Montpellier HSC vs Olympique de Marseille Prediction 2 January 2023

In another match of the Ligue 1 matchday 17, Montpellier and Marseille will measure their strength.

For many years, Montpellier have been a strong middle-tier side in the French league, and their current twelfth position with 17 points and a goal difference of 26-29 is a clear confirmation of this. Recently, La Paillade easily defeated Lorient 2-0, but even before the international pause they stumbled with Lyon (1-2), Rennes (0-3), Clermont (1-1) and Reims (1-1).

At the same time, Marseille boast three wins in a row against Lyon (1-0), Monaco (3-2) and Toulouse (6-1), which replaced a 2-2 draw with Strasbourg and a 0-1 defeat against Lens. Thus, the Provencals are solely third, having 33 points with a 32-14 scored-conceded ratio.

The recent matches of these teams turned out to be quite effective, and in duels between themselves, Montpellier and Marseille often arrange scoring extravaganzas. As for us, next Monday they will not deviate from this trend.