Marseille to grab crucial three points against Strasbourg

Olympique Marseille vs Strasbourg - 30/04/2021

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Marseille maintained their push for a top five finish in Ligue 1 on the weekend with a 3-1 win away from home at Reims which followed a previous 3-2 victory at home against Lorient.

With these wins keeping Marseille firmly in the frame for Europa League action next season.

Indeed, five wins out of their last seven matches for Olympique Marseille have seen the hosts produce a positive response to their earlier slump in the season after former manager, Andre Villas-Boas was shown the door, withe the hosts winning just one of 11 matches during that period of unrest.

However, four of these recent five wins have been achieved on home turf at their Orange Velodrome as they’ve compiled victories over Rennes, Brest, Dijon and Lorient, while Marseille’s overall home record reads 9 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats to date.

Marseille have also won five of their last six games at home and manager, Jorge Sampaoli, has no fresh injury concerns to deal with either.

Strasbourg dropped down to 15th place in Ligue 1 following their recent 2-1 defeat at home to Nantes which extended the visitors’ winless run to three matches while also managing to win just one of their last six matches overall.

That solitary success in recent weeks was achieved with a 3-2 win away at Bordeaux but four defeats within this period have resulted in Strasbourg slipping down nearer to the relegation zone.

Recent losses to Rennes, Lens, PSG and Nantes do not bode well for this upcoming trip to face Marseille and although Strasbourg hold a six-point cushion over third from bottom Nantes, another defeat on Friday night could land them in trouble.

Results away from home continue to be mixed for Strasbourg who possess an overall away record which stands at  6 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats but having managed to keep just four clean sheets on their travels to date in this Ligue 1 campaign, this could prove to be a tough task for Strasbourg.

The visitors also look to have a clean bill of health and they may well be grateful for this small mercy.

They’ve been on the end of defeats to Marseille in each of their previous three meetings against their hosts and a fourth loss on the trot may well unfold at the Orange Velodrome on Friday night.

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Away team

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Fr1

Olympique Marseille Strasbourg 30/04/2021 21:00

493220

12-1

2 - 1

3.13

16°

1.82

1.82 3.68 4.50 1 1 1

FT

1 - 1(0 - 0)

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