Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Monaco
Match Time & Date:
30/09/2023
21:00
Prediction: 2-1
Marseille
Sparkles will be flying when Monaco and Olympique Marseille lock horns at Stade Louis II in the Ligue 1 derby. Les Rouges et Blancs were more than unfortunate not to beat Nice at the weekend, with Folarin Balogun failing to convert two penalty kicks. Monaco eventually lost the match, but their performance against les Aiglons was anything but poor. Aleksandr Golovin is banned for Saturday’s encounter, while all Ben Seghir, Salisu, Diop, and Embolo are sidelined with injuries.
OM, on the other hand, experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 4-0 loss to PSG, which is yet another reason why we are going to bet on the home side. Pape Gueye misses out through suspension, while both Geoffrey Kondogbia and Ismaila Sarr remain in the recovery room. Morocco international Amine Harit is widely expected to return to the starting XI after coming as a substitute in the 4-0 loss to les Parisiens.
Highlighted Player (Wissam Ben Yedder):
Wissam Ben Yedder was born in Sarcelles, France on 12 August, 1990, but he has yet to make his France debut at senior level. The 170-cm-tall striker, though, played three games for France U21 team and he made two appearances for France Futsal team as well.
Ben Yedder began his club career at UJA Alfortville and he moved to Toulouse in 2010. After scoring 63 goals in 156 league appearances for les Pitchouns, the pacey attacker joined La Liga side Sevilla on 30 July, 2016. Wissam Ben Yedder made his Sevilla debut on 14 August, 2016 in a 2-0 loss to Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup. The former Toulouse forward scored his first goal in the Spanish top flight in Sevilla’s 6-4 win over Espanyol in the opening match of the 2016/2017 season.
Ben Yedder started his youth career at Garges-les-Gonesse and he played for the Saint-Denis at the start of his football career as well. You should bear in mind that Ben Yedder is Toulouse’s best scorer of the 21st century.
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.
Leganes
Real Madrid
Lazio 
Bologna 
Nice 
Strasbourg 
Athletic Bilbao
Real Sociedad 
