Monaco welcome Marseille to the Stade Louis-II for a French Ligue 1 fixture. Both teams are looking to cement an automatic UEFA Champions League spot and should serve up a keenly contested affair with the attacks expected to shine.
The hosts head into this weekend’s tie following a 2-1 defeat to Brest in their previous Ligue 1 fixture with Denis Zakaria’s second half penalty not enough to earn a share of the spoils. That was their first loss in five games and that result saw them drop to third in the table.
Manager Adi Hutter will be targeting a swift return to winning ways on Saturday and Monaco have won their last five home matches. They often show their attacking quality in front of their fans, with a 7-1 victory over Nantes among the results in that run.
Marseille were victorious last time out in Ligue 1, claiming a 3-2 victory over Toulouse. That result ended a three-match losing run and moved Roberto De Zerbi's men back up to second place.
One of the recent issues for Marseille is their poor away form, having lost four of their last five League matches on the road. Defensive problems also persist for the visitors, who have conceded six goals in their last two away matches.
How the bookies view it: Monaco heavily fancied
The bookies have installed Monaco as overwhelming favourites with BoyleSports offering 20/23 for a home win. A victory for Marseille is priced at 21/10 while a draw has been set at 11/4 on BoyleSports.
Head to head: Marseille on top
Marseille have a 24-21 advantage with 15 draws from 60 previous matches against Monaco. The visitors also earned a 2-1 victory in the reverse fixture.
Players to watch: Home hero Biereth
Mika Biereth is Monaco's top scorer with 12 goals despite only joining in January. 11 of those goals have come at home and the striker can be backed to get on the score sheet at 5/4 with BoyleSports.
Mason Greenwood has 16 Ligue 1 goals this season and was also on target in the reverse fixture. The forward could be worth keeping an eye on to score anytime at 2/1 with BoyleSports.
Probable line-ups
Aside from suspended Christian Mawissa, Monaco have a fully fit squad to select from on Saturday. Biereth, Breel Embolo and Denis Zakaria are all expected to keep their places in the line-ups.
Marseille will be without Luiz Felipe and Leonardo Balerdi due to injuries. However, Neil Maupay, Adrien Rabiot and Mason Greenwood are expected to retain their places in the starting line-ups.
Monaco: Kohn, Singo, Kehrer, Salisu, Henrique, Akliouche, Zakaria, Camara, Minamino, Embolo, Biereth
Marseille: Rulli, Murillo, Cornelius, Kondogbia, Henrique, Bennacer, Rongier, Merlin, Rabiot, Greenwood, Maupay
Anything else catch the eye?
Marseille’s last three matches have produced over 3.5 goals, which is priced at 6/5 by BoyleSports. Monaco have scored in both halves in four of their last five Ligue 1 home matches and a repeat is priced at 6/4 with BoyleSports.
Monaco have recorded first half wins in three of the last four meetings with Marseille, including the reverse fixture and a repeat is tipped at 6/4 with BoyleSport.
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