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Marseille vs Lille: prediction for the Ligue 1 match
On January 16, Marseille will host the reigning champion in the Ligue 1 match. What to expect from this battle? The answer is in our prediction.
Command Analysis
Marseille
FranceMarseille advanced into the playoffs of the Conference League - team finished the group stage of the Europa League at the 3rd spot, which was enough to stay in European competitions.
Olympique went past two rounds in French Cup, beating Rocheville (4:1) and Chauvigny (3:0). Les Provencals recorded ten victories and six draws in Ligue 1, which brought 36 points and a 3rd spot in the standings. Team has the best offensive line in the league.
After a draw against Reims (1:1) Jorge Sampaoli's men recorded an away victory over Bordeaux (1:0).
Gueye, Dieng, Gerson, Mandanda, Milik and Rongier won't feature in this match.
Lille
FranceLille put up a confident performance in the Champions League group stage, advanced into the playoffs from the first position. Team got off to an unsuccessful start in the French Cup. In the first match reigning champion beat Auxerre (3:1), but in the second round failed to beat Lens.
After 19 rounds of Ligue 1 a top spot is completely out of sight for the Dogs, they are currently at 10th position. The Red-Blues have seven victories and seven draws at the moment, which brought 28 points.
In three most recent rounds Jocelyn Gourvennec's men beat Troyes (2:1) and then drew to Lyon (0:0) and beat Bordeaux (3:2).
Weah andJardim won't feature in the match. Xeka and Bradaric are isolated with coronavirus.
Trends
This bet played in 3 out of 5 most recent matches of the visitors
This bet played in 4 out of 7 most recent matches of Marseille
Marseille won 2 out of 5 most recent head-to-head matches
In 3 out of 5 most recent matches penalties were not given
Tip and bets
In our opinion, we will see a thrilling match of two close rivals. No one has an advantage on head-to-head matches, both teams are inconsistent, so a chance of surprise is pretty high. We are expecting a defensive performance from both teams today, the outcome of this match will probably be decided by one mistake.
Our prediction - total under 2,5 goals
Both clubs are in a shaky form now, but put up a great performance in Europe. We are expecting a draw in this match, it will be a positive result for both sides.
Our second bet is on a draw
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