In the French Ligue 1, Marseille and Saint-Etienne meet in the catch-up game on the first match day. This is definitely a top game. After all, the winner would take the lead in any case. The bookies see Marseille in the role of the clear favorite in this game. After the 2nd place last season, Marseille show them in a title-compatible form in the new season. Andre Villas-Boas's team won the first two league games. One of them against the defending champion Paris Saint-Germain 1-0. In the early phase of the season with four goals already scored up to this point, the hosts were able to convince offensively. Saint-Etienne was one of the biggest disappointments of Ligue 1 last season, Claude Puel's team has two wins at the start of the season in mind. After all, the guests are the only Ligue 1 team to have not yet conceded a single goal and can therefore confidently compare it with Marseille. |