Marseille vs Villarreal Prediction: Will the Spaniard be able to upset his ex-team?

Prediction for the UEFA Europe League match which will take place on March 7. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Instead of Marcelino, Gennaro Gattuzzo was appointed as the team's head coach at the start of the season. But the Italian was recently fired, and in the round of 16 of the Europa League, Marseille will play under Jean-Louis Gasset. In the return game, the French mentor has already led the Provençal team. There, Marseille confidently beat Shakhtar 3:1, having won after 2:2 in the first leg.

In the French league after Gasset's appointment, Marseille have two consecutive defeats - 4:1 away to Montpellier and 5:1 at home to Clermont. Both opponents are among the Ligue 1 outsiders, so this success should not be overestimated.

Marcelino is also the third coach for the Yellow Submarine this season. Villarreal started the campaign under Enrique Setién before being led by Jose Rojo Martín. In the group stage of the Europa League, Villarreal finished with Marcelino and, in the last round, snatched first place from Rennes, beating the French away - 3:2.

In the previous round of the Spanish championship, Valencia on their field beat Granada 5:1, extending the winless streak in the domestic arena to seven consecutive matches - three wins, four draws. In the La Liga standings, Villarreal is in 12th place after 27 rounds, ten points off the European Cup competition.

After another change of head coach, Marseille scored 12 goals in three games. Villarreal plays attacking football in principle, mainly holding productive matches where both teams score. In this regard, we suggest in the upcoming game, do not invent anything and just bet on a large number of goals scored.