The Ligue 1 title race could be thrown open this weekend as out of sorts PSG travel to in-form Marseille on Sunday. The Parisians are looking off colour at the moment and Marseille will fancy their chances of claiming the upper hand.
Sitting second on the Ligue 1 table, five points off the pace, Sunday’s clash represents a chance for Marseille to move to within two of leaders PSG. The hosts are one of the most in-form teams in the league at the moment and are unbeaten in their last 12 matches across all competitions, claiming 10 wins in that run.
Marseille earned a 3-2 victory at Toulouse in their previous Ligue 1 fixture. They fell behind early in the contest but responded after the break with three quick-fire goals from Chancel Mbemba, Cengiz Under and Nuno Tavares before conceding again three minutes from time.
The Orange Velodrome has been a good hunting ground for Marseille this season and they have suffered just one defeat in their last seven home matches across all competitions. Igor Tudor’s men claimed five wins in that run and even picked up a 2-1 Coupe de France victory over PSG in their previous fixture at home.
PSG appear to be going through a rough patch at the moment as they travel to Marseille with three defeats in their last four matches across all competitions. They are slowly losing their footing at the top of the standings with their lead now at five points.
The Parisians ended a run of three straight defeats with a 4-3 victory over Lille in their previous Ligue 1 fixture. They threw away an early two goal lead and looked to be heading for a defeat before late efforts from Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi earned them the win.
One of the problems for PSG is a poor record on their travels as they have lost three of their last four away matches. They travel to Marseille without one of their dynamic attacking trio with Neymar ruled out after picking up an ankle injury in the win over Lille.
How the bookies view it
The bookies appear to be split on this one with a win for Marseille priced at 15/8 with Unibet while a PSG victory is valued at 7/5 with bet365. A draw is set at odds of 14/5 by Unibet.
Head to head
PSG have a 32-17 advantage with 12 draws from 61 previous matches against Marseille. While the Parisians picked up a 1-0 win in the reverse fixture, Marseille triumphed 2-1 in a Coupe de France clash at the Orange Velodrome earlier this month.
Players to watch
Alexis Sanchez is the leading scorer for Marseille with nine Ligue 1 goals and could be the one to watch on Sunday. The Chilean forward was also on target in the Coupe de France victory over PSG and is priced at 9/4 by bet365 to find the net.
Kylian Mbappe netted a brace last time out to take his tally for the season to 15 Ligue 1 goals. The French forward could be worth keeping an eye on to score anytime on Sunday at 8/5 with bet365.
Anything else catch the eye?
There is no shortage of attacking quality on display here, so goals could be expected on Sunday. Given the outcome of both teams’ respective fixtures last time out, over 4.5 goals could be considered at 19/5 with Unibet, who is also offering 8/5 for over 3.5 goals.
PSG have gone behind in three of their last four Ligue 1 away matches and with Marseille taking the lead in the Coupe de France win, they could be backed to score first on Sunday at 21/20 with bet365.
This French Ligue 1 match between Marseille and PSG will be played on Feb 26, 2023 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Marseille vs PSG prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
Got to be a red card in this game surely 😃