Marseille vs Valenciennes

Marseille is coming from completely deserved loss away to Monaco with the score of 2:0 last weekend. Their hosts dominated fully from the first moment of the game, scored two goals and if the visitors didn’t have great Mandanda between the posts, the scoreline would have been much worse for them.

In any way, Marseille players were less creative and with less fighting spirit than it was expected, but overall have played against a simply superior opponent on that day. It was third consecutive defeat in all competitions for Marseille, as they previous got excluded from two Cup competitions, from Lyon and Monaco, respectively. They are yet to make a concrete move in this transfer window, while the team’s atmosphere is still at a very good level, but shook up a little with previous defeats and the club desperately needs a victory here in order to get the things back on track. Striker Ayew (10/2) is still absent with an ugly ligament injury, while the hosts also miss midfielder Cheyrou (14/1) who limped off in a game against Monaco. Central defender N’Koulou (21/0) will have to pass a late fitness test before the game.

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Valenciennes, on the other side, is coming from a 1:1 draw at home against Lorient, in a game that was played under heavy pitch. The final result was fair, since the players of Lorient were superior in the first halftime, while the hosts replied well in second, equalized and even had chances to get all three points.

In first two league matches of 2014, Valenciennes remained undefeated, while they gave a pretty good impression in Cup game against Rennes, away from home, even though the team was eliminated, they played a good football and are generally showing continuous improvement. However, the side is still in a dangerous zone, but with the current momentum they could easily be out of it, as the club is only at three points difference next to safely placed Evian. Guests will be without striker Le Tallec (12/1), midfielder Camara (no performance yet due long term injury), defender Rose (7/0) and without substitute midfielder Nguette (9/0), all due to different injuries.

There have been over 2.5 goals scored in five of Valenciennes’s last six away games in Ligue 1.

Marseille are undefeated in their last seven home matches against Valenciennes.

Marseille remains favorite here and will have to attack from the first whistle in order to improve their psychology and get the three pointer. However, their defense is completely unreliable and visitors could exploit that easy having a more than decent atmosphere in their roster after previous victories.

Bet: Over 2.25 goals @ 1.72 with Pinnacle

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