Marseille – FC Porto PREDICTION (25.11.2020)

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Marseille – FC Porto SOCCER PICKS

Olympique Marseille and Porto meet at Orange Vélodrome, in a match for this stage of the UEFA Champions League (Group Stage). In this match the home factor may be decisive, as Porto presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.

Marseille :

After 3 defeats, the home team is currently in 4th position, without having won any points. In the last match, they lost (3‑0) away against Porto, after in the previous match, having lost (0‑3) at home to Manchester City. This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games it has registered 8 victories, 2 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with 21 goals scored and 15 suffered; against 8 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats in their stadium, with 27 goals scored and 19 suffered. In their last match, for Ligue 1, they beat Strasbourg away by (0‑1). In their last 10 home matches Olympique Marseille has recorded 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. The team allowed the opponent goals in 8 of the last 10 games, so there are defensive processes that need to improve. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 12 of the last 14 matches have ended with Over 1.5 goals. In 13 matches, they suffered the first goal 7 times and never managed to come back. In the last 6 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘).

Olympique Marseille comes to this match after a 1-0 win at the Strasbourg stadium, for Ligue 1: Morgan Sanson scored the team’s only goal. It should be noted that the French have lost every Champions League game so far. In this match against FC Porto, coach André Villas-Boas must keep the team 4-4-2, favoring maintenance of possession and organized attacks: number 10, Dimitri Payet, is the great organizer of the offensive process . Florian Thauvin is Marseille’s top scorer, with three goals. For this game the coach of the house can count on all his players.

Porto:

After 2 wins and 1 loss, the visiting team is currently in 2nd position, with 6 points won. In the last match, they won (3‑0) at home against Olympique Marseille, after in the previous match, having won (2‑0) at home against Olympiakos Piraeus. This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 12 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in his stadium. The team comes to this match after a win away against Fabril Barreiro by (0‑2). In the last 10 away matches played for all competitions, Porto won 5, drew 2 and lost 3. Their attack has scored regularly, as they have always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches. In their away matches there is a tendency to score goals, as in 21 of their last 24 matches there were Over 1.5 goals and in 17 of the last 24 there were Over 2.5 goals. In 15 games, they conceded the first goal 5 times, but got the comeback in 2.

FC Porto comes to this match after a 0x2 victory, in the visit to the Fabril Barreiro stadium, thus advancing towards the next round of the Portuguese Cup. It should be noted that the team added two consecutive victories in the Champions League, against Marseille and Olympiakos. Now, in this away game, coach Sérgio Conceição will have to keep the team 4-3-3, the most advanced positions being occupied by Moussa Marega, Luis Díaz and Jesús Corona. On the other hand, captain Sérgio Oliveira is FC Porto’s top scorer, with 6 goals scored. For this game the coach cannot count on Mbaye, Pepe, Ivan Marcano and Marko Grujic, all with physical problems.


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