Marseille vs Eintracht Frankfurt Match Analysis and Prediction

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Marseille will take on Eintracht Frankfurt in Group D of the Champions League on Tuesday, with both sides looking to bounce back from defeats on matchday one.

Although Marseille would have left north London disappointed having lost despite being level until Richarlison’s quickfire brace within the final 15 minutes, head coach Ogor Tudor would have been comforted by his side’s resilience following Chancel Mbemba’s red card a few minutes after half time.

Their determination was on show once again on Saturday, as they came from behind to beat Lille 2-1 at Stade Velodrome, with Alexis Sanchez bagging his fourth goal in four league matches.

With their toughest European fixture out of the way and another domestic victory keeping them level with PSG at the top of Ligue 1, Tudor will feel confident of his side carrying on to fight on two fronts and progress from the Champions League group stages for the first time since the 2011-12 campaign.

Meanwhile, Eintracht Frankfurt are already under pressure to record a poistive result on Tuesday having lost their first ever Champions League match to Sporting Lisbon last week.

Despite playing in front of a packed Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt could not break their opponents down, with Marcus Edwards and Trincao both scoring within three minutes of each other to settle the game shortly after the hour mark.

Having picked up eight points from their previous four league matches, there was further disappointment on Saturday as Frankfurt lost 1-0 at home to Wolfsburg, who had not won any of their opening five matches.

A third straight defeat in France this week would make it difficult for Frankfurt to progress from Group D, while further damaging confidence and morale within the camp after failing to register even a single shot on target against Wolfsburg at the weekend.

Marseille vs Eintracht Frankfurt head to head

These two teams have previously met on just two occasions in the Europa League back in 2018, where Frankfurt won both matches away and home, scoring six goals and conceding just one in th process.

Marseille 1-2 Eintracht Frankfurt 20/09/18

Eintracht Frankfurt 4-0 Marseille 29/11/18

Marseille latest home form

Marseille have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they have won each of their four most recent matches. They managed to defeat Lille 2-1 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored nine goals and conceded five.

Marseille 0-2 AC Milan 31/07/22

Marseille 4-1 Reims 07/08/22

Marseille 2-1 Nantes 20/08/22

Marseille 1-0 Clermont 31/08/22

Marseille 2-1 Lille 10/09/22

Marseille latest away form

Marseille were beaten 2-0 by Tottenham Hotspur in their last away game in the Champions League. However, they have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in the previous four matches. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded four.

Real Betis 1-1 Marseille 27/07/22

Brest 1-1 Marseille 14/08/22

Nice 0-3 Marseille 28/08/22

Auxerre 0-2 Marseille 03/09/22

Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Marseille 07/09/22

Eintracht Frankfurt latest home form

Eintracht Frankfurt have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having won just one of their five most recent matches. They were beaten 1-0 by Wolfsburg in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded 11.

Eintracht Frankfurt 1-6 Bayern Munich 05/08/22

Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 FC Cologne 21/08/22

Eintracht Frankfurt 4-0 RB Leipzig 03/09/22

Eintracht Frankfurt 0-3 Sporting Lisbon 07/09/22

Eintracht Frankfurt 0-2 Wolfsburg 10/09/22

Eintracht Frankfurt latest away form

Eintracht Frankfurt have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having lost just one of their nine most recent matches. They defeated Werder Bremen 4-3 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 14 goals and conceded six.

Astoria Walldorf 0-5 Eintracht Frankfurt 27/07/22

Magdeburg 0-4 Eintracht Frankfurt 01/08/22

Real Madrid 2-0 Eintracht Frankfurt 10/08/22

Hertha Berlin 1-1 Eintracht Frankfurt 13/08/22

Werder Bremen 3-4 Eintracht Frankfurt 28/08/22

Marseille news

Marseille will take to the pitch without suspended Mbemba, who could be replaced by Leornado Balerdi on the right side of Tudor’s preferred back three system.

The trio of Bamba Dieng, Cedrid Bakambu and Isaak Toure will play not part in this contes after being left out of Marseille’s Champions League squad.

Eintracht Frankfurt news

Frankfurt will make the trip without Sebastian Rode, Christopher Lenz and Almamy Toure, who are all out until after the international break with injuries.

Jesper Lindstrom is likely to replace Rafael Borre from the side which lost to Wolfsburg on Saturday, meaning a more familiar central starting spot for Randal Kolo.

Prediction and Odds

Marseille are on a fine winning streak in Ligue 1 and we can envisage them picking up a positive result on Tuesday to get their Champions League campaign on track.

Frankfurt remain an incredibly inconsistent side and they may struggle to impose themselves away from home given the injuries disrupting their balance.

Odds: 1 2.10 X 2.03 2 2.30