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Marseille vs Le Havre: French Championship Match Prediction
Marseille have been unbeaten for five matches in a row. Will the team be able to extend their unbeaten streak on January 5 against Le Havre in the 16th round of the national championship? The answer is in our forecast. Which event should you choose for your bet?
Command Analysis
Marseille
FranceCurrent form
At the end of 2024, Marseille demonstrated impressive results. Roberto de Zerbi men have not lost for five matches in a row (four wins and one draw). After 15 rounds played with 30 points scored, the team is in second place in the standings. The team is ten points behind the leading PSG, but at the same time has one game in hand, and in additional indicators it is ahead of Monaco, which has played one match more.
As a rule, Marseille doesn't care where they play. They perform well both in front of their home fans and away, but recently their home performance has left much to be desired. In their last five games, the club has one win, two draws and the same number of defeats. In their last match last year, the Provençals easily beat Saint-Etienne in the French Cup and advanced to the 1/16 of the country cup.
Disqualifications and injuries
Blanco, Mumbanha and Carboni are injured, while Lirola will miss the match due to disqualification.
Interesting trends for betting
- Marseille are unbeaten for five games in a row
- The hosts have scored in their last five matches
Probable line-up: Rulli - Kondogbia, Balerdi, Murillo - Luis Enrique, Rongier, Hojbjerg, Merlin - Greenwood, Rabiot - Maupay.
Le Havre
FranceCurrent form
Le Havre has an interesting record. It is the only team in the league that has not drawn a single match in the national championship - four wins and 11 losses. However, this does not allow the club to rise above the relegation zone (17th place), but the gap from the play-off zone is only one point. There is another record that is not worth bragging about. The club has the worst attack line - only 11 goals scored, while they have conceded almost three times more - 29.
The team is not playing its best away from home. They have lost six of their last seven matches, so it is logical that bookmakers are making Didier Digard men a clear underdog in the upcoming match. Taking points away from home against such a strong team as Marseille will be a very difficult task.
Disqualifications and injuries
Kasimir, Kitala, Sangante and Sumaré will be absent due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Le Havre have lost six of their last seven away games
- The visitors have conceded goals in four games in a row
Tentative line-up: Desma - Pembele, Lloris, Salmier, Ute Kinkue, Opera - Kuzyaev, Toure, Targallin, Kekhta - Sabbi.
Trends
Bet Exact score 2:0
Three of the last six away defeats for the visitors were by two goals
5.60Bet "Le Havre" will not score
In three of the last four matches the bet came in
1.85Marseille to score in the second half
In four of the last five matches the bet was successful
1.40Tip and bets
Marseille is the clear favourite of the upcoming match, and there is no doubt about it. In the current season, Le Havre has only scored points in matches with direct rivals for the right to remain in the league. Even teams that are in the middle of the national championship easily cope with Didier Digard charges. If the "heavenly ones" lose away to rivals such as Stade Brioche (0:1), playing in the French national league, then there is absolutely nothing to catch with a team that is in second place in the ranking. We are betting on a confident victory of a stronger team.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (-1.5) for Marseille with odds of 1.86
Bet on total
"Le Havre" is the least productive team. The team mainly scores against teams that are below the top 10 of the rating. "Marseille" is a contender for the highest awards, and the team plays well in its penalty area and, as a rule, only misses from teams from the top of the tournament table. Also, in five of the last seven face-to-face matches, one of the teams did not score. All this leads to the idea that after the final whistle there will be at least one "donut" on the scoreboard.
Our prediction is that at least one will not score with odds of 1.75
Bet on corners
If Marseille plays as they can, they will be able to win not only on the score, but also on other indicators, including the number of corner flag deliveries. We will make another bet on this event.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (-1.5) corners for Marseille with odds of 1.52
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