Marseille vs PSG Prediction, 2/7/2021 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 2/4/2021

Game: Marseille vs PSG

Date: Sunday, February 7, 2021

Location: Orange Vélodrome in Marseille, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Marseille (+526) PSG (-208)

Valere Germain and Marseille (9-6-6, 9th in Ligue 1) play PSG (15-3-5, 3rd in Ligue 1) at Orange Vélodrome on Sunday. The expected starting goalkeepers will be Steve Mandanda for Marseille and Sergio Rico for PSG. The line on this contest has Marseille priced at +526 and PSG are at -208. The O/U is set at 3.25.

Marseille played Lens in their most recent match and wrapped it up with a draw by a score of 2-2. When talking about passing the ball, they earned a 78.4% received passes rate by converting 265 out of their 338 passing targets in their last match. Marseille tried 10 dribbles in this matchup and were successful in 7 of those tries for a percentage of 70.0%. Concerning shot accuracy, Marseille ended this match at a 36.4% rate by landing 4 shots on target of 11 total shots. Marseille has an average of 1.33 goals per 90 minutes (28 goals in total) and are sitting with 26 assists in all matches this year.

Valere Germain is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for Marseille. Germain has been in the starting lineup in 207 games in his career and he tallies 0.37 goals per 90 minutes. The forward from France has earned 77 goals scored in 18,706 mins. He has 31 assists while tallying 16 yellow cards during his pro soccer career. One more player who could decide who wins is Florian Thauvin, the forward hailing from France. Thauvin has 18,853 minutes in 220 starting assignments and has earned himself a total of 27 yellow cards. He has assisted on a goal 43 times in his career while scoring 85 total goals. He is averaging 0.41 goals per 90 mins for his pro soccer career.

The man defending the goal for Marseille will be Steve Mandanda. Mandanda has seen the field for 40,278 mins and has accumulated 1,154 stops during his pro soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.10 (493 goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save percentage of .707. The keeper from Congo has had 1,626 shots tried against him in 452 starts. Mandanda (216-125-108 mark during his career) has earned 145 clean sheets, which gives him a 32.1% shutout rate.

For their last match, PSG walked away with a victory by a final of 3-0 against Nimes. They finished the match by converting 696 out of their 762 passing attempts earning a percentage of 91.3%. PSG finished the match with a 35.0% successful dribble rate by connecting on 7 of the 20 dribbles they attempted. PSG landed 6 shots on target out of their 14 shots tried which had them sitting at a 42.9% rate in their last outing. With a total of 53 goals and 34 assists in all their matches, PSG has an average of 2.30 goals and 1.48 assists per 90 min.

Kylian Mbappe should provide solid play for PSG. He is currently averaging 0.93 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 100 games so far in his career. The forward hailing from France has been on the pitch for 9,160 professional minutes while scoring 95 goals. He has totaled 11 yellow card warnings so far in his career and has helped on a goal 35 times. Make sure to watch out for Neymar, the forward who represents Brazil. Neymar has been handed a total of 40 yellow cards in 15,395 professional minutes (172 starting assignments). His G/90 average in his pro soccer career is 0.71. He has totaled 121 goals so far in his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 67 different times.

Sergio Rico will look after the net for PSG. Thus far in his career, Rico has conceded 216 goals and has earned 473 stops in 148 starts. He has given up 1.43 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a record of 67-27-54. He has earned a save % of .697 and his clean sheet rate is 31.8%. Rico has totaled 47 clean sheets and has defended 680 shots tried against him in 13,554 minutes throughout his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take PSG (-208)

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