LiontipsMarseille vs Montpellier. Prediction and Betting Tips for Ligue 1
Command Analysis
Marseille advanced into the Conference League playoffs. In the first round southerners easily beat Qarabag (6:1 on aggregate), then they eliminated Basel out of the tournament (4:2). In the first leg of the quarter-final Les Provencales recorded a home victory over PAOK (2:1).
After 30 rounds of Ligue 1 Jorge Sampaoli's men have 16 victories and eight draws, delivering 56 points and a 2nd spot in the standings. In the previous game the White-Blues recorded a victory over Saint-Etienne (4:2).
Balerdi, Milik and de la Fuente will miss the game.
Montpellier had high hopes for the French Cup, but in the round of 16 team was eliminated by today's opponent. After 30 rounds of Ligue 1 Olivier Dall'Oglio's men have 12 victories and five draws, delivering 41 points and an 11th spot in the standings.
After a draw against Nice (0:0) visitors beat Bordeaux (2:0) and suffered an unexpected away defeat to Brest (1:2).
Ristic is suspended for the upcoming match.
Trends
СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
This bet played in 3 of 5 latest matches of Montpellier
СтавкаCorners: total over 9,5
This bet played in 2 of 4 latest matches of Marseille
СтавкаCorrect score 3:2
Hosts won 2 of 4 latest head-to-head matches
Tip and bets
Opponents will face each other for the third time in the season - Olympic won both of previous head-to-head matches and we are expecting the same result today. Marseille will play at home, plus team will be extremely motivated. La Paillade are not great on away games, the Orange-Blues lost 3 of 5 latest matches.
Our prediction - Asian handicap (-1) on Marseille
In our opinion, we won't see many goal opportunities today. Both clubs are excellent on the offense, but they are even better on defense. We believe that the outcome will be decided by one or two goals.
Our second bet is on total under 2,5 goals
