Marseille vs Reims Match Analysis and Prediction

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Reims will be travelling to Stade Orange Velodrome on Wednesday, and they will be wary of coming up against Olympique Marseille striving to build momentum in the upper places of the Ligue 1 table.

Hosts Olympique Marseille are currently sitting second in the Ligue 1 table, and have collected 32 points in their 17 matches played. They won their last Ligue 1 match 2-0 at Stade de la Meinau against Strasbourg.

The Olympians are heading into this game off the back of a 4-1 victory over Cannet Rochville in the Coupe De France, with a hat-trick from Arkadiusz Milik and a goal from Luis Henrique.

Marseille have registered four wins, three draws and two losses on the home soil in nine Ligue 1 matches this season.

The Olympians won in their last Ligue 1 encounter, taking a 3-1 victory at Stade Auguste-Delaune II last season, with Dimitri Payet’s brace and a goal from Arkadiusz Milik, while Nathanael Mbuku scored the only goal for Reims.

Reims picked up a victory a 2-0 home victory over Saint-Etienne in their last Ligue 1 game, which has left them sitting 14th in the table with 22 points.

They are heading into this match off the back of a 1-0 away victory over Reims Sainte-Anne in the Coupe De France campaign.

Winger Hugo Ekitike has been the outstanding man for Reims this season, as he has scored seven goals, including three match-opening goals.

The Red and Whites have picked up two wins, four draws and three losses away from Stade Auguste-Delaune II this season in league matches.

Reims have had a sequence of impressive displays by their defensive players, which has seen their goals conceded amounting to 4 from their previous 6 matches combined, and their forward have scored 8 goals during the same period.

Marseille vs Reims head to head

The two French outfits have previously met on 14 occasions, where Marseille have picked up 5 victories while Reims have 4 and they have drawn in 5. Marseille have scored 19 goals and conceded 13. In their last five encounters, Marseille have won one and Reims two and they have drawn twice.

Marseille 0-0 Reims 02/12/18

Reims 2-1 Marseille 02/02/19

Marseille 0-2 Reims 10/08/19

Marseille 1-1 Reims 19/12/20

Reims 1-3 Marseille 23/04/21

Marseille latest home form

Olympique Marseille have been on a good run of form at home, having lost just twice in their last ten matches at home in all competitions, and they have won their last two home games. In their last five, they have won three, drawn one and lost one in the process.

Marseille 0-0 Metz 07/11/21

Marseille 1-0 Troyes 28/11/21

Marseille 1-2 Brest 04/12/21

Marseille 1-0 Lokomotiv Moscow 09/12/21

Marseille 4-1 Cannet Rocheville 19/12/21

Marseille latest away form

The Olympians recently lost away 4-2 to Galatasaray in the Europa League, but they have been on a relatively positive run of form on the road. They have lost just two of their last away matches. In their last five games, they have won three, drawn one and lost one.

Nice 1-1 Marseille 27/10/21

Clermont 0-1 Marseille 31/10/21

Galatasaray 4-2 Marseille 25/11/21

Nantes 0-1 Marseille 01/12/21

Strasbourg 0-2 Marseille 12/12/21

Reims latest home form

Reims recently lost 2-1 at home to Angers in the league. They however have been on a relatively good form at home. They have lost just four of their last ten games and they won their last home game. In their last five, they have won two, drawn one and lost two.

Reims 1-2 Troyes 24/10/21

Reims 0-0 Monaco 07/11/21

Reims 1-0 Clermont 28/11/21

Reims 1-2 Angers 05/12/21

Reims 2-0 Saint-Etienne 11/12/21

Reims latest away form

Reims have kept a relatively good form on the road, especially after winning their last two away games off the back of a draw. They have lost just three of their last ten. In their last five away fixtures, they have won two, drawn two and lost one in the process.

Brest 1-1 Reims 17/10/21

Bordeaux 3-2 Reims 31/10/21

Strasbourg 1-1 Reims 21/11/21

Lyon 1-2 Reims 01/12/21

Reims Sainte-Anne 0-1 Reims 19/12/21

Marseille news

Marseille head coach Jorge Sampaoli will be having no fitness issues heading into this match, with a completely injury-free squad.

He is likely to retain the squad that played at the weekend, with Payet, Guendouzi, Milik, Amavi and Balerdi expected to feature. Luis Henrique is also likely to feature after his performance last time out.

Reims news

Manager Oscar Garcia is expected to be concerned with just a single fitness problem, as Arber Zeneli who is suffering a cruciate ligament rupture will be missing out for this game.

Winger Hugo Ekitike will be expected to start here, with Martin Adeline who scored off the bench in their last outing.

Prediction and Odds

Marseille are heading into this game with more confidence of their recent performance, and will be having the advantage of playing at home.

However, Reims have recently put up a good performance against their hosts, and they would not easily give in. We are expecting a draw here if Marseille fail to win.

Odds: 1 2.21 X 3.05 2 2.40