Saint Etienne host Marseille in this fixture of French Ligue 1. A really exciting game expected at Stade Gouffroy Guichard, as two of the biggest rivals in French Football history meet each other.

Saint Etienne are currently in 8th position and practically the season is over for them. However the motivation is always high enough when Les Verts play in front of their hot fans and they will try to get a good result against one of the in-form teams in Ligue 1. Important striker Ilan is back in action and should be once again threat for the opposite defenders. The defence on the other hand has been very shaky lately and this is their main problem this year, thanks God there was GK Janot to save their arses in many occasions...

Last week Marseille lost the final in Coupe de France to Sochaux on penalties and the club remain for yet another year without a trophy. But they have a great chance to finish the season in the best possible way, earning the coveted place in the Champions League. A run of 4 consecutive wins have fired them in the 2nd place and they need 4 points in the remaining two fixtures to secure it. The team managed to hit form just in time and with outstanding Ribery in the squad they are playing some world class footie lately. Coach Emon can count on almost full strenght squad, with only defender Zubar out due to injury.

All in all this is a very hard game to call. OM are the team, that have something to fight for, but they have always had big problems at this stadium, losing 15 consecutive games. But I see some value in the OVER here, I expect aggressive rather than defensive tactics from both teams here and with players like Ilan, Gomis, Cisse, Niang and etc goals should come.