Our prediction for this match:
Olympique Marseille
Match Time & Date:
21/07/2018
01:00 PM
Prediction: 1-0
Villarreal
Olympique Marseille and Villarreal face each other at Stade de Fargues in what is expected to be a very interesting game. OM have been struggling in recent warm-up games, with the team suffering a shocking 2-1 defeat to lower-league side Beziers, whilst losing to Saint-Etienne on Friday. Rudi Garcia’s men are eager to give fans something to cheer to about and we predict that they are going to leave their hearts on the field in Saturday’s football match against Villarreal. Over the years the Yellow Submarine have established themselves as one of the best teams in La Liga and they are definitely capable of matching Olympique Marseille. However, seeing that the struggling French side want this win more, we believe that there is a big value in betting on Rudi Garcia’s troops. It has to be noted that the two teams meet for the first time ever in a friendly game.
Highlighted Player (Dimitri Payet):
Dimitri Payet was born in Saint-Pierre, Reunion on 29 March 1987, but he joined Le Havre’s famous youth academy in 1999 and has since enjoyed a meteoric rise. The attacking midfielder started his professional career at Nantes, but top French clubs soon started casting admiring glances his way and he went on to represent Saint Etienne, Lille and Marseille, becoming one of Ligue 1’s leading footballers.
However, it was the move to West Ham that placed Payet on the map as the Frenchman enjoyed a brilliant start to his career in England, making the PFA Player of the Year Shortlist. Some excellent performances in the Premier League persuaded France coach Didier Deschamps to reinstate Payet into his starting line-up and the midfielder paid the coach back with some scintillating displays on international stage.
Excellent with the ball at his feet and very dangerous from set pieces, Payet quickly established himself as one of Europe’s top midfielders, with the likes of Barcelona, Arsenal and other top clubs now after his signature.
Highlighted Team (Villarreal):
Villarreal CF was founded on 10th of March 1923. In the year 1998 Villarreal managed to reach the Primera Division for the first time in history of the club. After 1 season the club could not manage to stay in the league and go regulated to the Segunda Division. In the last couple of years Villarreal developed itself to a stable club in the Primera Division.
This first European succes was in 2003/2004 where the club managed to reach the semi finals in the UEFA cup. In 2004/2005 Villarreal end 3rd on the table in the Primera Division which was a highlight for the club.
The biggest succes was in 2006 when Villarreal managed to reach the semi finals in the Champions League. In the semi finals the club lost with only 1 goal difference against runner up Arsenal. Former known players for Villarreal are: Riquelme, Tomasson, Fernandez, Forlan and Pires.
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