Marseille vs Sporting CP: prediction for the Champions League fixture

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Marseille

France

Champions League Grp. D

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4 October 09:45 UTC

Sporting CP

Portugal

Marseille lost the first two group games. Can the hosts earn points in the upcoming match against Sporting CP? Here's our prediction.

Marseille vs Sporting CP Prediction and Betting Tips (04.10.2022)

Command Analysis

Marseille

France

Marseille were off to a poor start in the new edition of the Champions League. The team lost the first two games without scoring a single goal - after a (0:2) defeat to Tottenham, the French side yielded to Eintracht (0:1).

The Olympiansare currently in 2nd place in the domestic league, trailing PSG by two points. They lost points only in one home game against Rennes (1:1), when Mattéo Guendouzi scored an owngoal in the first half, but then redeemed himself and leveled the scored after halftime.

Mbemba is back after suspension, but Kolasinac and Ruiz are sidelined with injuries.

Sporting CP

Portugal

Sporting CP looked great in their first two Champions League games. They confidently defeated Tottenham (2:0) and Eintracht (3:0), keeping a clean sheet in both outings and easily converting their chances.

In the Primeira Liga, the team endured a bit of a slow start. Sporting are in 7th place in the standings, nine points behind the current leader Porto. In the last round, they suffered a defeat to Boavista (1:2). On average, they conceded two goals per an away game.

Cabral, Braganca, Coates, and Neto will miss the game against Marseille.

Trends

СтавкаCorrect score 0:3

Sporting won 2 games out of 9 with this score.

34.00

СтавкаSporting IT over 2.5

In 3 out of 5 games, Sporting scored 3 goals.

7.40

СтавкаMarseille to not score

In 4 out of 6 games, Sporting did not concede.

4.10

СтавкаMarseille to concede in 2nd half

In the last 5 games, Sporting scored after halftime.

1.95

Tip and bets

1.99Total over 2.5 goals

Both opponents are effective on offense, so we expect a high-scoring game. Sporting's scoring chances have been converted at a high rate. As for the hosts, as a result of losing their first two games, Marseille will be looking to bounce back and will take risks in attack.

Our prediction - total over 2.5 goals

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3Sporting IT over 1.5 goals

So far, the visitors have been more impressive in the Champions League. They scored five goals in two games and comfortably top the group table. There is a big chance that the Portuguese team will deliver more than one goal in this fixture.

Second bet - Sporting IT over1.5 goals

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