On Saturday, February 11, Clermont Foot will play Marseille, which is in second place, at the Stade Gabriel Montpied in Ligue 1. The two teams are trying to get back to winning ways. The hosts are coming off a 2-0 loss to Monaco at home on Sunday, making them winless in three league games. They lost for the first time in the league this year, ending their five-game winning streak.
On the other hand, Marseille suffered a 3-1 defeat on Sunday against Nice, a team based in the Cote d’Azur. This was Marseille’s first defeat in all competitions since November. They beat Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain in the Round of 16 of the Coupe de France on Wednesday, however, thanks to goals from Alexis Sanchez and Ruslan Malinovskyi.
Prediction
In their previous encounters with Marseille, Les Lanciers have performed second-best. In their last three league games, they have not scored, and they have also failed to score in two of their four encounters with the visitors.
Les Phoceens, on the other hand, will be buoyed by their midweek Coupe de France victory over PSG. They should win all three points given their solid away record.
Prediction: Clermont Loses to Marseille 0-2
Head-to-Head
- Only four times have the two teams met, and three of those encounters took place in Ligue 1. Marseille leads 3-1 after all four games have ended in a draw.
- In their three encounters in Ligue 1, neither team has scored more than 2.5 goals.
- In their last three league games, the hosts have not scored but have kept two clean sheets.
- Recent away games have seen Marseille score at least twice in six of their last seven appearances. They have won their last five games away from home and kept three clean sheets.
- In their last six Ligue 1 home games, Clermont has only won one, failing to score in three.
- In their two encounters with Clermont on the road, Marseille has a record of 100%.
Team news
Rashani has only scored twice this season after scoring eight goals in 2021-22, while Komnen Andric has not scored in his last eight domestic matches.
Jordan Veretout, Sead Kolasinac, Ruslan Malinovskyi, and Alexis Sanchez replaced Leonardo Balerdi, Nuno Tavares, Dimitri Payet, and Vitinha in the Marseille starting eleven this week at the Coupe de France.
Malinovskyi, who came to them on loan from Atalanta a month ago, has scored in each of his last two games. He and Sanchez both scored in Wednesday’s win.
Azzedine Ounahi scored his first goal of the season in their previous domestic road match against Nantes, Joao Victor scored an own goal to win, and Pau Lopez made two stops to keep their seventh clean sheet of the season.
Lineup
Clermont:
- Diaw;
- Ogier, Wieteska, Caufriez;
- Allevinah, Magnin, Khaoui, Borges;
- Cham, Bela;
- Kyei
Marseille:
- Lopez;
- Mbemba, Gigot, Balerdi;
- Clauss, Malinovskyi, Guendouzi, Tavares;
- Under, Payet;
- Sanchez
Betting Tips
Goals scored by Marseille – Over/Under 2.5 Goals scored by Marseille – Under 2.5 At least one goal in the first half – Yes Alexis Sanchez to score or assist at any time – Yes
Where to watch
The Voot app and JioTV will offer live streaming of the Ligue 1 2022-23 season.