Marseille vs Strasbourg Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 12th March 2023

Prices from the bookmakers reflect how much they expect Marseille to pull away with 3 points on Sunday. They face Strasbourg in the Ligue 1 and the latter could be in for a whacking, as Marseille look to add three valuable points.

Marseille approach the next Ligue 1 round as number two in the table, having claimed 55 points this season so far. With 26 games behind them, Strasbourg amassed 22 points, placing them as number 16 before their next fixture.

As it is the top against the bottom, Marseille will be looking to make Strasbourg feel the difference. How much of a fight will the latter be able to put up? We will find out this coming Sunday.

Marseille enter their next Ligue 1 match, averaging a decent 1.7 goals per game in their last ten matches, where they pulled off 17 goals, while also conceding 11 times. That amounts to an average of 1.1 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring four times.

Strasbourg managed a bearable 12 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.2 goals per game. They conceded 16 goals in total, and while claiming one clean sheets, they conceded 1.6 goals an average per game.

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Marseille played against Strasbourg. It finished 2-2 in a great match between the pair.

Marseille vs Strasbourg Prediction

Marseille Form

Marseille have seen it all in their last three matches, which gave them four points. First, they went down 0-3 against PSG, before picking up a 2-2 draw against Annecy FC. Their latest match brought a 0-1 win in their encounter with Rennes. Marseille won three of their previous six matches at Stade Orange Velodrome in the Ligue 1. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring 12 goals to nine against.

Strasbourg Form

Strasbourg have been inconsistent in their last three matches, which brought home four points. They claimed a 2-1 win against Angers, before drawing 1-1 with Clermont Foot. This little streak came to an end, when Brest proved too strong in a 0-1 defeat for Strasbourg. Strasbourg claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Ligue 1. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by 13 goals to six.

We expect Marseille to make home advantage count but, the value bet could easily be the low scoring home win. We expect the guests from Strasbourg to put up a decent fight.

Marseille took 32 points from their last 13 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Ligue 1 table. This amounts to ten wins after scoring 29 times and conceding ten. Strasbourg fought their way to zero wins and two points from their last eight games against teams inside the top six. They were on target seven times in these matches, but also let in 19 goals. Marseille enjoy a record of 17 wins, four draws and five defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Strasbourg so far pulled off four wins, ten draws and 12 defeats in the Ligue 1.

Marseille vs Strasbourg Squads

Marseille Squad

Igor Tudor will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Strasbourg from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Ligue 1 this season):

Ruben Blanco (0/4), Simon Ngapandouetnbu (0/0), Chancel Mbemba (3/25), Eric Bailly (0/9), Issa Kabore (1/13), Jonathan Clauss (1/22), Leonardo Balerdi (0/26), Nuno Tavares (6/22), Samuel Gigot (2/17), Sead Kolasinac (4/22), Amine Harit (0/10), Azzedine Ounahi (1/21), Bartug Elmaz (0/0), Cengiz Under (2/25), Dimitri Payet (2/19), Jordan Veretout (3/26), Matteo Guendouzi (1/24), Ruslan Malinovsky (1/9), Valentin Rongier (1/25), Alexis Sanchez (9/23), Nemanja Radonjic (0/0), Pedro Ruiz (0/0), Vitor Oliveira (0/4).

Strasbourg Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Strasbourg head coach Antonetti will select from for his starting XI:

Eiji Kawashima (0/0), Matz Sels (0/26), Robin Risser (0/0), Alexander Djiku (1/23), Colin Dagba (0/14), Eduard Sobol (0/7), Frederic Guilbert (0/7), Gerzino Nyamsi (0/13), Ismael Doukoure (1/17), Lucas Perrin (0/17), Maxime Le Marchand (0/21), Thomas Delaine (0/12), Aymeric Ahmed (0/0), Benjamin Besic (0/0), Dany Jean (0/2), Dimitri Lienard (0/21), Ibrahima Sissoko (0/16), Jean Aholou (1/20), Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (1/19), Morgan Sanson (0/6), Mouhamadou Diarra (0/17), Nordine Kandil (0/6), Sanjin Prcic (1/23), Habibou Mouhamadou Diallo (13/26), Kevin Gameiro (7/24), Lebo Mothiba (2/14), Tom Saettel (0/0), Yuito Suzuki (0/0).

Marseille vs Strasbourg Team News

Marseille seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment this coming Sunday.

Samuel Gigot and Amine Harit are all absent from the Marseille squad that faces Strasbourg at Stade Orange Velodrome.

Strasbourg face a list of four absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Sunday against Marseille.

Strasbourg need to do without Eiji Kawashima, Thomas Delaine, Colin Dagba and Nordine Kandil, who are not fit enough to travel to Stade Orange Velodrome.

Marseille vs Strasbourg Lineups

Marseille vs Strasbourg H2H

Marseille and Strasbourg had to make do with a point each in their latest encounter, which finished with a 2-2 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 15/4. Marseille tend to have the upper hand against Strasbourg, grabbing all three points six times in ten matches. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 2/5.

Marseille vs Strasbourg Results

In five of the previous ten matches between Marseille and Strasbourg both teams scored.

Marseille vs Strasbourg Betting Tips

It has been a great season for Habibou Mouhamadou Diallo who bagged 13 for his club so far and bringing that kind of form to the table is crucial for the success of Strasbourg.

Marseille claimed five wins in their previous 10 home games across all tournaments, while drawing two of the games. They suffered defeat in three of these outings. Strasbourg won two of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost five. Strasbourg scored the first goal of the match a modest four times in their 10 previous games played away from home. However, Marseille were first on target five times in their last 10 outings on home soil.

Less than three came out four times in the past ten encounters between Strasbourg and Marseille, as both teams not to score was a winning bet five times. Marseille performed 2.1 goals on average, whereas Strasbourg averaged 0.9 goals. Marseille witnessed over 2.5 goals in five of their previous ten matches across all tournaments in which they averaged 2.1 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Strasbourg, who scored 1.4 times on average in those matches.