Marseille – Amiens SOCCER PICKS
Olympique Marseille and Amiens SC meet at Stade Vélodrome, in a match for the 25 th round of the Liga 1. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 25-11-2018, Olympique Marseille won by (1 -3). The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has 3 wins in the last 3 matches. In this match, the home factor can be decisive, since Olympique Marseille presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Olympique Marseille:
The home team is currently in the 5 th position of the league, with 37 points won, after 11 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Bordeaux, by (1-0). In the last match, they won in an away match against Dijon FCO, by (1-2). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses in away matches; against 6 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats in his stadium. In the last 10 home league matches Olympique Marseille has a record of 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 18 points out of 30 possible. The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 24 matches in the competition, he suffered the first goal 12 times and only managed 3 comebacks. In the last 11 home matches for this competition there are 3 periods that stand out: they scored 7 of their 20 goals between minutes (31′-45 ‘) and 7 of their 20 goals between (76′-90′); He suffered 4 of his 9 goals between the minutes (31’-45 ‘).
Olympique Marseille enter this motivated game, having won by 1-2 on the Dijon, adding the second successive win in this competition: the goals of the team were scored by Ocampos and Balotelli. In this game against Amiens, the local coach must act in 4-2-3-1, privileging a more offensive style of play, attacking through the side runners. On an individual level we highlight Florian Thauvin, a player who has scored 11 goals in this competition. For this game the local coach can not count on the injured Dimitri Payet.
Amiens SC:
After 6 wins, 3 draws and 15 losses, the away team is currently in the 16 th position of the league, with 21 points won. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Rennes, by (1-0). In the last match, they won in a home match against Caen, by (1-0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses in away matches, with 9 goals scored and 23 conceded; against 5 wins, 1 draw and 9 losses at their stadium, with 16 goals scored and 23 conceded. For the league, Amiens SC won 7 points out of 30 possible points, after 2 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (5 out of 12 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it was not very strong defensively. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 5 of the last 12 matches have ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 24 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 13 times and never got the comeback. In the last 12 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 8 of their 20 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
The Amiens enters this day after a 1-0 triumph in the reception at Caen, returning to the triumphs after six consecutive games without winning the French championship: the only goal of the team was scored by Moussa Konaté. It is important to underline that the visitors only won 2 of the 12 games as a visitor. The outsider must play in a tactical system in 4-4-2, but must adopt a more defensive stance, bearing in mind that he plays against an adversary of great individual quality. Musa Konaté is one of the best scorers of Amiens, with 4 goals scored. Coach Christophe Pélissier can not count on the injured Cornette and Zungu.
