Marseille vs Sporting CP Prediction & Tips
Marseille and Sporting meet in a match in the UEFA Champions League (Group Stage). There is no record of direct clashes between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last meeting was played on 28-07-2018 and ended with the score: Sporting Lisbon (1-1) Olympique Marseille.
After 2 defeats, the home team comes to this matchday 3 in 4th position in Group D, without having conquered any points. In the previous matchday, they lost by (0-1) at home against Eintracht Frankfurt, after having lost by (2-0) away against Tottenham Hotspur in the first match of this group stage. In their last match, for Ligue 1, they beat Angers SCO away (0-3). In their last 10 home games Marseille have 6 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Their attack has been scoring regularly, scoring goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In 15 matches, they conceded the first goal 6 times and only managed 1 comeback.
Olympique de Marseille come into this match on the back of a 3-0 win away to Angers: the team’s goals were scored by Jonathan Clauss, Luis Suarez and Gerson. In their last Champions League match, the French side lost 0x1 against Frankfurt. The home team usually plays with a 3-4-3 tactical system, favouring fast transitions and attacks on the flanks. In this tactical design, the front three will be Gerson, Dimitri Payet and Alexis Sanchez. Coach Igor Tudor should be very motivated to have all his men fit for this match.
After 2 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats, the visitors go into Matchday 3 in 1st place in Group D with 6 points. In the previous matchday, they won at home against Tottenham Hotspur by (2-0), after the first match of this group stage they won by (0-3) away against Eintracht Frankfurt. They come into this match on the back of a 3-1 home win over Gil Vicente. In their last 10 away games for all competitions, Sporting won 6, drew 1 and lost 3. Their attack has been scoring regularly, scoring goals in 8 of the last 10 games. In their home games there is a tendency for there to be goals, as 24 of their last 27 games have ended with More than 1.5 goals and 19 in 27 have ended with More than 2.5 goals. In 12 games, they have never managed the comeback in the 5 games in which they have conceded the first goal.
Sporting come into this match motivated after a 3×1 home win against Gil Vicente: the goals were scored by Pedro Gonçalves, Rochinha and Morita. In the last Champions League match, the visitors beat Tottenham 2-0. Like their opponents in this match, the team from Leon must play in a 3-4-3 tactical system, in order to take advantage of counter-attacks. In this tactical design, the three men whose main mission will be to spread panic in the “rival” defence are Paulinho, Francisco Trincão and Pedro Gonçalves. Coach Rúben Amorim will be without Sebastián Coates, Daniel Bragança, Jovane Cabral, Pedro Porro and Luís Neto, all with physical problems.
Marseille – Sporting CP FREE TIPS
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