📏 Form Guide

Marseille

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Marseille will be wanting a better result here after a 2-0 Ligue 1 losing effort in their last game against Rennes.

In that game, Marseille managed 57% possession and 8 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. For their opponents, Rennes got 7 shots on goal with 4 on target. Martin Terrier (21') and Benjamin Bourigeaud (78') scored for Rennes.

Fixtures featuring Marseille have often been entertaining ones of late with high scoring expected. Over their past half dozen clashes, the sum total of 23 goals have been recorded for both teams combined (at an average of 3.83 goals per game) with 16 of these belonging to Marseille.

Looking at their past form shows that Marseille:

• haven't won against Paris Saint-Germain in their last 6 league matches.
• are unbeaten in their last 13 league matches at home. A fantastic home record.

Paris Saint-Germain

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PSG will come into the match following a 2-6 Ligue 1 win to beat Montpellier in their previous outing.

In that game, Paris Saint-Germain had 67% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 9 on target. For Paris Saint-Germain, the goals were scored by Vitinha (14'), Kylian Mbappé (22', 50', 63'), Kang-in Lee (53') and Nuno Mendes (89'). For their opponents, Montpellier got 12 attempts on goal with 7 on target. Arnaud Nordin (30') and Téji Savanier (45') scored for Montpellier.

The numbers tell their own story, and PSG have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 7 goals in total. In defence, Paris Saint-Germain seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly. We will see whether or not that trend will be sustained here.

Taking a look at their past results, Paris Saint-Germain:

• haven't been defeated by Marseille in games played away from home for the previous 10 league games. An fantastic away run.
• have not been beaten in their last 20 away league matches. Amazing.

↔️ Head to head

Looking at their prior head to head meetings going back to 24/10/2021 shows that Marseille have won 1 of these & PSG 4, with the number of drawn results standing at 1.

A sum of 14 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 3 for Les Olympiens and 11 created by Les Rouge-et-Bleu. The average goals per game has been 2.33.

The previous league fixture between these clubs was Ligue 1 match day 6 on 24/09/2023 when it ended Paris Saint-Germain 4-0 Marseille.

That day, Paris Saint-Germain had 77% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Goals were scored by Achraf Hakimi (8'), Randal Kolo Muani (37') and Gonçalo Ramos (47', 89').

Marseille got 6 attempts at goal with 0 on target.

The match was refereed by Willy Delajod.

📋 Team News: Marseille

Bilal Nadir (Cruciate ligament tear), Valentin Rongier (Broken kneecap), Jonathan Clauss (Torn muscle bundle), Amir Murillo (Adductor pain) and Samuel Gigot (Shoulder injury) won’t be able to feature for Marseille manager Jean-Louis Gasset.

ℹ️ Team News: PSG

PSG manager Luis Enrique has a number of players out of action. Presnel Kimpembe (Achilles tendon rupture), Marco Asensio (Muscle injury), Sergio Rico (Fitness), Marquinhos (Achilles tendon contusion), Bradley Barcola (unknown injury) and Milan Skriniar (Ankle injury) won’t be making appearances.

🧠 Prediction

We’re inclined to think that Marseille should be able to put one past this Paris Saint-Germain side, however a single goal probably shouldn’t be as many as they’ll concede.

We are therefore anticipating a narrow 1-2 winning score for Paris Saint-Germain when all is said and done. Expecting it to be very competitive.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 18:01 31/03/2024