Olympique Marseille vs Strasbourg Prediction: A tough test for Marseille

Olympique Marseille got a narrow win after back to back defeats in the league and coup de france competition and Strasbourg have not been able to get a win in their last 2 matches. Olympique Marseille welcome Strasbourg to the Orange Velodrome stadium for the 27th match of the Ligue 1 season. Marseille are 8 points behind league leaders PSG and although it is unlikely PSG will slip up, they still need to continue winning to keep their spot from the teams behind. Strasbourg are in a battle to escape relegation, as they share the same point as Auxerre who are 17th in the table.

Olympique Marseille recovered from the cup heartbreak, after they were beaten by a lower division team on penalties. Marseille grabbed a narrow 1-0 win against Stade Rennais in their latest match. Sead Kolasinac scored the only goal of the game in the 57th minute. In their last 5 matches, Marseille have recorded 3 wins and 2 losses in all competitions.

Marseille are currently in 2nd place, with 55 points from 26 matches. They won 17 matches, drew 4 and lost 5.

Team Streaks: - More than 2.5 goals (5/7), Less than 4.5 cards (6/7).

Strasbourg are currently standing on a thread, as they are a draw or loss away from landing in the relegation zone. Strasbourg lost their last match by 1-0 against Stade Brest and they need a positive response here or risk dropping down into the relegation zone. In the last 5 matches, Strasbourg recorded 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. Against Brest, Strasbourg were good in possession, keeping 62% possession, with 4 shots on target and 9 corner kicks. Unfortunately, they could not make good of their opportunities.

Strasbourg are 16th, with 22 points from 26 matches. They recorded 4 wins, 10 draws and 12 losses.

Team Streaks: - Without clean sheet (4), Less than 2.5 goals (4/5), Less than 10.5 corners (5/7).

Both teams have faced each other 19 times before now. Olympique Marseille have 11 wins, while Strasbourg have 3 wins and 6 matches ended in a draw. The head to head streaks are as follows:-

• Marseille have no losses in the last 8 meetings.
• Strasbourg have not kept a clean sheet in 13 matches
• Marseille have opened scoring in 7/8 matches
• Less than 4.5 cards were shown in 5/6 matches.

We can all agree that Marseille are not the same team they were a few months ago. They lost the opportunity to fight for the title and were kicked off the Coup de France by a lower team. Now they have to fight for the 2nd spot. I can see a little resurgence in the Strasbourg team and I think it is very crucial for them to pick up at least a draw here to keep their hopes of survival alive. Either way, it's going to be a tough game for Marseille.

• Bet on Home win or Draw and Under 4.5 Goals at 1.68 Odds
• Bet on Under 3.5 Goals at 1.88 Odds
• Bet on Correct Score 1-0 at 10 Odds