Our prediction for this Coupe de France match:
Auxerre
Match Time & Date:
10/02/2021
14:45
Prediction: 1-1
Marseille
Stade de l’Abbe-Deschamps will host Wednesday’s French Cup game between Auxerre and Olympique Marseille, who face each other for the first time since May, 2012. Auxerre are currently competing in Ligue 2, with the team sitting in 5th position in the standings after 24 rounds, and they are surely capable of matching OM on home soil. The Ligue 2 side are a real force to be reckoned with at home, with the team recording four wins in the previous five home fixtures.
Nasser Larguet’s troops aim to bounce back from a 2-0 loss to PSG, but beating Auxerre on the road is easier said than done. A close encounter is on the cards at Stade de l’Abbe-Deschamps, and we believe that punters can find value in betting on draw. Dmitri Payet should keep his place in the starting XI despite his sending off in the Ligue 1 derby, while Amavi and Milik remain sidelined with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Kevin Strootman):
After starting his senior career at Sparta Rotterdam, Kevin Strootman joined fellow Dutch side Utrecht in 2011. The defensive midfielder, who was born on February 13, 1990 in Ridderkerk, Netherlands, then moved to PSV where he established himself as a first-team regular. Strootman was then spotted by AS Roma scouts and in 2013 he decided to take a step forward in his career by joining the Giallorossi.
On March 9, 2014, the Dutch footballer sustained a serious knee injury that made him miss the remainder of the 2013/2014 Serie A season. He missed the 2014 FIFA World Cup as well, but he returned to contention on November 9, 2014. Kevin Strootman played for Roma until August 28 when he signed a five-year contract with Olympique Marseille.
Speaking of his international career, Strootman made his Netherlands debut against Austria in 2011 and he scored his first ever goal for the Dutch national team in Euro 2012 qualifier against Finland. Kevin Strootman’s preferred foot is right.
Highlighted Team (Marseille):
Olympique de Marseille are considered one of the best French football clubs. Les Olympiens won their ninth Ligue 1 title in 2010, but winning of the 1992/1993 Champions League trophy is seen as the club’s biggest success. Marseille defeated Italian giants Milan in the title game, with Basile Boli scoring the winner (1-0) in the Olympiastadion showdown.
It has to be noted, though, that the Stade Velodrome outfit were banned from defending the title in the 1993/1994 season after being involved in a match-fixing scandal. To make things even worse for the fans, the club suffered enforced relegation to the Ligue 2. Olympique de Marseille participated in the Europa League final on two occasions (1998/1999, 2003/2004), but they were beaten by Parma and Valencia respectively in the title games. OM’s home ground Stade Velodrome was opened on June 13, 1997 and the capacity of the stadium is 67.394.
The likes of Franck Ribery, Didier Deschamps, Didier Drogba, Laurent Blanc, Fabien Barthez, Samir Nasri, Fabrizio Ravanelli and Djibril Cisse all played for Marseille in the past.
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