Montpellier vs Marseille: Montpellier begin their Ligue 1 campaign with a home match against Marseille on Monday as they eye a winning start.
Match Details:
Teams: Montpellier vs Marseille
Venue: Stade de la Masson, Montpellier, France
Date: Monday 9th August, 2021
Time: 12:15 AM IST
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Preview
Montpellier come into this one on the back of a 1-0 win in their last friendly against Metz.
They have been inconsistent in their pre-season with a noticeable pattern visible in their results. A victory is always followed by defeat.
Hence, they have a point to prove in this curtain raiser and will want to start off their campaign with a solid performance.
After finished 8th last season, they will look to get higher up the table this season.
On the other hand, Marseille is undefeated in their friendlies and will take this confidence into this new season.
A win against Villarreal in their previous match 2-1 gives them the boost required as they overcame the Europa League winners.
Nino’s OG and Payet’s goal gave the French side yet another victory in pre-season.
Marseille finished 5th last season and with the good form, look to start off well.
Both sides met in the Ligue 1 last season where it finished 3-3 in an enthralling contest.
Delort and a brace from Laborde was enough while Milik, Gueye and Perrin scored for Marseille.
Form Guide
Montpellier: DDWLW
Marseille: WDDWW
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Last Matches of both teams:
Leipzig 1-2 Montpellier
Marseille 2-1 Villarreal
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Montpellier vs Marseille in India?
The match can be live streamed on the FanCode App while no broadcast is available for Indian viewers.
Team News
Omlin and Mendes are injured and miss out this one for Montpellier. Teji is also unavailable.
Gonzalez is suspended and misses out for Marseille while Milik is injured.
Montpellier possible 11:
Bertaud, Ristic, Thuler, Cozza, Souquet, Chotard, Ferri, Sambia, Mavididi, Delort and Laborde
Marseille possible 11:
Mandanda, Saliba, Balerdi, Peres, de la Fuente, Guendouzi, Gerson, Rongier, Radonjic, Benedetto and Payet
Prediction: Montpellier 1-2 Marseille
Marseille come into this one with better form and have the quality in attack to put the home side in trouble.
We expect a Marseille win to begin their campaign.
Players to watch out for: Laborde, Delort, Kamara and Payet.