Marseille set to break attendance record with Saint-Étienne’s visit | OneFootball

Olympique de Marseille have announced that they are set to break their attendance record this afternoon when they host AS Saint-Étienne at the Stade Vélodrome.

L’Équipe adds that 66,115 supporters are expected to attend the clash between the old rivals which will outstrip the previous record that was set last March when the club were visited by Paris Saint-Germain (66,045).

The Vélodrome holds a capacity of 67,000 however it will be without any Saint-Étienne supporters present for the game as Les Verts’s fans have not been allowed to attend this match. This was not a surprising outcome when Marseille fans were banned from the league and cup fixtures at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard this season.

Marseille’ came out victors in December clashes with Saint-Étienne

Marseille came out the victors in both of their previous meetings with Saint-Étienne this season. The two clubs faced each other twice in December with Marseille winning the Coupe de France tie 4-0 before then defeating Les Verts 2-0 in the league.

GFFN | Nick Hartland