Montpellier vs Marseille Prediction, 4/10/2021 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 4/6/2021

Game: Montpellier vs Marseille

Date: Saturday, April 10, 2021

Location: Stade de la Mosson in Montpellier, France

TV: ESPN Play Norte

Odds/Point Spread: Montpellier (+137) Marseille (+180)

Stade de la Mosson is the site where Andy Delort and Montpellier (12-9-10, 8th in Ligue 1) will play Marseille (13-9-9, 6th in Ligue 1) on Saturday. The men protecting the net will be Jonas Omlin for Montpellier and Steve Mandanda for Marseille. The Paillade are at +137 while the Olympians are at +180. The total opens at 2.5.

Montpellier stepped onto the pitch against Angers in their most recent game and walked away with a draw with a final of 1-1. When discussing the passing game, they had a 80.5% received passes percentage by converting 306 of the 380 pass targets last match. Montpellier attempted 14 dribbles in this matchup and successfully completed 7 of the attempts for a rate of 50.0%. In terms of shooting accuracy, Montpellier ended this match at a 37.5% rate by hitting 3 shots on target out of 8 total shots. Montpellier averages 1.58 g/90 (49 goals in total) and have tallied 33 assists in all games for this campaign.

Andy Delort is a guy who should impact this matchup for Montpellier. He has 42 assists while tallying 45 yellow cards in his career. Delort has been a starter in 232 outings so far in his pro soccer career and he scores 0.38 goals per 90 mins. The forward hailing from France has earned 89 goals scored in 21,294 professional minutes. One more guy who could decide who wins is Gaetan Laborde, the forward representing France. He has helped on a goal 25 times during his soccer career while he has scored 46 goals. Laborde has been on the pitch for 13,882 mins in 156 starts and has been handed 16 yellow card warnings. He has an average of 0.30 goals per 90 mins during his pro soccer career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Montpellier will be Jonas Omlin. Omlin (63-33-41 record in his career) has 31 clean sheets, which has earned him a 22.6% shutout percentage. The goalkeeper born in Switzerland has seen 459 shots tried at him in 137 career starts. His GA/90 is 1.12 (152 total goals given up) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 71.0%. Omlin has seen the pitch for a total of 12,197 mins and is sitting with 322 stops thus far in his career.

The last time they took the field, Marseille earned three points by winning 2-0 against Dijon. They wrapped up this outing by converting 594 of the 674 passes they tried earning a rate of 88.1%. Marseille finished with a 72.7% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 8 of the 11 dribbles they tried. Marseille connected on 3 shots on target out of 16 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 18.8% clip in their last outing. With 39 goals and 34 assists in all their games, Marseille has an average of 1.26 goals and 1.10 assists per 90.

Valere Germain will be counted on for Marseille. The forward from France has totaled 18,941 professional minutes while he has scored 77 goals. He has 16 yellow card cautions thus far in his career and has assisted on a goal 31 times. He is averaging 0.37 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 209 games in his pro soccer career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Florian Thauvin, the forward who represents France. Thauvin has earned himself a total of 28 yellow card warnings in 19,523 mins played (228 career starting assignments). His G/90 average so far in his career is 0.40. He has scored 86 goals in his career while assisting on a goal 43 different times.

Steve Mandanda will look after the goal for Marseille. So far in his pro soccer career, Mandanda has conceded 505 goals and has 1,170 saves in 462 starts. He has conceded 1.10 goals per 90 while earning a record of 220-128-111. He has earned a save % of 70.4% and his shutout rate sits at 32.0%. Mandanda has accumulated 148 shutouts and has seen 1,654 shots against him in 41,178 minutes throughout his career.

Who will win tonight's Ligue 1 game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Montpellier (+137)

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