Marseille vs Qarabag Match Analysis and Prediction

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UEFA Europa Conference League midweek fixture sees Ligue 1 Marseille go head to head with Azernbaijan Premier League outfit Qarabag FK at the Stade Vélodrome. Match day is scheduled for 17^th February 2022 at 23:00 EAT.

Marseille dropped into the UEFA Europa Conference League knockout stages after a relatively underwhelming UEFA Europa League campaign. In the home league, they have been consistently climbing up the table. They are currently second on the Ligue 1 table recording a positive display at frequent intervals of time.

Les Olympiens will want to continue from where they left off last time out with the 1-2 Ligue 1 victory over FC Metz. In that match, Marseille had 54% possession, 13 shots with five of them on target and goals scored by Cédric Bakambu (26′) and Arkadiusz Milik (82′). FC Metz got 11 shots with four of them on target and a goal by Habib Maïga (52′).

Qarabag on the other hand have been recording descent displays in Azerbaijan Premier League and Cup fixtures but they have been disappointing in the Europa Conference league fixtures. The visitors are currently on a run of four straight victories in competitive matches and sit top of the Azerbaijani top flight via a ten-point margin.

Qarabag heads into Thursday’s game fresh off the back of an emphatic 6-0 win over Kesla in the second leg of their Azerbaijan Cup encounter. Qarabag have not performed well against French opposition of late, in fact, they’ve failed to win any of their previous six encounters with sides from France. On top of that, Qarabag is winless in two of their last fout on road affairs across all competitions.