Montpellier vs Olympique Marseille Prediction

Ligue 1 has been gripping so far this season, with so many teams competing for top spot since Kylian Mbappe departed PSG.

In such fashion, our expert tips and predictions have taken that in to account, and we’re bringing you our picks from the French top flight.

Michel Der Zakarian’s Montpellier host Roberto De Zerbi’s Marseille this Sunday.

Key Stats

• Montpellier haven’t kept a clean sheet in 18 games
• Montpellier are in the relegation zone, while Marseille are third
• Montpellier have only won one game this season

Team Previews, Form, and Standout Players

These teams couldn’t have had more drastically different starts to the season, with Marseille looking like title candidates, and Montpellier looking in danger of relegation.

However, both sides drastically need a win. Montpellier want to start stringing some form together to escape relegation threat, while Marseille need to start catching up with Monaco in top spot.

Montpellier Preview

Montpellier Predicted Line-up - Dimitry Bertaud; Lucas Davin, Enzo Mbiayi, Becir Omeragic, Falaye Sacko; Joris Chotard, Birama Toure; Tanguy Coulibaly, Teji Savanier, Arnaud Nordin; Akor Adams

Montpellier are an established Ligue 1 side, and they’ll be disappointed to be in the relegation zone at this point of the season, something they’ll be desperate to change.

Their defence just hasn’t been up to standard so far, highlighted by the fact that they’ve not kept a clean sheet in their last 18 matches.

Dimitry Bertaud will need to be on his best game to try and keep out this lethal Marseille side.

Olympique Marseille Preview

Olympique Marseille Predicted Line-up - Geronimo Rulli; Lilian Brassier, Derek Cornelius, Leonardo Balerdi, Michael Murillo; Geoffrey Kondogbia, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg; Luis Henrique, Amine Harit, Mason Greenwood; Elye Wahi

Marseille had an unbelievable start to the season under new boss Roberto de Zerbi, and while they’ve stuttered in recent weeks, they still look like a team who could challenge for the Ligue 1 title.

They’ve been especially strong in attack, scoring 16 goals in their first seven games, but Neal Maupay is suspended for this fixture.

Elye Wahi will be looking for a return to form in this match.

Head To Head Stats: Montpellier vs Olympique Marseille

These two sides have faced each other a whopping 37 times since 2004. Of them, Montpellier have won eight, while Marseille have won 19.

10 games have resulted in a draw.

25th February 2024 - Marseille 4-1 Montpellier - Ligue 1

20th December 2023 - Montpellier 1-1 Marseille - Ligue 1

31st March 2023 - Marseille 1-1 Montpellier - Ligue 1

2nd January 2023 - Montpellier 1-2 Marseille - Ligue 1

10th April 2022 - Marseille 2-0 Montpellier - Ligue 1

Betting Tips For Montpellier vs Olympique Marseille

This will certainly be an exciting games for neutrals and Marseille fans, I’m not sure I can say the same for fans of Montpellier though.

The combination of their weak defence, along with Marseille’s lethal front line, doesn’t bode well for them. Not to mention the historical dominance Marseille have in this fixture.

We think overall the best value tip is Marseille to win, backed up by our research.

Odds of 4/5 on QuinnBet mean that a £10 bet has the potential to return up to £18 in this match.

(odds subject to change)

Final Prediction: Montpellier vs Olympique Marseille

Montpellier 1-3 Olympique Marseille

It’s going to be a long day for Montpellier, but they could grab a consolation goal.

While Marseille look decent and could finish second, we think it’ll probably be Monaco who finish higher.