Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 30 match between Marseille and Montpellier and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Montpellier go up against Marseille on Saturday for a Ligue 1 meeting at Stade Orange Velodrome.
Sitting two places behind the top of the table, Marseille claimed 52 points after 29 rounds. Meanwhile, Montpellier amassed 15 points and rank as number 18 in the Ligue 1 at the moment.
Team form: Marseille vs Montpellier
Marseille Form
Marseille are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Reims by a 3-1 score, before winning 3-2 against Toulouse. They were back on the losing side in a 3-0 defeat against Monaco. Marseille won four of their previous six Ligue 1 games at the Stade Orange Velodrome. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded seven and scored 14 goals.
Montpellier Form
Montpellier endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-0 by Auxerre, before Le Havre ran out 0-2 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Angers, who came out 2-0 winners. Montpellier managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Ligue 1. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing five, while scoring nine time and letting in two.
Betting stats and facts for Marseille and Montpellier
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Marseille and Montpellier. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Marseille have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Marseille have lost the last 3 matches in a row in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Marseille have won 3 of the last 4 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Marseille have won 3 of the last 4 home matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Montpellier have lost 9 of the last 10 away matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Montpellier have lost 14 of the last 16 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Montpellier have lost 8 of the last 9 away matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Montpellier have lost 7 of the last 8 matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Montpellier have lost 7 of the last 8 matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 0.5 goals
In-form players: Marseille vs Montpellier
Mason Greenwood enjoys a great season with 16 league goals to his name, and he will be a handful for even the best of defences.
Betting markets: Marseille vs Montpellier
Full-time result
Marseille won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing one as well. Montpellier won one from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew zero and lost nine in this run. Incredibly, Montpellier lost their last 10 matches. Marseille have not lost to Montpellier in 12 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Marseille scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Montpellier scored the opening goal of the match in just one of their last ten games. Montpellier have failed to score in 7 consecutive games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Marseille managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Montpellier kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches. Marseille have scored in 7 consecutive home meetings with Montpellier.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Marseille’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Montpellier, who managed to score 0.3 times in those matches. Montpellier did not score a single goal in 7 consecutive games
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