PSG vs Marseille Prediction & Betting Tips - Ligue 1

Prediction published on 11/09/2020, 03:22  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 11/09/2020 at 03:29 in Ligue 1 Prediction

French giants PSG ended the 2019/20 season in disappointing fashion, losing to Bayern Munich in the Champions League final and their start to the 2020/21 season wasn’t any better. The Ligue 1 champions started their title defence on a losing note, falling 1-0 to newly promoted Lens and now they will be looking to do better when they host rivals Olympique Marseille. Against Lens, the champions missed seven key players including Kylian Mbappe, Neymar, Marquinhos, Angel di Maria and Mauro Icardi and in their first match since skipper Thiago Silva’s departure they struggled against the newbies. It took a mistake from third keeper Bulka for Lens to score but the champions were generally poor on the night. This was their second straight defeat and there is no guarantee all the missing stars will be available when they face Marseille though with a fine home run, they have some hope. PSG are unbeaten in their last 10 Ligue 1 home matches, with nine wins in the process and have scored two or more in these. However, they have no clean sheets in three of their last five home matches, having conceded two or more in the three. First choice keeper Keylor Navas could still miss the Marseille game and as the team tries to replace Silva, we could see another error prone defensive display in Paris.

Marseille will be glad to play this game at this particular time. They are coming from a win, though not so comfortable and with key PSG stars absent, the visitors will want to make a statement early in the season. They are well rested, having played at the close of August and with enough rest, they will be hoping to add to PSG’s misery. Marseille took a 2-0 lead in their opening game, against Brest but had uncomfortable moments thereafter though they managed a 3-2 win. With two weeks to prepare, they should do better defensively as they seek a first win over PSG since 2011. The visitors are winless in this clash in the last 20 meetings but with a nine-match unbeaten run away from home in Ligue 1, they will be hoping to end the bad run. Of the nine away matches, they have won seven and failed to score in just one. In the remaining eight, they scored two or more in six. Their last away defeat was heavy, and it was inflicted by PSG – a 4-0 loss in October last year.