Marseille vs Strasbourg Prediction, Tips & Odds – 12.01.2024
Marseille vs Strasbourg Prediction 12.01.2024. In the opening match of the 18th round of the French Ligue 1, Marseille will host Strasbourg on Friday at 21:00 at the Velodrome Stadium.
In the previous round, the home team played to a draw with Montpellier, while the visitors defeated Lille.
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Marseille vs Strasbourg Odds
Marseille Team News
In front of 19,000 spectators at the Stade Saint-Symphorien, the fifth-tier team Thionville surprised Marseille, who had no answer to their defense in the first 45 minutes. Gennaro Gattuso’s team remained without a goal until the 60th minute, but just moments later, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang broke Thionville’s resistance, securing Marseille’s passage to the quarterfinals of the Coupe de France.
Marseille now travels to Rennes later this month. Despite a narrow 1-0 victory against a team four divisions lower, Marseille sits in sixth place in Ligue 1, with a six-game unbeaten streak and four points behind the top four.
The lackluster performance in this match is partly attributed to the absence of players participating in the Africa Cup of Nations, as Amine Harit, Pape Gueye, Ismaila Sarr, Azzedine Ounahi, Chancel Mbemba, Iliman Ndiaye, and Simon Ngapandouetnbu are missing, weakening Marseille’s squad. Gattuso also has to play without captain Valentin Rongier and possibly Joaquin Correa.
Pau Lopez will replace Ruben Blanco in goal, while Jonathan Clauss could potentially replace Renan Lodi at left-back.
Strasbourg Team News
Strasbourg continued their strong performances in the Coupe de France, defeating fourth-tier Avoine. Kevin Gameiro and Moise Sahi Dion scored goals within the first 20 minutes, and Dion secured the final victory in the 73rd minute. Mohamed Bechikh marked his senior debut with a goal, completing a successful afternoon for Strasbourg.
In the concluding matches of 2023, Strasbourg won three times in Ligue 1, reaching the ninth position, just four points behind Marseille. Despite an unconvincing display against Avoine, Strasbourg has not won in the last 10 encounters with Marseille.
While seven Marseille players are participating in the Africa Cup of Nations, Strasbourg has only one player called up to the national team, Saidou Sow. Lucas Perrin returns after suspension, and three injured players may not be ready for the match: Lebo Mothiba with a knee injury, and Thomas Delaine and Ismael Doukoure are in the hospital.
Marseille vs Strasbourg H2H
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Injuries and suspensions
Marseille: Amine Harit, Pape Gueye, Ismaila Sarr, Azzedine Ounahi, Chancel Mbemba, Iliman Ndiaye, Simon Ngapandouetnbu, Valentin Rongier, Joaquin Correa
Strasbourg: Saidou Sow, Lebo Mothiba, Thomas Delaine, Ismael Doukoure
Expected Lineups
Marseille (3-5-2): Lopez; Meite, Balerdi, Gigot; Murillo, Nadir, Veretout, Kondogbia, Clauss; Aubameyang, Vitinha
Strasbourg (4-2-3-1): Sels; Guilbert, Nyamsi, Perrin, Sobol; Diarra, Sissoko; Angelo, Gameiro, Deminguet; Dion
Marseille vs Strasbourg Prediction
Despite Marseille having a slight advantage of playing at home in this encounter, we believe that securing a victory won’t be as straightforward, as evident from their previous three head-to-head matches. Strasbourg is also in good form, so we consider the best betting option to be a draw at either half-time or the end of the game.
Kick-off Time: Friday, 12.01.2024, 9:00 AM Local Time (GMT 0), 21:00 CET
Prediction: 1st Half Result or Match Result – draw
Odds (when tipped): 1.83
Sportsbook: Ivibet
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