Our prediction for this Europa League match:
Lazio
Match Time & Date:
21/10/2021
12:45 PM
Prediction: 2-1
Marseille
Lazio and Olympique Marseille square off against each other at Stadio Olimpico in what is expected to be a very exciting Europa League encounter. The Biancocelesti aim to build on the Serie A triumph over Inter, and the bookies see them as favourites to win Thursday’s football game. Ciro Immobile, who scored the opener at the weekend, will be the man to watch in the home team, while important defender Francesco Acerbi returns from a domestic ban.
OM, on the other hand, shared the spoils with both Lokomotiv Moscow and Galatasaray in the first two group games, and given their anything but good form in the national championship, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the Serie A outfit. Turkey international Under returns from a domestic ban for the visiting team, while Morocco midfielder Harit could play some part after recovering from a groin injury.
Highlighted Player (Bastos Quissanga):
Born in Luanda (Angola) on November 23, 1991, Bastos Jacinto Quissanga is a powerful defender who plays for Serie A side Lazio. Bastos started his senior career at domestic club Petro de Luanda and after scoring 6 goals in 105 appearances in the league for Os Tricolores, he moved to Russia in 2013, signing a deal with the Premier League side Rostov.
The 184-cm-tall defender proved his worth in the Russian top flight and, as expected, he decided to take a step forward in his career, signing a contract with famous Serie A team Lazio. Bastos failed to establish himself as a first-team regular with the Biancocelesti, but he plays an important role at the Angola national team. Bastos, whose main position is centre-back, made his international debut for the Palancas Negras on August 10, 2011 in a goalless draw against Liberia. His 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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