Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Marseille
Match Time & Date:
31/03/2024
02:45 PM
Prediction: 1-1
PSG
There will be fireworks when Olympique Marseille and PSG lock horns in the Ligue 1 derby at Stade Velodrome. OM have been producing fine displays in all competitions ever since Jean-Louis Gasset took over the reins, but they failed to impress in a 2-0 loss to Rennes before the international break. All Bamo Meite, Samuel Gigot, Amir Murillo, Bilal Nadir, and Valentin Rongier are sidelined with injuries for the home side.
Les Parisiens, on the other hand, moved one step closer to winning their twelfth Ligue 1 trophy and given their twelve-point advantage over second-place Brest, we believe that there is a big value in betting on draw. The visitors will be without Bradley Barcola, Marquinhos, Marco Asensio, Layvin Kurzawa, Milan Skriniar, and Presnel Kimpembe in Le Classique. As always, the opposition back-line should have Kylian Mbappe at bay as the Ligue 1 top scorer is back from the international duty.
Highlighted Player (Kylian Mbappé):
Kylian Mbappe is a French footballer who plays for Paris Saint-Germain as a forward. The French rising star began his youth career at AS Bondy and in 2013 he moved to AS Monaco. After making 12 appearances for Monaco B, Kylian Mbappe made his debut for the senior team in 2015. Mbappe quickly established himself as a regular goalscorer, with the teenager finding the net 15 times in 29 appearances in the Ligue 1 in the 2016/2017 season.
In 2017 he moved to fellow French club PSG on loan, with the option of making the deal permanent. Kylian Mbappe scored 13 goals in 27 appearances for les Parisiens in the 2017/2018 and it has to be noted that Unai Emery’s troops eventually won the national championship.
Speaking of his international career, Mbappe played an important role for France at the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals, with the pacey rising star scoring a brace in a thrilling 4-3 win over Argentina in the last 16 of the showpiece tournament. The PSG attacker was born in Paris on December 20, 1998.
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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