Reims vs Marseille prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2025-03-28 16:00.
[p]It is now 15 Ligue 1 games since Reims’ last win (D6, L9), and another failure against second-placed Marseille would see them equal their longest-ever winless top flight run set back in 1978! As a result, only two points separated the hosts from the relegation zone over the international break and there appears to be no sign of respite ahead of this fixture with their last nine home league games failing to produce a win (D3, L6).[/p]
[p]Issues in front of goal continue to trouble Reims, whose last goalscorer in the league was Keito Nakamura against PSG in late January. The Red and Whites have endured 664 minutes of playing time since then with only an own goal in defeat against Nantes to show for their efforts, so they’re understandably big underdogs here against one of the division’s leading sides.[/p]
[p]Encouragingly for Reims, Marseille have failed to keep a clean sheet in three of their last four away league games (W1, L3), conceding exactly three times in their past two trips. The Olympians last conceded 3+ goals in three successive away Ligue 1 matches back in November 1984, and repeating the act could be damaging to their UEFA Champions League qualification ambitions.[/p]
[p]The international break came at a good time for Roberto De Zerbi’s men, who have lost back-to-back matches for the first time under his management. Five defeats from their last ten matches across all competitions has seen their season stall (W4, D1), and returning to form here is far from guaranteed as Marseille failed to win either of the last two H2Hs (D1, L1).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Sergio Akieme scored his only league goal of the season in August’s reverse fixture, but the full-back may be more focused on defensive duties to tie down the likes of Amine Gouiri. The Marseille forward has directly contributed to seven goals in six matches since joining from Rennes in January (G4, A3), and he also scored and assisted in World Cup qualifying for Algeria over the international break.[/p]
[p]Hot streak: Marseille have failed to score before half-time in their last four away games.[/p]
[p]Written by Tom Penn[/p]