Marseille vs Strasbourg Prediction & Betting Tips - Ligue 1

Prediction published on 10/01/2024, 15:00  by Daniel Ngulu in Ligue 1 Predictions

After a break for the French Cup, Marseille will resume their Ligue 1 quest with a home match against Strasbourg on Friday. Going into this game, Marseille are sixth, three places ahead of Strasbourg. The hosts will be keen to close in on the top three, being six points out and currently in the Conference League position. They are coming from a 1-0 away win over Thionville in the French Cup and hope to carry the same on their Ligue 1 return. In recent meetings with Strasbourg, Marseille have been dominant. They come into this encounter unbeaten in 10 matches against Strasbourg, a run they’ll be keen on maintaining. Their last three meetings have however all ended in draws, marking a significant improvement from Strasbourg. One area Marseille will want to improve on is their defence; they’ve managed just one clean sheet in the last five matches. They’ve however failed to score just once in their last nine matches. Both teams scoring has been a recurring stat in Marseille’s recent matches. In three of their last five games both teams scored. The same has also been the case in their last three meetings with Strasbourg.

Strasbourg, just like Marseille, take to this game a good run in domestic action. They are coming from a 4-0 win over Avoine OCC in the French Cup. That was their fourth straight win, and fifth unbeaten outing. Strasbourg haven't won any of their last 10 meetings with Marseille but will look at this as a chance to end that run. In the last three meetings, they battled to straight draws. With just a clean sheet in their last seven matches, Strasbourg seem to have the same challenge as their hosts. They have however failed to score in just three of their last 10 matches. The visitors’ runs in attack and defence have seen both teams score in each of their last four league games. Away from home, Strasbourg have two clean sheets in 10 games. Both teams have scored in four of their last five away matches. Their only clean sheet in the last five away matches was against lowly Avoine OCC in the French Cup.