Marseille vs Clermont Prediction: the White and Blues to Win with Comfort

Prediction for the Marseille vs Clermont match, which will take place on August 31. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Marseille has finished with silver twice in the last three seasons, a sign of the Southerners' return to the elite after failed years. Despite this success, Jorge Sampaoli stepped down as the club's head coach in the offseason in favor of Igor Tudor. Under him, the Provençal also started the current championship in a great way. In the first four rounds, the Blues allowed only one defeat, playing a 1:1 draw with Brestois, and won over Reims, Nantes, and Nice 9:2 on aggregate. Such a brisk debut allows them to sit second in the Ligue 1 standings.

Clermont is less ambitious. They almost dropped out of Ligue 1 last season, but in the end, they still took the safe 17th place. Now the Red and Blues do not want to go through such a nervous finish, so they show good enough results this time. There was a devastating 0:5 loss from PSG, but they responded with wins over Reims and Nice 4:2 and 1:0. In the last round, Pascal Gastien's charges lost to Lorient - 1:2, moving to ninth place in the standings.

Marseille is one of the leaders at the moment. The southerners had a great start to the season and were not going to slow down. The thing is that very soon, they will play in the Champions League, which will significantly increase the load, but for now, they can focus on Ligue 1. Clermont is inferior to Provençal in skill level, although the Red and Blue now have Maximiliano Caufriez. 

Marseille and Clermont have started very well, gained many points, and played bright and spectacular soccer. The statistics prove it, as the team scored 13 goals (3.25 on average) in four games and the Red and Blues shot 15 (3.75 on average).

Alexis Sanchez is a newcomer to Marseille who is gradually getting used to the new championship. Igor Tudor gives him more and more time and the forward scored for the first time last round, making a double. Perhaps in France, the 33-year-old will still restart a career on the decline in recent years. The main thing is not to lose motivation. 

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