Marseille vs Strasbourg Prediction 19 January 2025

🔊 Has Strasbourg gained enough momentum to score points at the “Velodrome”? In the 18th round of Ligue 1, a match between Marseille and Strasbourg will take place, promising to be very interesting. Olympique is capable of tearing apart almost any opponent, Greenwood and company are simply unstoppable. However, the opponent is no slouch either, as the visitors boast an ongoing series of three victories in the championship. Our editorial team analyzed all the data and chose a prediction for this encounter.

📊 H2H

In head-to-head meetings, Marseille has the advantage, with four victories in the last ten games against one successful match for Strasbourg. However, if we consider only the last five encounters, Olympique has not won any. So, one might consider playing the option Strasbourg will not lose.

Ⓜ Marseille

Marseille is desperately chasing PSG, being almost the only real competitor to the Parisians at the moment. However, the gap from PSG still stands at seven points. Moreover, De Zerbi's team was knocked out of the Coupe de France, losing to Lille (1:1, 3:4 on penalties) in a rather dramatic match. This setback could easily have spoiled the players' mood, so Marseille might come into the next game with their heads down.

Additionally, there are certain issues with the squad for the next game. Injuries to midfielders Kondogbia, Arit, and Carboni, forwards Wai and Mumbanya, and goalkeeper Blanco greatly complicate the squad's potential; a shortage of rotation players could be quite significant at a crucial moment.

⚪ Strasbourg

Strasbourg almost suffered an embarrassing defeat against Thaon (2:2, 5:4 on penalties) in the Coupe de France, giving away a two-goal advantage and bringing it to a football “lottery.” But still, the winning streak remains unbroken, and before this match, the team won four consecutive games. In the championship, they have already risen to ninth place, largely due to an extremely effective attack: in 17 rounds, Strasbourg scored 30 goals.

The club's squad situation for upcoming matches is quite smooth as well, with no new additions to the injury list. Currently, only Delaine and Wahi are injured, along with forward Dion.

⚽️ Goal Prediction

From a clash between some of the most productive teams in the tournament, one should expect a rather dynamic game without much midfield play. Marseille scored 39 goals in the first half of the season, while Strasbourg scored 30. In such a match, a bet on Total goals over 2.5 seems appropriate.

🚩 Corner Prediction

In terms of scoring, these teams are among the top, but when it comes to corners, it's a different story. In matches involving Marseille, an average of 8.3 corners are taken per game, while for Strasbourg this figure is just 6.4 corners. Therefore, our editorial team considers Total corners under 9.5 to be a good choice.

📝 Match Prediction

It seems like we're seeing one of the best teams of this season playing at home. And “Velodrome” should help Marseille win; however, that's not necessarily the case. On their home turf, De Zerbi's team has won only three out of eight Ligue 1 matches. Furthermore, Strasbourg is currently at almost peak form, so at this moment the visitors are ready to challenge even such a serious opponent. We predict that the match will end in a 2-2 draw.

Marseille is as good in attack as they are vulnerable in defense. The hosts are unlikely to avoid conceding against a team that has scored at least two goals in five consecutive games. Our editorial team believes that it's worth betting on Both teams to score: yes.