Marseille will try to extend its unbeaten Ligue 1 streak to eight games as OM meets bitter rival Monaco at the Stade Velodrome on Saturday.
Bookmaker 10bet offers odds at 1.666 for over 4.5 cards in the contest and has the odds at 2.10 for the under.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: January 26th, 8:00 P.M. (EST)
Gennaro Gattuso has seen his side pick up a lot of momentum since the start of last month, but Marseille has just suffered a setback, with Rennes dumping out the team from the French Cup last weekend.
Gattuso’s life has been difficult lately, as Marseille has lost a number of players to the African Cup of Nations. However, he continues to have the services of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and the former Monaco man should be eager to shine on Saturday.
Aubameyang has enjoyed a solid season with five goals and seven assists in 18 appearances, but he can’t be happy with his recent form. The veteran forward was on a fantastic run of eight goal involvements in four games in December but hasn’t now scored in three consecutive league outings.
Monaco also remains without several Cup of Nations participants, while Takumi Minamino is representing Japan in the Asia Cup. The side has struggled to cope with the absentees, losing two of the last three Ligue 1 games.
Wissam Ben Yedder is probably the only Monaco player who can be happy with the current state of things. Despite the team’s problems, Ben Yedder has continued to score and can match his best run of the campaign with a three-game scoring streak in the league on Saturday. The French international has also just bagged a hat trick in a cup clash against Ligue 2 side Rodez.
Ben Yedder has scored nine times in his career against Marseille, netting more goals only against five opponents. He’s gone scoreless against Les Olympiens in back-to-back games, but Ben Yedder has previously had only one three-game dry spell in the league against Marseille.
Despite Marseille holding Ben Yedder in check in this season’s first meeting, Monaco still won 3-2. Maghnes Akliouche was the hero of the day with a two-goal effort. It was the first home win in five clashes in the match-up. Meetings between the two big rivals tend to be unpredictable, and home advantage doesn’t appear to be an important factor. However, there typically tends to be a winner in this fixture, as last season’s 1-1 draw at the Velodrome marks the lone occasion Marseille and Monaco have split the points in their past eight league games.
