Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Montpellier
Match Time & Date:
08/08/2021
02:45 PM
Prediction: 2-2
Marseille
All eyes will be on Stade de la Mosson when Montpellier and Marseille face each other in the opening match of the season. La Paillade were having their ups and downs in pre-season, and, as a result, the odds for away win have been dropping. Experienced defender Mamadou Sakho, who joined the club in the summer transfer window, is likely to make his Ligue 1 debut with Montpellier on Sunday.
OM, on the other hand, did well to reinforce the squad in the summer, with the likes of Gerson, Leonardo Balerdi, Luan Peres, Cengiz Under, and Matteo Guendouzi signing permanent deals with the Stade Velodrome outfit. Considering that Marseille are likely to stick to their attacking style of play, we believe that punters can find value in betting on both teams to score. In their last meeting at the venue the two teams played out a thrilling 3-3 draw.
Highlighted Player (Téji Savanier):
Born in Montpellier on December 22, 1991, Teji Savanier is a French footballer who plays for Nimes in the Ligue 1 as a midfielder. Savanier began his senior career at Arles-Avignon and it has to be noted that he played for the club from 2011 to 2015.
Ahead of the start of the 2015/2016 Ligue 2 campaign, Teji Savanier joined Nimes and he has been playing for the club ever since. The 171-cm tall midfielder has established himself as a first-team regular at Nimes and he successfully plays for the club in the French top flight. Savanier’s main position is central midfield, but he is used as an attacking midfielder as well. His preferred foot is right.
Despite producing fine performances for Nimes in all competitions, Teji Savanier has yet to receive a call-up for the French national football team. His contract with Nimes should expire on June 27, 2018.
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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