Against All Odds: Plenty of goals at Stade VГ©lodrome

Marcelo Bielsa has his troops in fine form

French duo Marseille and St Etienne have been among the goals this season and Paul Robinson is predicting that to continue this evening.

Marseille v St Etienne
Sunday September 28, 20:00 BST
Live on BT Sport 2

Marseille have made a fantastic start to their campaign as after seven games, they are top of Ligue One with 16 points. They had opened up with a draw and a loss, but since then it's been five straight wins - racking up 16 goals in the process.

Marcelo Bielsa's side have taken full advantage of PSG's slow start to the season and while they probably won't win the title, they have a real shot of making the Champions league.

It's the goal-side of things we're focusing on here though and with 19 scored and six conceded, their matches this year are averaging 3.57 goals each time. That's the highest in the entire division and five of their seven outings have ended with at least three goals being scored. Four of those were in their last four and they netted five times at Reims on Tuesday.

Saint Etienne have made a solid start to their season as last year's fourth placed finishers are in sixth having picked up 14 points from a possible 21. They've only lost once - a 5-0 thrashing at PSG - but they've since put that behind them by winning two and drawing one of their next three.

As far as the goals go, Christophe Galtier's men have scored eight and conceded seven. While that only gives their matches an average of 2.14 goals per 90 minutes, that figure rises to 2.67 if we concentrate solely on their away games. 'Les Verts' put two past Guingamp and while they didn't score in Paris, they found the net at Lens in their last match on the road.

The hosts will be desperate to keep their winning run going and while they have a great chance of doing so, I certainly wouldn't rule out the visitors from scoring. That's why, with under 2.5 goals trading at around the 1.8810/11 mark, I have to make it my lay of the day.  

Recommended Bet
Lay Under 2.5 goals in Marseille v St Etienne @ 1.8810/11

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