LiontipsMarseille vs Strasbourg. Predictions and Betting Tips for Ligue 1
Command Analysis
Marseille is having a shaky form this season. After good start in the league they suddenly failed not only in Champions League, but also in the French Cup. In this competition Olympique started with a win over Auxerre (2:0), but then lost to Canet Rousillon (1:2) from the third-tier.
Series of losses didn't let Southerners to fight for the medals, plus they are out of top-5 now, so Marseille is risking to lose a Europa League spot.
After 34 rounds White-Blues have 15 wins and 10 draws, which gives them 55 points and sixth place in the standings. They are one point behind fifth-placed Lens. In last four games hosts tied with Montpellier (3:3) and secured victories over Dijon (2:0), Lorient (3:2) and Reims (3:1).
Amavi and Sakai are sidelined for an upcoming game.
Strasbourg Alsace won their last French title 42 years ago, since then they only won in French Cup. In the previous season club finished right in the middle of the table, but now they dropped to the bottom five of Ligue 1.
After 34 rounds Strasbourg has 10 wins and seven draws, which gave them 37 points and 15th place in the standings. In last five games White-Blues won a game against Bordeaux (3:2) and had a draw against Nimes (1:1). Other three games were lost by RCS. In last of them they lost to Nantes (1:2).
Strasbourg scored 43 goals this season and their best goalscorer is Ajorque, who scored 13 goals.
Kone, Simakan, Mothiba, Majeed and also Saadi, who have a knee injury, will be unavailable for an upcoming game.
Trends
СтавкаExact score 2:0
Two of three most recent Marseille's victories were secured with a clean sheet
СтавкаCorners: total over 7,5
This bet played in two of last three head-to-head games
СтавкаPenalty: yes
Penalties were awarded in 3 out of last 4 head-to-head games
СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
In 3 out of last 5 head-to-head matches teams scored in both halves
Tip and bets
Seems like Marseille's slump is behind now. Teams got back on track and will now fight for a Europa League spot. We believe that team from Alsace won't be able to get any points at Velodrome.
Our prediction - Marseille to win.
Both opponents score many goals, so we have every chance for an attacking game. We expect many goal-scoring chances and some of them will be converted.
Our second bet is on total over 2,5 goals.
