Olympique de Marseille vs Basel: Swiss club to put up a fight against French club

In the first leg of the Conference League round of 16, Marseille will play host to Basel. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

Olympique de Marseille

Marseille came to the Conference League from the Europa League. There, the team were in a group with Galatasaray, Lazio and Lokomotiv. It seemed that the Provençal should qualify for the play-offs of the second strongest European cup, but in fact, they finished only third in the table and made it to the play-offs of the Conference League. There, Marseille had no trouble at all against Karabakh, beating them 6:1 on aggregate.

Basel

Basel didn't have any trips between European competitions, but in the group stage of the Conference League, they looked awesome. The Swiss team managed to score 14 points. As expected, they won the group, beating second-placed Karabakh by three. Basel had four wins and two draws. It was 0:0 with Karabakh and 1:1 with Omonia.

Expert Betting Tips

The bookmakers see Marseille as the clear favourite, but we wouldn't write off Basel prematurely. After all, they are one of the top teams in Switzerland, and it's not every season that they get a chance to reach the quarterfinals of a European cup (even if it's the Conference League now). The visitors will try to impose themselves on the hosts, and their matches are usually very entertaining with a lot of goals scored. We bet on the total over, as well as on the exchange of goals. Prediction: Total Over (2.5).