Marseille vs Porto Free Betting Tips – Champions League
Last chance for the Olympique de Marseille! This week, the Champions League will make a comeback after a 3-week absence and will see the Marseille club play their return match against FC Porto at the Stade Vélodrome. Wednesday, the Marseillais will have only one idea in mind: to win, or at least not to lose.
With 0 points after 3 days, the Marseille club is the only one, with the Danes of FC Midtjylland, to have 3 defeats in as many games, but is, on the other hand, the only one not to have still scored a goal. Worse, OM equalled the sad record of Belgian club Anderlecht by losing in Porto, this defeat constituting the twelfth consecutive loss in the Champions League. If we must not forget that this series started when the club played a round of 16 against Inter Milan and then a quarter-final of C1 against Bayern Munich, André Villas-Boas’ men will be keen to not to chain the thirteenth defeat and thus become the only holders of this “record”. Another source of additional motivation: a victory would relaunch OM in the race for qualification, at least in the Europa League!
Key stats for the match Marseille vs Porto
The first leg ended with a 3-0 victory for FC Porto. We do not want it, but a new Marseille route remains a possibility.
Against Olympiakos, the Portuguese also won, 2-0.
OM suffered 2 other defeats in this group, including one against Manchester City, again 0-3.
André Villas-Boas has set a goal of 6 points out of 9 for this return phase of the Champions League, and the Marseillais will be keen not to suffer a 13th consecutive defeat in the Champions League: we must not bury the Marseillais before this meet!
Despite its poor results in C1, OM are present in Ligue 1 on an accounting level, with 6 points behind PSG, but 2 games less! It is up to Marseillais to rely on this solidity.
OM have not played for 19 days when they meet FC Porto. Additional freshness or lack of rhythm, this lack of match for 3 weeks will be important.
2 or 3 goals have been scored in 4 of the 5 matches played by OM at the Vélodrome this season.
Marseille vs Porto Free Betting Tips
OM has no right to defeat, Porto will want to stay in contact with Manchester City by winning against an opponent he largely dominated 3 weeks ago: we can expect to see a meeting contested, and our bet covers a 1-1 draw, or a victory for either team on the scores of 2-0, 2-1 and 3-0! 2 or 3 goals in the match.
Betting Tips: Over 2 goals
Odds: 2.10
