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Marseille vs Lyon: prediction for the Ligue 1 match
On May 1, Les Provencales will host The Kids for the Ligue 1 clash. Who will prevail in this battle? The answer is in our prediction.
Command Analysis
Marseille
FranceMarseille put up a great performance in the Conference League this season, team easily went past the group stage and didn't disappoint in the playoffs. In the knock-out phase of the new UEFA tournament Marseille beat Qarabag, Basel and PAOK. In the first leg of the semi-final Les Provencales were beaten by Feyenoord (2:3).
After 34 rounds of Ligue 1 team has 19 victories and eight draws, delivering 65 points and a 2nd spot in the standings. In the previous round the White-Blues managed to beat Reims (1:0). Balerdi and de la Fuente will be unavailable for the upcoming match.
Lyon
FranceLyon also managed to succeed in European competitions - Les Gones went past the group stage quite easily and beat Porto in the first play-off round of Europa League (2:1 on aggregate). In the second round The Kids got eliminated by West Ham.
After 34 rounds of Ligue 1 Peter Bosz' men have 14 victories and 11 draws, delivering 52 points and an 8th spot in the standings. In the previous game visitors recorded a 5:2 victory at Montpellier.
Diomande, Caquere, Lopes, Ndombele and Cherki will miss the upcoming match.
Trends
СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
This bet played in 3 of 5 latest matches of Marseille
СтавкаCorners: total over 9,5
This bet played in 2 of 4 latest matches of Lyon
СтавкаCorrect score 2:1
Hosts won five latest head-to-head matches
Tip and bets
It is a game between two evenly matched opponents, both of whom need a victory today. Hosts are trying to secure a 2nd spot in the standings, while Lyon have a slight chance for a spot in European competitions zone.
We don't think that Marseille will push themselves too hard in this match, because they will have a crucial match in the Conference League next week. We think that visitors will pick up much needed points today.
Our prediction - Asian handicap (0) on Marseille
In 3 of 4 latest head-to-head games no more than two goals were scored and we are expecting another low-scoring match today.
Our second bet is on total under 2,5 goals
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