Marseille vs Clermont Prediction 17.12.2023

• Competition: Ligue 1
• Date: 17.12.2023
• Kickoff: 16:05 UTC / 17:05 CET
• Venue: Stade Vélodrome (Marseille)

Marseille failed to get the 1st place in the Europa League group stage after losing 1-0 on the road against Brighton, so they will have to go through the 1/16 finals of this competition. Their recent good form has not helped them. Marseille have won their last 3 Ligue 1 matches and reached a high 6th position. Against Clermont, they hope to be able to get another 3 points, which would perhaps take them to a higher position. The club from the south of France is also struggling to continue an excellent streak of 11 matches without defeat on the home field

Clermont is in 17th place in the table with 11 points and is one of the biggest candidates for relegation from the league. This team did not win in the last 4 matches, and in total they achieved only 2 victories during the entire competition. They have 1 point more than Lyon, which surprisingly is in last place in the table. It is interesting that Clermont has the same number of points on away games as the rival in this match Marseille - 6

Marseille vs Clermont pick: MARSEILLE TO WIN AND COVER AH -1

Marseille has played against Clermont only twice in history at this stadium in the 21st century, both times in the previous season. They won once and lost once. Clermont has nothing to lose here and will have to try with a slightly more offensive formation because too many defensive games could take revenge on them. Marseille reached 9 goals in the last 3 matches at their stadium. In the previous round, Clermont was defeated against Brest on the road 3-0 and nothing better will happen in Marseille. We expect the home team to win with a 2 or more goal difference