Marseille vs Lille prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2023-11-03 20:00.
Marseille will take to the field for the first time in ten days on Saturday night, as they welcome Lille to the Orange VĂ©lodrome in Ligue 1. A âWelcomeâ is far from what Marseille supporters greeted Lyon with last week, as an attack on the team bus left their manager Fabio Grosso injured and the game postponed. OM look set to escape sporting sanctions for that, much to the relief of boss Gennaro Gattuso after their mediocre start to the campaign.
While they possess a game in hand, Marseille already sit a whopping ten points adrift of the leaders ahead of this round, largely thanks to a run of just one win from their last six league matches (D2, L3). Such a streak has left the Olympians desperate for the comforts of home given that theyâre unbeaten in all seven of the matches theyâve hosted this term (W5, D2). Fast starts appear to be crucial, as of the 12 goals theyâve netted in home league matches, eight have arrived before the 30th minute!
Lille look well placed to cope with that as theyâre a team on the up, unbeaten in six matches in all competitions (W4, D2). Last weekendâs 2-0 victory over then-league-leaders Monaco lifted the Mastiffs into the top four and to within four points of the summit, leaving fans dreaming of a first return to the UEFA Champions League since 2021/22.
Sustaining such form now depends on an improvement on the road, as Paulo Fonsecaâs men have seen five of their seven away matches in all competitions this season end level (W1, L1). The draw specialists have endured stalemate in six of their last ten road trips in Ligue 1, winning just one (L3), a sequence that hardly inspires hope they can end a four-match winless run in away H2Hs (D2, L2).
Players to watch: Marseille winger IsmaĂŻla Sarr was on target in his sideâs most recent league victory, and heâs enjoyed facing Lille in the past, winning five of his six personal H2Hs (L1). He canât match the form of Lilleâs Edon Zhegrova however, with the Kosovan international directly contributing to five goals in his last six games (G1, A4).
Hot stat: Both sides have scored in eight of the last nine league H2Hs hosted by Marseille.