Both teams to score at St. Etienne vs Marseille 4/5 for Saturday’s Ligue 1 showdown

Competition: Ligue 1

Market: Both teams to score

Odds: 4/5 @ 888sport

Two sides who find themselves battling it out at opposite ends of the Ligue 1 standings, Marseille will make the trip to St. Etienne on Saturday night.

Starting with the hosts, while St. Etienne might have shown some improvements prior to March’s international break, they are still firmly at the heart of a relegation scrap. In their 29 Ligue 1 matchups so far this season, they have recorded just six wins, nine draws and 14 defeats, scoring 29 and conceding 51 in return. Managing to muster a points tally of 27, they mark their return to action this weekend sat down in 18th and just a single point adrift of breaking out of the bottom-three. As for their recent run of results, last seen playing out a 1-1 draw against Troyes on home soil, St. Etienne have lost just one of their previous seven outings. Likewise, it should also be noted, Saturday’s hosts have seen four of their last five home fixtures finish with both teams finding the net.

As for the visitors, enjoying what was a hugely impressive run of form prior to the international break, Marseille are in pole position to book a Champions League finish. In their 29 Ligue 1 matchups so far this season, they have recorded 15 wins, eight draws and six defeats, scoring 45 and conceding 27 in return. Managing to muster a points tally of 53, they open this weekend’s fixtures sat second in the table and holding a three-point buffer from dropping out of the top-three. As for their recent run of results, last seen picking up a 2-1 win against Nice on home soil, Marseille have won each of their last four matchups across all formats. Likewise, it is also worth highlighting, with each of those four victories finishing with both teams finding the net, we’re backing a similar outcome here.

Bet: Both teams to score at St. Etienne vs Marseille 4/5 for Saturday’s Ligue 1 showdown @ 888sport