Marseille vs Toulouse prediction for Thursday’s Ligue 1 round 16 fixture at Stade Velodrome in Marseille. The kickoff for this game is scheduled for 20:00 UK time. Read on for our free predictions betting tips and preview below.
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction One: Marseille to Win – 1.53
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Two: Under 3.5 Goals – 1.45
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Three: Correct Score Group 1-0 or 2-0 or 3-0 – 2.75
Marseille to Win
Marseille have won five of their last ten futures in Ligue 1 giving them a 50% chance to win this game. Moreover, L’OM won the last six meetings with Toulouse who have lost their last three games and two away fixtures in Ligue 1.
Under 3.5 Goals
Looking at the goals statistics of both teams since the start of the season, we can see that 80% of Marseille’s and 67% of Toulouse’s games produced under 3.5 goals. Likewise, eight of the last ten h2h meetings also ended with the same number of goals.
Correct Score Group 1-0 or 2-0 or 3-0
This group of scores is the most frequent in both teams’ matches and their h2hs. In detail, five of Marseille’s and four of Toulouse’s Ligue games ended by one of these scores. In addition, the last two and three of the previous six h2hs ended with one of the suggested scores.
Marseille
Marseille almost had a perfect start to their season going unbeaten in their first nine matches and winning seven of them. However, a three-match losing streak followed and it spoiled that great run and saw them drop down the table.
L’OM entered the World Cup break winning their final two games and climbing back to the four spot with 30 points. Notably, Marseille’s defense conceded 30% more goals in their last eight games and scored 20% fewer goals. Still, coach Igor Tudor will hope his team can continue where they left off before the break.
Toulouse
With the 2-1 away defeat at Rennes, Toulouse are on a 3-match losing run, bringing their winless run to 4 matches in the league. The team has lost 4 of their last 8 matches in Ligue 1. Toulouse have scored an average of 1.33 goals per game since the beginning of the season in the league.
As for Toulouse’s current form, the form statistics indicate an average number of goals scored per game of 1.50 in the last 8 league matches, which is 12.8% higher than their current season’s average.
Despite that three-match negative period starting in round ten, Marseille bounced back and will are back on the right track. Toulouse should have worked hard to improve during the break but we think Marseille have enough power in their team to overcome Toulouse.
Marseille covered the -1 goal handicap in the previous six meetings with Toulouse and the same trend happened in nine of their league games. Toulouse failed against the handicap in five of their seven away games. With odds of 1.88 at 1Xbet, we will back Marseille to cover the -1 goal handicap.
Luis Suarez has been on fine form despite scoring just three goals for Marseille. The Colombian has been one of the best players for Igor Tudor’s team and is a favorite to be on the scoresheet.
Amine Harit and Eric Bailly are both injured for Marseille and will miss this game.
No players are currently reported injured or suspended for Toulouse.
Goalkeeper: Lopez;
Defenders: Mbemba, Balerdi, Gigot;
Midfielders: Clauss, Rongier, Veretout, Tavares;
Forwards: Suarez, Sanchez, Guendouzi;
Goalkeeper: Dupe;
Defenders: Keben, Rouault, Nicolaisen, Sylla;
Midfielders: Chaibi, Spierings, van den Boomen;
Forwards: Ratao, Dallinga, Aboukhlal;
This match will be played at Stade Orange Vélodrome (Marseille)
The starting whistle will sound on December 28th, 2022. 20:00 UTC.
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