Olympique de Marseille and Monaco face off this Saturday (28), at 5 pm (Brasília time), in a game valid for the 20th round of the French Championship.
Owner of the house, Olympique is in 3rd place with 42 points. The team has not lost for 5 rounds and the last victim was Lorient, at the Velodrome. On that occasion, Les Phocéens won 3-1.
On the other hand, Monaco is on the heels of the rival, in 4th place, and needs the victory to reduce the distance from 5 to 2 points. In the last round, at Louis II, the Monegasques thrashed Ajaccio by 7-1.
More than 2.5 goals
While Marseille has 39 goals scored in the competition, Monaco has 42. During the Ligue 1 season, including other competitions, the teams have shown great offensive capacity and qualified players who can decide at any time. Anyway, in addition, in the last six games of Monaco, in five of them they had more than two goals. Therefore, it is valid to bet that the confrontation will have at least three balls in the net.
Both Mark: Yes
From 2018 to 2022, the clubs faced each other in 10 games and eight of them both teams scored. Of course, it’s just a history that doesn’t always come into play. However, analyzing the performance in the season of both, the strong offensive sector, in addition to the teams’ need for victories, we will bet that Monaco and Marseille will score goals.
Marseille v Monaco Retrospective
In history, they have faced each other on 116 occasions and with great balance, with 47 wins for Marseille, 43 for Monaco and 26 draws. In the last five matches between them, Marseille won three and Monaco won two.
