Olympique de Marseille vs AS Monaco Prediction: AS Monaco will fight for a draw

Olympique de Marseille and AS Monaco square off in the Orange Velodrome for the 20th fixture of the French Ligue 1. These two teams are high up the table and a win for either side will see them maintain their position and keep the pressure on the teams at the top. Marseille are 2 points away from Lens at 2nd place and Monaco are in contention for 4th place, as they are on the same point as Rennes in 5th place.

Olympique de Marseille (Form Guide: WWWWW)

Olympique de Marseille are in scintillating form at the moment, winning 5 games in a row. They are currently in 3rd place, with 42 points from 19 games. They have won 13 games, drawn 3 and lost 3, with a goal ratio of 39:16.

On home record, Marseille have 22 points from 10 home games so far. They won 7 matches, drew 1 and lost 2, with a goal ratio of 21:9 goals at home.

Marseille are currently on a 6 match win streak and they have been first to score in 9/10 matches. In 9/10 of their matches, less than 4.5 cards have been shown and in 6/8 matches, less than 10.5 corners have been played.

AS Monaco (Form Guide: WDLWW)

AS Monaco are also a good side so far and stats shows they have 4 wins, 1 defeat and 1 draw in their last 5 matches.

They are currently in 4th spot, with 37 points in 19 matches so far. They have 11 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, with a goal ratio of 42:26 goals.

Away from home, AS Monaco have gained 20 points in 9 away matches. They have won 6 matches, drawn 2 and lost 1, and had a goal ratio of 19:10, which is a decent record.

AS Monaco are without clean sheet in 3 matches and have played more than 2.5 goals in ⅚ matches. Both teams have also scored in their last 6/7 matches and they have been first to score in ⅘ matches. In ⅚ matches, less than 4.5 cards have been shown and in 5/7 matches, less than 10.5 corners have been played.

Head to Head

AS Monaco and Olympique de Marseille have faced each other 20 times throughout their history. AS Monaco currently hold 11 wins, while Marseille have 6 wins and 3 matches ended in a draw.

In 5/7 matches between them, more than 2.5 goals have been played and in 8/10 matches, both teams have scored against each other. Olympique de Marseille have opened scoring in ⅘ matches and less than 10.5 corners have been 8/9 matches between them.

Expert Betting Tips

AS Monaco and Olympique de Marseille are both top teams and when both teams of this nature meet each other, you can expect an exciting game. These two teams will create chances to score definitely and exchange at least 1 goal. Their last encounter against each other ended in a 3-2 win for Olympique de Marseille. Both sides had 11 shots, AS Monaco had 6 on target while Marseille had 3. AS Monaco managed 42% possession while Marseille had 58%.

• Bet on Over 2 goals at 1.60 Odds
• Bet on Both Teams to score at 1.63 Odds
• Bet on Draw Full Time at 3.82 Odds