Jason Collins
Dailysports's expert
Marseille
Lille
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In the 15th round of the French Ligue 1, Marseille - Lille will play each other. I have prepared my prediction for this battle, should we expect a spectacular fight here?
Marseille
The Provençals are a pleasure to watch this season, with the arrival of Roberto De Dzerby on the coaching bridge, the team got a new impetus. The objectives here are always high, the squad is strong, in addition, there are no European cups, so you can concentrate on the domestic arena. Now Marseille is in a solid second place, trailing PSG by 5 points, such a handicap can easily win back.
In the last round, the team very confidently beat away one of the outsiders Saint-Etienne with a score of 2:0, although they could score more, while almost nothing allowed to create an opponent. This victory was the third consecutive victory for the team, it will be difficult to compete for the title, but to finish in the top-3 is quite realistic.
Lille
Are fighting for high places and “dogs” they occupy the fourth place in Ligue 1, behind the upcoming opponent on 3 points. The club in the last round defeated the unyielding Brest at home - 3:1, which continued their streak without defeat in the championship to 10 matches.
Lille still have to play in the Champions League, where this week they managed to beat Sturm at home - 3:2, a difficult victory, but well deserved. “Dogs” are performing well in the tournament, occupying the eighth line in the overall standings, while lagging behind the third place only on additional indicators.
Possible lineups
- Marseille: Rulli, Murillo, Balerdi, Kondogbia, Garcia, Heybjerg, Ronge, Rabiot, Greenwood, Maupé, Luis Enrique.
- Lille: Chavalier, Mandi, Diakite, Alexandrou, Gudmundsson, Andre, Moukau, Jugrova, Haraldsson, Fernandez-Pardo, David.
Facts about the match
- Marseille is not impressive at home walls, only two wins, the same number of defeats and two draws.
- Lille solidly plays away, 3 wins, 3 draws and one defeat.
- Bookmakers offer such quotes for this match: P1 - 2,21, X - 3,45, P2 - 3,4.
H2H
The rivals have a rich history of face-to-face confrontations, last season Lille played 0:0 away, and won 3:1 at home.
Prediction
On a match with such a poster is not a pity to spend your time, although Ligue 1 is not the most popular championship. Marseille is a slight favorite, mainly because it plays at home, and also did not hold a European Cup match in the middle of the week as a rival. I expect a hard fought game and bet on an exchange of goals.
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