PSG v Marseille Match Result
Marseille finished a distant second behind Paris Saint-Germain in the Ligue 1 standings last term. They chased home PSG by nineteen points, although the aim is to get closer this time around. Former Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi will hope to make home advantage count and their best performances have come at the Stade Velodrome so far.
There was a 5-2 success against Paris FC where Marseille were able to run riot, while there was another emphatic success against Lorient when winning 4-0. On the flip side, De Zerbi’s side have drawn a blank in both of their away clashes. Despite bossing possession at Rennes, there was a 1-0 defeat and the same thing happened away to Lyon although the team played with ten men for most of the encounter.
According to the Ligue 1 betting sites, Marseille have a roughly 30% chance of achieving a success. They will have to recover quickly from a Champions League trip to Real Madrid on Tuesday night, with that being a difficult European assignment before a showdown against opponents who have started strongly this term.
PSG have been a winning machine already this season. They claimed a 1-0 victory away to Nantes before defeating Angers by the same scoreline. There was then a crazy 6-3 success away to Toulouse before toppling Lens 2-0. It’s the same team that won the European Cup with the exception of goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. Lucas Chevalier is now between the sticks.
The European champions are hovering around the even money mark which suggests that they only have a 50% chance of landing a victory. However, this will be a popular selection even if PSG also have European football commitments. They host Atalanta the Wednesday before this game before focusing back on domestic duties.
Goals Under/Over
Over 2.5 Goals is trading at a touch bigger than odds of 1.50. That’s despite the fact that three of PSG’s four Ligue One encounters have featured two goals or less. There’s only been one game where they have let off the attacking handbrake and that resulted in that emphatic 6-3 success away to Toulouse.
Perhaps the short price about three goals or more is down to the fact that Marseille are so free-scoring at home. They have covered the Over 3.5 Goal line themselves in both encounters at the Stade Velodrome, with eleven goals actually being scored across two games at that stadium. However, De Zerbi might not want to meet fire with fire here.
Therefore, we could see a cagier approach from a side who have suffered consecutive 1-0 defeats on the road this term. Both teams might also be showing fatigue after their Champions League exertions which came hard on the heels of international duty for most of the players.
BTTS
In four of the previous five encounters between PSG and Marseille, we have seen BTTS No happen. The very last meeting was a 3-1 success for Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes which happened on 16 March. However, the reverse fixture ended with a 3-0 success for PSG where they took advantage of an early red card that was brandished to Amine Harit.
In the previous season, there were 2-0 and 4-0 victories for Paris, while they also won 3-0 away to Marseille on 26 February 2023. However, it’s hard to argue with the attacking muscle of a side who have found ways to score lots of goals at home this season. They have Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Mason Greenwood with the capacity to score against any team.
The bet we really like is a PSG win and BTTS Yes. We can see both sides creating chances but ultimately the visitors outscoring a side who may struggle to stop a rampant opponent from cutting loose and making a statement domestically at an early stage of the campaign.
First Goalscorer
Ousmane Dembele was the leading light for Paris Saint-Germain last season. The French striker is likely to be awarded the Ballon d’Or a few weeks down the line. However, several of his team-mates could also be worth considering for this market. Bradley Barcola has already bagged three Ligue 1 goals and the young forward could be capable of proving to be the match winner here.
Joao Neves is also a threat from the midfield department and can’t be easily discounted. He scored an amazing hat-trick away to Toulouse and the Portuguese forward does like to get into scoring positions. It was notable that Achraf Hakimi was able to score eleven goals last term and the Moroccan will surely be on the scoresheet soon.
As for Marseille, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has the potential to score against any type of opponent. The Gabon forward was able to bag a brace against Marseille, while his team-mate Mason Greenwood is on penalties for the home side. The former Manchester United player has already been able to find the net against Paris and Lorient at home. Angel Gomes could also be worth considering at a bigger price.