Our prediction for this Europa League match:
Brighton
Match Time & Date:
14/12/2023
12:00 PM
Prediction: 2-2
Marseille
There will be fireworks when Brighton and Olympique Marseille square off against each other at Amex Stadium in an eagerly-awaited Europa League encounter. The Seagulls booked their place in the Europa League knockout stages thanks to a hard-fought 1-0 win over AEK Athens and a victory over OM will see them finish the process in top position in Group B. Defender Jan Paul van Hecke returns from suspension, whilst both Mitoma and Gilmour are pushing for a start.
The visitors, on the other hand, are high on confidence following a 4-2 win over Lorient. Olympique Marseille are on a four-game winning run in all competitions and given their attacking potential, we believe that punters from all around the globe can find value in betting on both teams to score. OM midfielder Iliman Ndiaye is back from the domestic ban, while all Geoffrey Kondogbia, Joaquin Correa, and Valentin Rongier continue to miss out with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Joel Veltman):
Joel Veltman is a Dutch footballer who was born in Velsen on 15 January, 1992. Veltman started his youth career at VV Ijmuiden and in 2011 he was spotted by Ajax scouts. In the 2012/2013 Eredivisie campaign he played for the first team and he made seven league appearances for the Amsterdammers back then.
The centre back, who plays as a right back as well made six appearances for Jong Ajax as well, scoring one goal for the team in the Eerste Divisie. Veltman has 8 caps for Netherlands U20 team and he made his debut for the first team in November 2013 against Colombia. He started the match and he played 90 minutes in the goalless draw with the South American side.
Joel Veltman represented the Oranje at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. It has to be noted that the Dutch defender made 34 league appearances for Ajax in the 2015/2016 Eredivisie campaign, scoring one goal in the process. In the 2013/2014 season he won his second Eredivisie trophy with Ajax.
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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