Marseille vs Sporting is the next match of the Champions League group stage. Our sports portal gives a forecast for the meeting.
"Marseille"
The French club got off to a bad start in the Champions League group stage. In the 1st round, Igor Tudor's team lost to Tottenham in London (0:2). The guests remained ten at the beginning of the second half and conceded two goals at the end of the meeting. A week later, Marseille lost to Eintracht with a score of 0:1. Now the French club occupies the last place in the quartet and has not scored a single goal so far. In the championship, the Provencals are on the second line with two points behind the leading PSG. The previous one in Ligue 1, Marseille won very confidently — defeated Angers with a score of 3:0.
Sporting
But the Portuguese club is doing much better in the Champions League. In the 1st round, Sporting made a successful trip to Frankfurt, where they defeated Eintracht with a score of 3:0. A week later, Ruben Amorim's wards beat Tottenham (2:0), scoring two goals at the very end of the meeting. After two rounds, the Lions take the first place in the quartet. In the Portuguese championship, Sporting takes seventh place in the tables after eight rounds. The Lisbon club played the last match in the tournament at home with Gil Vicente and won with a score of 3:1.
Statistics and figures:
- Marseille is the favorite of the match according to bookmakers;
- The French club has two wins in the last five matches;
- Sporting have won five times in the last six meetings;
- Previously, the teams met each other twice: Marseille won one victory, another match ended in a draw;
- The last game with the participation of the opponents ended with a score of 1:1.
Forecast
Bookmakers consider Marseille the favorite, but I'll bet that Sporting will not lose. Now this team is in good shape, while Marseille failed to start in the group stage.
