Saturday's Ligue 1, La Liga and Bundesliga predictions & free football tips

Best bets and predictions for Saturday's matches in Ligue 1, La Liga and the Bundesliga.

Best bets

Marseille to beat St-Etienne 8pm Saturday
1pt 11-10 general

Real Madrid to beat Celta Vigo 5.30pm Saturday
1pt 19-20 Hills

Stuttgart draw no bet v Arminia Bielefeld 2.30pm Saturday
1pt 7-10 Coral, Ladbrokes

St-Etienne v Marseille

Two of France's most iconic football clubs clash at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard on Saturday with both in the midst of starkly contrasting campaigns.

St-Etienne have been battling relegation for most of the season and despite something of a revival in early February, they find themselves back in the drop zone after an underwhelming draw with Troyes last time out.

And they are worth opposing at home to Marseille, who are in pole position to land second spot in Ligue 1, having won each of their last four games in all competitions.

There has been a gulf in quality between these sides this season and it could be more noticeable this weekend given the hosts have a lengthy injury list which includes veteran forward Romain Hamouma and top scorer Wahbi Khazri.

Marseille look great value at odds-against.

Celta Vigo v Real Madrid

Real Madrid were humiliated by El Clasico rivals Barcelona before the international break, losing 4-0, but they had won five matches on the spin before that and remain on course for the La Liga title.

That heavy defeat may have caused their match price against Celta Vigo to inflate but punters should look at the bigger picture and side with Los Blancos.

Carlo Ancelotti's men have lost only three league fixtures this season and have been the best travelling team in the division, with ten wins from 14 games on the road.

As for Vigo, they are locked in mid-table obscurity and goals have been a problem recently.

They have drawn blanks against Atletico Madrid, Villarreal and Real Betis since the end of February and Real Madrid should be confident of limiting the attacking threat of their opponents.

Arminia Bielefeld v Stuttgart

Stuttgart have pulled clear of the Bundesliga relegation zone with seven points from their last three matches and they can continue their ascent with a big win at Arminia Bielefeld.

With a decent draw at Union Berlin sandwiched between wins over Borussia Monchengladbach and Augsburg, Stuttgart moved up to 14th before the international break - their highest position since October.

And a trip to Bielefeld should give them an excellent chance of picking up yet another three points against a team who were thumped 4-0 by Mainz in their last league fixture.

Bielefeld have lost each of their last four games without scoring and Stuttgart are worth supporting in the draw-no-bet market.

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