Marseille vs Montpellier Prediction: Another Win for the Hosts

Prediction for the Ligue 1 Marseille vs Montpellier match, which will take place on March 31st. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

After dropping out of the Coupe de France by Annecy, Marseille played three matches in Ligue 1, beating Rennes and Reims, playing in a draw with Strasbourg 2:2. Due to these results, they continue to hold the second place in the Ligue 1 standings, i.e., the direct entry to the Champions League. The gap from the third Lens is two points. In turn, PSG sits ahead of Marseille by 7 points. Given that the Parisians are already out of the Champions League, we doubt that the Provençal side can fight for the title. Marseille's home statistics are sixth in the division, +7=3-4, 25:18 goal difference.

Montpellier has a six-match unbeaten streak. La Paillade has claimed five wins and a draw with Lens. Their recent statistic is excellent. However, Montpellier, due to the extremely weak first round, can't fight for the UEFA Cups. The gap even from sixth place is 13 points. In this case, their relegation certainly will not happen. La Paillade has 36 points, 13 ahead of Auxerre from the relegation zone.

Marseille: Lopez - Mbemba, Gigot, Rongier - Clauss, Veretout, Guendouzi, Tavares - Under, Sanchez, Malinovskyi.

Montpellier: Lecomte - Sakho, Julien, Kouyaté, Sylla - Ferry, Chotard, Nordin, Savanier, Mavididi - Wahi.

In the H2H meetings, Marseille and Montpellier regularly score at least two goals. So there is every reason to expect high performance from the match between the two southern teams. As for the outcome, the Provençal side has no right to fail a home game against a midfielder, albeit a midfielder in good shape. Recall that Lens trails Marseille, which is just waiting for Olympique to lose. 

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