Reason For Monaco vs Marseille Betting Tips
Giants Monaco and Marseille clash at Stade Louis II this Saturday afternoon in the first of two heavyweight Ligue 1 meetings this weekend.
Champions PSG will round off match day 14 at Lyon on Sunday evening in arguably the highlight of the weekend in France. However, all eyes will be on the action at Stade Louis II on Saturday afternoon as title challengers Monaco look to put one over on their struggling old rivals.
Les Rouges et Blancs will be flying high having secured qualification for the last 16 of the Champions League in midweek and Leonardo Jardim’s men will move into the second phase of Europe’s premier competition as group winners following an excellent 2-1 triumph against Tottenham Hotspur.
Negotiating such a difficult group that also included Bayer Leverkusen and CSKA Moscow with a game to spare is testament to the quality that Monaco possess in their squad and they will head into Saturday’s match 3/5 favourites to rack up their 10th Ligue 1 victory of the campaign.
And with five wins and two draws from their last seven matches in all competitions, it’s hard to bet against Jardim’s team, who also boast a near perfect domestic home record with five wins and a draw attained at Stade Louis II so far in 2016/17.
Monaco beat Marseille 2-1 in last season’s corresponding fixture which was more comfortable than the score line suggests – Monaco dominated and were cruising to a 2-0 win until Michy Batshuayi netted a stoppage time consolation.
It’s hard to envisage Marseille improving upon that result this time around, especially after losing quality players like Batshuayi in pre-season – and Les Olympiens away form has been dismal after six matches on the road.
Rudi Garcia’s side have managed to scrape just two points from a possible 18 on their travels and were beaten 3-1 by Montpellier at Stade de la Mosson a fortnight ago.
With an average goal concession rate of two per game away from home, Ligue 1 top scorers Monaco should have a field day and the likes of Radamel Falcao and Valerie Germain will be confident of adding to their teams’ stunning tally of 39 goals in 13 games.
The 3/5 on offer for Monaco to win is perfectly fair. However, we’re sure Les Rouges et Blancs can win this one cosily and cover a one goal handicap. 4-0 offers great value in the correct score market as the hosts may well bag a hat full.
Head To Head
Monaco won last season’s corresponding fixture 2-1 when Marseille possessed far more quality in their side. Les Rouges et Blancs have indeed triumphed in the last three Ligue 1 meetings between the teams at Stade Louis II.
Monaco vs Marseille Stats
Monaco have scored 39 goals in 13 Ligue 1 matches and face a Marseille side that has conceded an average of two goals per game away from home in 2016/17.
Monaco Team News
Radamel Falcao missed last weekend’s 0-3 success over Lorient but should return to the Monaco starting line-up having starred in their 2-1 midweek win over Spurs in the Champions League. There are no fresh injury concerns for Jardim. However, winger Nabil Dirar remains absent with a calf injury.
Marseille Team News
Abou Diaby is the only definite absentee for Les Olympiens with an ankle injury. Rudi Garcia could start the same team that beat Caen 1-0 last weekend with Alessandri, Thauvi
