Olympique de Marseille and Montpellier enter the field this Friday (31), at 4 pm (Brasília time). The stage of the confrontation is the Stade Vélodrome, in the city of Marseille, in France. The match is valid for the 29th round of Ligue 1.
The teams are in different positions on the leaderboard. The hosts occupy second place with 59 points and the objective is the title of Ligue 1. The visitors appear in 11th place with 36 points. Not running the risk of relegation, they seek to approach the top positions.
Olympique’s season started with great results from the team. However, it failed to maintain consistency and has been facing ups and downs. The difference for the leader Paris-Saint Germain is seven points, leaving the title distant. Even with the disadvantage, coach Igor Tudor is looking to add three more points, while looking for solutions for the defensive system with the absence of Sead Kolasinac and Leonardo Balerdi, in addition to Amire Harit who returns next season.
Montpellier’s start to the season was troubled, leaving the team among the last placed and in the fight to stay in the first division. Coach Michel Der Zakarian managed to adjust the team, which appears in 11th place with 36 points. The risk of relegation is small and the objective is to get closer to the first places. However, the coach will not be able to count on Bertaud, Makouana, Leroy, Tchato, Estève and Maouassa, who are injured, in addition to Jordan Ferri, who is suspended.
Guesses:
Both teams to score – 1.90
Olympique de Marseille need to win to remain in contention for the title. Montpellier is looking for the three points to climb the leaderboard. With both teams aiming for victory, the tendency is for them to play an open match. The recent history of the confrontation has many goals, with six of the last seven games with both scoring goals.
Over 2.5 goals scored – 1.75
The match will have two great attacks on the field. Olympique de Marseille has the third best attack in Ligue 1 with 53 goals, while Montpellier scored 44. Another important factor is the history of the confrontation. In the last five times that the two teams faced each other, in three games they ended with at least three goals.
Olympique de Marseille score more than 1.5 goals – 1.55
Olympique de Marseille needs the victory to continue in second place and the tendency is to play offensively. The great attack phase will be fundamental in winning the three points, with an average of 1.89 goals per game. On the other side of the confrontation, Montpellier faces defensive problems, conceding 47 goals and 1.6 per game.
