[FORECAST: Marseille win / over 2.5 goals],
REASON: After a controversial postponement of this "clash of titans" in French Ligue 1-Round 10, the game is ON again. The arch rivals will meet each other tonight in a heated atmosphere as the setup to this game yielded some harsh words between the 2 camps few weeks ago. A decision was not made by the French Football Federation until the last second, whether to cancel the game or not, due to swine flu concerns on the PSG side. Once the game was cancelled though, there was uproar on the Marseille side and things got a little out of control.
Marseille is currently sitting at 8th place in Ligue 1 standings, but a win tonight will carry them all the way to the 4th. They have a record of 5W-4D-2L. In recent weeks, Deschamps's players have been getting better results. After a disappointing draw with 10-men Toulouse, they thrashed Swiss side Zurich 6-1 in their Champions League group match at home couple weeks ago. Although Zurich is not a major powerhouse in European football, they had managed to beat Milan in San Siro before, which makes the Marseille victory even that more impressive.
Next in a roller-coaster, historic game, they got a draw against Lyon on the road. The scoreline was an incredible 5-5. Current league record shows that Marseille can score some goals, but also gives up quite few as well. They scored 22 goals and conceded 15 in 11 league games. Which makes it about 3.3 goals per Marseille game.
On the Paris Saint-Germain Side, things don't look too good. They could get only 1 win from their last 5 league games. They lost to Nice two weeks ago on the road, which dropped them to the 12th place in the table. Not acceptable for a club with big ambitions. PSG scored 17 and conceded 12 goals in 11 league games, which makes 2.6 goals per game.
In the last 6 games between these 2 sides, there were at least 2 goals per game. Moreover 4 out of those 6 games were OVER 2.5 goals. Marseille won 3 of those encounters. One ended in PSG victory and couple in draws. Thus in recent years, Marseille had a slight edge in this Rivalry.
We see a lot of high scoring games in the French League. I think with the support of their fans, Marseille will overcome the PSG obstacle one more time. I expect a goal fest again tonight. It's hard to predict such derby matches as the outcome depends on "who wants it more". I am willing to bet on Marseille victory and total going over 2.5 goals.
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REASON: After a controversial postponement of this "clash of titans" in French Ligue 1-Round 10, the game is ON again. The arch rivals will meet each other tonight in a heated atmosphere as the setup to this game yielded some harsh words between the 2 camps few weeks ago. A decision was not made by the French Football Federation until the last second, whether to cancel the game or not, due to swine flu concerns on the PSG side. Once the game was cancelled though, there was uproar on the Marseille side and things got a little out of control.
Marseille is currently sitting at 8th place in Ligue 1 standings, but a win tonight will carry them all the way to the 4th. They have a record of 5W-4D-2L. In recent weeks, Deschamps's players have been getting better results. After a disappointing draw with 10-men Toulouse, they thrashed Swiss side Zurich 6-1 in their Champions League group match at home couple weeks ago. Although Zurich is not a major powerhouse in European football, they had managed to beat Milan in San Siro before, which makes the Marseille victory even that more impressive.
Next in a roller-coaster, historic game, they got a draw against Lyon on the road. The scoreline was an incredible 5-5. Current league record shows that Marseille can score some goals, but also gives up quite few as well. They scored 22 goals and conceded 15 in 11 league games. Which makes it about 3.3 goals per Marseille game.
On the Paris Saint-Germain Side, things don't look too good. They could get only 1 win from their last 5 league games. They lost to Nice two weeks ago on the road, which dropped them to the 12th place in the table. Not acceptable for a club with big ambitions. PSG scored 17 and conceded 12 goals in 11 league games, which makes 2.6 goals per game.
In the last 6 games between these 2 sides, there were at least 2 goals per game. Moreover 4 out of those 6 games were OVER 2.5 goals. Marseille won 3 of those encounters. One ended in PSG victory and couple in draws. Thus in recent years, Marseille had a slight edge in this Rivalry.
We see a lot of high scoring games in the French League. I think with the support of their fans, Marseille will overcome the PSG obstacle one more time. I expect a goal fest again tonight. It's hard to predict such derby matches as the outcome depends on "who wants it more". I am willing to bet on Marseille victory and total going over 2.5 goals.
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let's make it 3-0