Prediction: Marseille to win 2-0
Best Odds: 6/1
Marseille and Ajax will lock horns with each other in the UEFA Champions League this week. The League Stage match between the Ligue 1 club and the Eredivisie outfit will be held at the Orange Velodrome and is scheduled to kick off at 8pm UK time on Tuesday.
Marseille
Marseille are one of the biggest clubs in France and did extremely well last season. Under manager Roberto De Zerbi, Les Phoceens finished as high as second in the Ligue 1 table in the 2024-25 campaign and will be determined to become the champions of France this time around.
Les Olympiens did not make a great start to the new season, but they are starting to get their mojo back. Marseille have won their last three league games and are now third, just three points behind defending champions Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon, who are first and second, respectively, in the standings.
Marseille will head into the UEFA Champions League game against Ajax on Tuesday evening on the back of a 2-1 victory over Strasbourg away from home in Ligue 1. It came after a 1-0 win against defending French champions Paris Saint-Germain in the league, which followed a 2-1 loss at the hands of Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu in the UEFA Champions League.
Team News:
Marseille are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Ajax. Geronimo Rulli will be in goal for the home team and will have Michael Murillo, Leonardo Balerdi, Nayef Aguerd and Facundo Medina in front of him in defence. Matt O’Riley and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg will be the two holding midfielders. Igor Paixao, Angel Gomes and Timothy Weah will be the three attacking midfielders. Amine Gouiri will lead the line for Marseille.
Ajax
Ajax are one of the biggest clubs in the Netherlands and are also a household name in European football. They finished second in the league last season and will be determined to win the Eredivisie this campaign.
John Heitinga’s side, though, have not made a particularly strong start to the new season. Ajax are currently third in the Eredivisie table with 15 points from seven matches, a point behind second-placed PSV and four points behind leaders Feyenoord.
Ajax will head into the UEFA Champions League game against Marseille this week on the back of a 2-1 victory over NAC Breda at home in the Eredivisie. It came after a 2-2 draw with PSV Eindhoven on the road in the league, which followed a 2-0 defeat to Inter Milan at the Johan Cruyff Arena in the UEFA Champions League.
Team News:
Ajax are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Marseille. Vitezslav Jaros will be in goal for the visiting team and will have Anton Gaaei, Josip Sutalo, Kou Itakura and Owen Wijndal in front of him in defence. Davy Klaassen and Kenneth Taylor will be the two holding midfielders. Oliver Edvardsen, Oscar Gloukh and Mika Godts will be deployed in attacking midfield. Don-Angelo Konadu will lead the line for Ajax.
Key Factors to Consider
- Marseille have won 3 of their last 5 matches in all competitions.
- Marseille have lost 2 of their last 5 matches in all competitions.
- Marseille have scored 8 goals in their last 5 matches in all competitions.
- Ajax have won 2 of their last 5 games in all competitions.
- Ajax have lost 1 and drawn 2 of their last 5 games in all competitions.
Conclusion
Marseille are in better form and are also in better form ahead of the UEFA Champions League game against Ajax on Tuesday evening. It is very likely that the French club will win this match.
Prediction: Marseille to win 2-0
Best Odds: 6/1
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