Marseille vs Basel Prediction & Tips
Olympique Marseille (France) and Basel (Switzerland) will face off in the first leg of the Europa Conference League round of 16 at the Stade Orange Vélodrome. Argentine coach Jorge Sampaoli’s Marseille side arrive after eliminating Azerbaijan’s Qarabag in the previous round’s play-off, but the mood has dipped a little since their last league game when they were beaten 1-0 at home by Monaco. Spaniard Guillermo Abascal’s Basel won their group in the group stage ahead of Qarabag and come to Marseille undefeated (four wins, two draws) after a low-profile first leg which included Cypriots Omonia Nicosia and Kazakhs Almaty. At the weekend came the championship victory on the field of Lugano for 2-0.
Marseille have won just 1 of their last 4 matches in all competitions, with 2 losses and 1 draw.
Marseille have failed to score in their last 2 consecutive games at the Velodrome.
Basel have scored at least 2 goals in their last 4 competitive matches.
Basel have scored at least 1 goal in their last 14 competitive matches.
Marseille are unbeaten at home in the cups this season with 2 wins and 2 draws.
Olympique Marseille are the favourites for this Europa Conference League clash against Basel. Sampaoli’s team is undefeated in Europe at the Orange Velodrome, but watch out for Basel and their ability to score on the road. Hence the choice of Double Chance 1X combined with Multigol 2-4.
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