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

by Tony Sink - 1/5/2021

Game: Dijon vs Marseille

Date: Sunday, January 10, 2021

Location: Stade Gaston Gérard in Dijon, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Dijon (+260) Marseille (-105)

Moussa Konate and Dijon (2-6-9, 19th in Ligue 1) play Marseille (8-4-3, 5th in Ligue 1) at Stade Gaston Gérard on Sunday. The starting goalies are Anthony Racioppi for Dijon and Steve Mandanda for Marseille. The odds on this matchup have Dijon priced at +260 and the Olympians are at -105. The over/under has been set at 2.5.

Dijon faced off with Nimes in their last match and earned the victory with a final of 3-1. In regard to passing, they had a 81.6% rate by connecting on 391 of the 479 pass attempts last match. Dijon attempted 17 dribbles in this matchup and converted 15 of those attempts for a rate of 88.2%. In regard to shooting accuracy, Dijon ended this match at a 26.7% clip by landing 4 SoT out of 15 shots. Dijon averages 0.71 goals per 90 min (12 total goals) and have racked up 7 assists in all games for the year.

Moussa Konate is a player who can be a difference maker for Dijon. Konate has been a starter in 159 outings in his career and he scores 0.39 goals per 90 mins. The forward born in Senegal has tallied 62 goals in 14,163 mins played. He has 19 assists while accumulating 41 yellow cards during his career. Someone else who should impact this game is Bruno Ecuele Manga, the defender who represents Gabon. He has helped on a goal 5 times during his pro soccer career while scoring 13 total goals. Manga has 29,573 minutes in 326 starts and has been handed a total of 30 yellow card cautions. He is averaging 0.04 goals per 90 for his pro soccer career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Dijon will be Anthony Racioppi. Racioppi (2-3-3 mark in his professional soccer career) has earned 1 clean sheet, which leaves him with a 12.5% clean sheet percentage. The goalie from Switzerland has faced 31 shots sent his way in 8 starts. His GA/90 is 1.00 (8 goals allowed) and he has a save % of .806. Racioppi has seen the field for 720 minutes and has accumulated 24 saves during his pro soccer career.

When they last stepped on the pitch, Marseille took a loss by a final score of 2-1 against Angers. Marseille ended the game with a 60.0% successful dribble percentage by converting 9 out of the 15 dribbles they attempted. They wrapped up this match by connecting on 530 of the 639 passes they attempted earning a percentage of 82.9%. Marseille had 2 shots attempted out of 7 shots attempted which gave them a 28.6% rate when they last stepped onto the pitch. With 21 goals and 20 assists in all their matches, Marseille is averaging 1.40 goals and 1.33 assists per 90.

Florian Thauvin will be someone to watch for Marseille. He currently averages 0.41 goals per 90 and has been a starter in 214 games so far in his career. The forward hailing from France has totaled 18,407 minutes while scoring 84 goals. He has collected 27 yellow card warnings in his career and has assisted on a goal 42 times. Make sure to watch out for Valere Germain, the forward born in France. He has collected 76 goals during his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 31 times. Germain has been given 16 yellow card cautions in 18,435 professional minutes played (205 career starts). His goals per 90 average during his soccer career is 0.37.

Steve Mandanda is expected to look after the net for Marseille. Mandanda has earned 144 shutouts while seeing 1,606 shots attempted against him in 39,828 mins in his career. He is the owner of a save percentage of .707 and his shutout rate is 32.2%. He has allowed 1.10 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a record of 215-123-106. During his pro soccer career, Mandanda has given up 486 goals while totaling 1,141 saves in 447 starts.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Marseille (-105)

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