On January 29, Marseille and Montpellier will play against each other in the 1/8 finals of the French Cup. “Bookmaker Ratings” believes that both teams will score goals in this match.
Marseille are approaching the upcoming game on a series of eight matches without defeat. In the French championship, the southerners scored seven goals in the last three rounds, beating Bordeaux (1:0) Lens (2:0), and a draw with Lille (1:1). As a result, the team of Jorge Sampaoli settled in third position behind Nice (the second) by two goals, with one game in hand.
Montpellier allowed two defeats in the last three rounds of the championship. They played unsuccessfully against Strasbourg (1:3) and Troyes (0:1). Yet, the home victory over Monaco (3:2) allowed the team to rehabilitate themselves, in a way, for these failures.
If we consider the line of bets on the main outcomes of this game, then bookmakers consider Marseille to be the obvious favorite in it: P1, a draw, and P2. At the same time, the “Provencals” play successfully against Montpellier at their home arena – four wins and three draws in seven past matches.
It is also worth paying attention to the latest results of Marseille’s home games – 1:1, 1:1 and 4:1. Additionally, the exchange of goals takes place consistently in Montpellier’s games – in three of the last five matches. And the rivals have ensured this outcome in the past three fights.
Assuming that Montpellier will not hand over the cup game to Marseille without a failure. As has happened before, in the last home arena games, the defense of the southerners consistently gave productive misfires. Let’s consider taking goal exchange for good odds.