Saint-Étienne vs Olympique Marseille betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Coupe de France match on December 22nd, 2024

Saint-Étienne and Olympique Marseille are scheduled to play against each other on December 22nd, 2024, Sunday, in a Coupe de France match to be held in France, check the Saint-Étienne vs Olympique Marseille betting tip and prediction to win with your bets.

We are now at the tournament stage where the teams from the lower divisions that managed to win the past matches try to stay alive, having to face theoretically stronger teams from the Ligue 2 or even from the Ligue 1.

It's at this stage that the bettors can start paying attention to the surprise teams, which aren't usually favorites in their matches, studying their last games in the competition, in comparison with the current form of the teams from the upper echelons, which start their way in the Coupe de France at this time.

The game will be played in the mythical Stade Geoffroy-Guichard stadium, in the city of Saint-Etienne, with a capacity for 42000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Introduction to the Saint-Étienne vs Olympique Marseille betting tip 2024/2025

Two teams that belong to the Ligue 1 will meet, which foresees an extremely difficult match for both, but at the same time a very important one. In this match, the home factor will be fundamental to help the team win the game and reach the next stage.

It is impossible to analyze the past path of each team in this Coupe de France season, as this is the first game of both sides in the tournament.

The teams last played against each other in a Ligue 1 game on 08-12-2024, during the 2024/2025 season, with Olympique Marseille winning 0-2.

And while we're on the historical factor, it's important to point out that it's always pertinent to consider the history of relevance in the competition, so for this game it should be noted that Saint-Étienne has in its curriculum 6 wins of the Coupe de France while Olympique Marseille has won the competition 10 times.

In this game, C. Mouysset and L. Reyes will support J. Stinat who will be in charge of the game on the football field.

Regarding the current form of the teams, based on statistical data, we can assume that the Olympique Marseille team has shown over the five most recent meetings a greater regularity, accumulating 3 wins when compared to Saint-Étienne, which won 1 game.

Saint-Étienne

To exploit their home field advantage, the team under the guidance of Laurent Huard must adopt an attacking style in the game. Playing at home in a Cup match is essential, and we should expect to see the team constantly on the front foot, resulting in more corners and shots.

At the moment, in the Ligue 1, the Saint-Étienne team has 4 wins, 10 defeats and 1 draw, giving them a total of 13 points after 15 rounds, ranking them in 16th place. In addition to these data, it can be seen that the Saint-Étienne team goes with a total of 12 goals scored and 34 goals conceded.

Saint-Étienne come from a defeat in the last match. The game against Toulouse, valid for the Ligue 1, ended with a 2-1. The team coached by O. Dall’Oglio lined up in the last match with a 3-5-2 formation.

Olympique Marseille

When playing away, Olympique Marseille may opt to take a more defensive approach to ensure they come away with a draw against their rival. Scoring goals as an away team is often challenging, particularly in Cup matches, where the home team is eager to use their home advantage. Consequently, we can anticipate the away team scoring only a handful of goals.

Currently, in the Ligue 1, the Olympique Marseille formation has 9 wins, 3 defeats and 3 draws, giving them a total of 30 points after 15 rounds, ranking them in 2nd place. Also, the Olympique Marseille team goes with a total of 32 goals scored and 18 goals conceded.

The visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Ligue 1, Olympique Marseille, who used a 3-4-2-1 formation, faced the LOSC Lille team with a final score of 1-1.

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Suggestion to bet on the favorite

Looking at the difference in aspirations of the teams and the campaign so far in this Coupe de France, it is evident that the Olympique Marseille team has good chances to win the match. So a good opportunity is to bet on Olympique Marseille to win at Bet365, with odds of 1.42 is one of the bookmakers paying better at the moment.

The best time to place bets is between 75-90 minutes as some study have shown this to be where most goals happen.