Pinnacle Predictions and Tips for Today’s Football Matches

• The 14th matchday of Ligue 1 will conclude at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, where Saint-Étienne will be eager to regain their winning ways after a 5-0 defeat away to Rennes last weekend. This result left them in an uncomfortable position, just a single point and place above the relegation zone.
• Returning home should give them hope that they can move away from the drop zone. They have been victorious in four of their last five games in front of their fans (one loss), with three of those victories featuring clean sheets. However, this form may not ease the nerves of the home faithful as they welcome Marseille. Against no other team have Saint-Étienne lost more matches than the 54 defeats they have suffered at the hands of their upcoming opponents.
• Marseille will be in a desperate search for another three points to keep the pressure on league leaders PSG. They should be confident in their ability to do this after back-to-back wins over Lens (3-1 away) and Monaco (2-1 home). Manager Roberto De Zerbi will be urging his team to stay focused despite their recent uptick in form. These two victories were preceded by just two wins in six games before that (one draw and three losses).
• Included in that run were poor performances against the other two newly-promoted teams this term: a 1-1 draw at home to Angers and a 3-1 loss at home to Auxerre. However, this might not bother the Phocaeans as they prepare to hit the road here. They have won six of their seven league games on the road this season (one loss), giving them a winning percentage of 86%, the highest of all teams in Europe’s top five leagues heading into this weekend.
• Players to watch: Saint-Étienne will be looking for Ibrahim Sissoko to get his scoring boots on. This usually brings good fortune, as they have won 11 of the last 13 games in which he found the net (one draw and one loss). Out to steal the headlines will be Marseille’s Luis Henrique, who has a tendency to come out firing after the break. Four of his last five goals came within the first 15 minutes of the second half.
• Hot stat: Saint-Étienne manager Olivier Dall’Oglio has lost ten of his previous 11 encounters with Marseille (one draw).

Kick-off: 20:45 | Prediction: Away Win | Odds: 1.60@Pinnacle