Both Strasbourg and Marseille come into this Ligue 1 clash at the Stade de La Meinau on Friday night off the back of wins against teams based in the French capital.
Indeed, Strasbourg recorded a 3-2 victory away at newly-promoted Paris FC, while Marseille sealed an even more impressive 1-0 win at home to the reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain.
Strasbourg's triumph means they have won both of their home games in the league so far this season, and are unbeaten in three in all competitions. However, Marseille's away record is far from ideal, having lost all three trips in all competitions including both in Ligue 1.
Incredibly, there have been five score-draws in the last six league H2Hs, but will a similar pattern emerge on Friday? Tune into our predictions and betting tips for the fixture below to see our thoughts.
How the bookies view it: Marseille mooted as favourites
Perhaps surprisingly given their lousy away record, Marseille are 20/21 favourites with BoyleSports to claim a first win on their travels. A draw can be backed at 5/2 odds, while Strasbourg are ranked as 11/5 outsiders.
Recent head-to-head: Spoils shared at Stade Velodrome
The last H2H was played in January, where Marseille were held to a 1-1 draw at the Stade Velodrome. The result did not bode well for their title ambitions at the time.
Players to watch: Paez is some player
18-year-old Kendry Paez stole the headlines for Strasbourg when he opened his goalscoring account for the season against Paris FC. The talented Chelsea loanee can be backed at 10/3 odds with BoyleSports to repeat the trick on Friday.
Timothy Weah has scored Marseille's only away goal this season so far, although it did come against Real Madrid in a 2-1 defeat at the Santiago Bernabeu in the UEFA Champions League (UCL).
Predicted lineups
Lucas Hogsberg will return from suspension for Strasbourg, but may have to settle for a place on the bench. Saidou Sow, Julio Enciso, Sebastian Nanasi, Maxi Oyedele and Abakar Sylla are all injury doubts for the hosts.
Ruben Blanco, Geoffrey Kondogbia and Hamed Traore are all expected to be ruled out for Marseille through injury. Roberto De Zerbi is also expected to serve a touchline ban after being sent off against PSG last time out.
Strasbourg: Penders; Ouattara, Doukoure, Sarr, Chilwell; Doue, Amougou, Barco, Godo; Panichelli, Paez.
Marseille: Rulli; Pavard, Balerdi, Aguerd; Weah, Nadir, Hojbjerg, Gomes; Greenwood, Paixao, Gouri.
Anything else catch the eye?
Interestingly, each of Strasbourg's two home wins and Marseille's two away defeats in the league have been by a single goal, which suggests that this could be a close encounter. BoyleSports are offering a price boost of 4/1 for Strasbourg to win 1-0, 2-0 or 2-1, which we can see happening given their strong home form.
In both of Strasbourg's victories, they did not score the winner until the second half either, while both of Marseille's defeats also saw a late winner. This makes a HT/FT projection of Draw/Strasbourg a particularly appealing one at 7/1 odds with BoyleSports, and one that we feel is worth a gamble.
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