Marseille vs Saint-Etienne Preview: Team News & Prediction

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Roberto De Zerbi’s Olympique de Marseille have been very entertaining and impressive to watch this season as the southerners now welcome struggling Saint-Etienne to the Stade Velodrome.

Kick-off date/time: Saturday 15th February, 2025: UK – 4:00pm / US ET – 11:00am / US PT – 8:00am

How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – beIN Sports

How to watch online: UK – Ligue 1 pass / US – beIN Sports

Marseille Team News: A few issues

Marseille have a couple of key doubts as Valentin Rongier deals with illness, whilst Amine Harit is also a key doubt after returning to full fitness from an ACL injury last month. Key centre-back Chancel Mbemba is also still unavailable for the hosts.

Predicted XI (3-4-1-2): Rulli; Michael Amir Murillo, Balerdi, Cornelius; Luiz Henrique, Bennacer, Hojbjerg, Merlin; Rabiot; Greenwood, Gouiri

Unavailable: Ruben Blanco (Injured), Mbemba (Injured), Moumbagna (Injured)

Questionable: Rongier (Illness), Harit (Injured)

Saint-Etienne Team News: Still no Old

New Zealand international attacking midfielder Ben Old remains sidelined due to an ACL injury for Saint-Etienne. The Greens also have a couple of key injury doubts such as Maxime Bernauer and Ibrahima Wadji. 

Predicted XI (4-3-3): Larsonneur; Appiah, Petrot, Nade, Cornud; Bouchouari, Ekwah, Mouton; Boakye, Stassin, Davitashvili

Unavailable: Old (Injured)

Questionable: Bernauer (Injured), Moueffek (Illness), Wadji (Injured)

Marseille vs Saint-Etienne Prediction

Olympique de Marseille come into this one on the back of a comfortable 2-0 defeat of Angers last weekend as they sit tucked inside the top three of Ligue 1 but some way off runaway league leaders Paris Saint-Germain. Saint-Etienne most recently suffered a 2-0 loss to fellow strugglers Stade Rennais at Stade Geoffrey-Guichard last weekend with the visitors having now managed just one victory in their last ten matches across all competitions. Marseille have been known to throw in a daft result at the Velodrome but they are firm favourites for this one and should run out as comfortable winners down on the south coast.

Marseille vs Saint-Etienne Tip: Marseille to win -1 handicap