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Marseille will be taking on away side Reims at Stade Velodrome in Ligue 1 game on Monday 8th August 2022 at 12:15am(IST).
Form Summary
Marseille: W L W L W W
Marseille will be wanting a repeat result here following the 4-0 Ligue 1 Win in their previous game against Strasbourg.
In that game, Marseille had 61% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 11 of them on target. Strasbourg had 9 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target.
Gerson(32',89'),Cengiz Under (73') and Cedric Bakambu(93') scored for Marseille. Strasbourg failed to score in that match.
Marseille have really been very attacking in more recent games. Their sum of goals stands at 11 vs opposition teams over their last 6 fixtures. In those meetings, Marseille have also seen the tally of goals that have gone against them come to 7.
Going into this one, Marseille:
There have been 2.6 goals scored per match in Marseille's last 10 matches.
REIMS: L W L W L W
Reims will be hoping a better result here following the 2-3 Ligue 1 defeat in their previous game against Nice.
In that game, Reims had 45% possession and 5 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Nice had 10 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target.
Hugo Ekitike(9') and Kamori Doumbia(17') were the scorers for Reims. Andy Delort(75',77',82') scored for Nice in that match.
Reims have really been very defensive in more recent games. Their sum of goals stands at 9 vs opposition teams over their last 6 fixtures. In those meetings, Reims have also seen the tally of goals that have gone against them come to 9.
Going into this one, Reims:
There have been 2.8 goals scored per match in Reims's last 10 matches.
Head to Head
If examine their past head to head 6 meetings dating back to 3/02/2019, Marseille winning 2 of those games, Reims won 2 and number of Draws are 2 .
In all, 14 goals were scored by the two clubs during those clashes, with 7 of them for Marseille and 7 for Reims. The average goals per game has been 2.33 in last 6 matches.
Team News: Marseille
Dimitri Payet was the top goalscorer for Marseille in league play last season, tallying 12 times, while Arkadiusz Milik had 20 goals for them in all competitions and Pau Lopez posted 10 clean sheets.
Les Phoceens were active over the summer transfer window, officially signing, among others, Cengiz Under, Matteo Guendouzi, Nuno Tavares and former Lens right-back Jonathan Clauss, who had 11 assists in Ligue 1 last season.
Veteran goalkeeper and former World Cup champion Steve Mandanda left on a free transfer to Rennes, while Duje Caleta-Car and Pape Gueye will be suspended for this opening encounter.
In all likelihood, Marseille look set to go for a 3-4-2-1 lineup formation.
Marseille Top Scorers(2021-22)
1)Dimitri Payet=12 Goals
2)Cengiz Under=10 Goals
3)Gerson =9 Goals
4)Arkadiusz Milik=7 Goals
5)Bamba Dieng=7 Goals
Reims Top Scorers(2021-22)
1)Hugo Ekitike=10 Goals
2)Marshall Munetsi=5 Goals
3)Wout Faes=4 Goals
4)Alexis Flips=2 Goals
Prediction
Our thinking is that Reims might face difficulty to score goal against this Marseille team who should dominate in attack and defence in this match.
We therefore think that it’s going to be a 1-0 winning margin for Marseille the end of the 90 mins.
Dream11 Team (Probable Lineups)
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