46'
- 27
-
19
Yvan Neyou ↓ Lucas Douath 71'
Bench
-
18
Arnaud Nordin ↑ 46'
-
28
Zaydou Youssouf ↑ 58'
- 2
-
31
Nelson Sissoko ↑ 71'
- 1
- 32
-
34
Aimen Moueffek ↑ 9'
-
33
Lucas Douath ↑ 71'
- 14
Coach
Claude Puel
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Matteo Guendouzi | 2 |
| Wahbi Khazri | 2 |
| Dimitri Payet | 2 |
| Adrien Rabiot | 2 |
| Denis Bouanga | 2 |
| Mason Greenwood | 2 |
| Amine Gouiri | 2 |
| Michael Murillo | 1 |
Head to Head
Olympique de Marseille Form
2020-09-17
Olympique de Marseille
0–2
AS Saint-Etienne
L
2020-09-13
Paris Saint-Germain FC
0–1
Olympique de Marseille
W
2020-08-30
Stade Brestois 29
2–3
Olympique de Marseille
W
2020-03-06
Olympique de Marseille
2–2
Amiens SC
D
2020-02-28
Nimes Olympique
2–3
Olympique de Marseille
W
2020-02-22
Olympique de Marseille
1–3
FC Nantes
L
AS Saint-Etienne Form
2020-09-17
Olympique de Marseille
0–2
AS Saint-Etienne
W
2020-09-12
AS Saint-Etienne
2–0
RC Strasbourg Alsace
W
2020-08-30
AS Saint-Etienne
2–0
FC Lorient
W
2020-03-08
AS Saint-Etienne
1–1
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
D
2020-03-01
Olympique Lyonnais
2–0
AS Saint-Etienne
L
2020-02-23
AS Saint-Etienne
1–1
Stade de Reims
D
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
✓ CorrectActual: AS Saint-Etienne win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
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
✗ WrongActual: 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.

