Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Marseille
Match Time & Date:
06/01/2021
21:00
Prediction: 1-1
Montpellier
Olympique Marseille and Montpellier face each other at Stade Velodrome in what is expected to be one of the most exciting games of Wednesday’s program. OM aim to bounce back from a 2-1 loss to Angers, with the team eyeing their fourth home win of the season. Andre Villas-Boas’ troops are likely to adopt an attack-minded approach against Montpellier, but this will be anything but a walk in the park for the hosts.
La Paillade, on the other hand, suffered a dip in form, with the team collecting only one point in total from the previous three league fixtures. Anyhow, both teams to score betting option should be considered as Montpellier have been sharp in front of goal in the first half of the season. Montpellier boss Michel Der Zakarian will watch the game from the stands as he was sent off in the 3-2 loss to Lille.
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 (Montpellier):
Over the years Montpellier have established themselves as a mid-table side in French Ligue 1. Montpellier are considered one of the youngest clubs in France as they were founded in 1974, but it has to be noted that a number of high-profile footballers played for the club in the past. French football legend Laurent Blanc played for Montpellier from 1981-1993 and he scored 76 goals in 24 appearances in the league for the club. Eric Cantona, Roger Milla, Carlos Valderama and Olivier Giroud played in Montpellier’s colors as well, but Pascal Baills is the player with most appearances for the club (429).
La Paillade did remarkably well to win the Ligue 1 trophy in 2012 and that is considered the club’s biggest success. Montpellier won Coupe de France on two occasions (1929, 1990), with the team beating FC Sete and FC Paris respectively in the title games. The team welcome their rivals at Stade de la Mosson and the capacity of the stadium is 32.900. In 1999 Montpellier won the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
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