Monaco vs Marseille prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2022-11-12 19:45.
In the thick of the race for the European spots in Ligue 1, and with UEFA Europa League knockout football to look forward to in the new year, things are looking rosy for Monaco. Balancing domestic football with Europe hasn’t proved too problematic either, with Monaco winning seven of their last nine Ligue 1 games (D1, L1), largely due to the fact they scored at least twice in seven of those matches.
In fact, Monaco are the only side in Ligue 1 yet to fail to score in league action this season, which explains why their 27 goals scored ranks among the league’s highest. Goals have been plentiful in home H2Hs against fellow Champions League hopefuls Marseille too, with Monaco averaging an impressive tally of 2.86 per game across the last seven H2Hs at the Stade Louis II.
With just 11 league goals conceded this season, which has left them with Ligue 1’s third-best defensive record ahead of the round, Marseille will be in no mood to see that record continue. After ending a four-match winless run with a 1-0 victory against Lyon last round, Marseille will be keen to follow up that Derby des Olympiques triumph with another win which would mark their 500th in all competitions across the 21st century!
Marseille may feel confident of attaining that landmark result on the road, where they have lost just once in league action all season (W3, D2). Expect a fast start from Marseille too, as they have netted a first-half opener in all five games in which they avoided defeat, but dropping seven league points from leading positions home and away already this season shows the first goal certainly doesn’t guarantee victory.
Players to watch: Monaco’s Breel Embolo has scored in successive league games and has netted the game opener in six of his last seven scoring appearances. Perhaps sweeping up behind him could be Marseille’s Alexis Sánchez, who has peculiarly netted the second goal of the game in his last four scoring appearances.
Hot stat: Ahead of the round, only two Ligue 1 referees have averaged more yellow cards per game this season than the 4.63 shown by the official for this game, Benoît Bastien.