Very little to separate Marseille from Monaco

Marseille and Monaco clash this Saturday at the Orange Vélodrome for round 20 of the Ligue 1. Currently, Igor Tudor 's team are 3rd in the table with 42 points, while Philippe Clément's team are 4th with 37 points.

After facing Rennes in French Cup, Marseille turn their attention to the Ligue 1 where they challenge Monaco. Going into the encounter, Igor Tudor 's team is on a sequence of scoring at least one goal each match for the past seven, in the Ligue 1 Uber Eats 22/23. On the other hand, Philippe Clément's team is on a sequence of scoring at least one goal each match for the past nineteen, in the Ligue 1 Uber Eats 22/23. Digging back into the archives highlights that Marseille and Monaco have faced each other one hundred sixteen times, with Igor Tudor 's team holding the advantage: 47 victories, against 43 victories of Philippe Clément's team. Specifically in the Orange Vélodrome, Marseille have the advantage in the duels against Monaco: 27 wins in 57 games. Philippe Clément's team has 14 wins.

Considering only the Ligue 1, there have been one hundred two games played between the two teams, with 42 wins for Marseille, 24 draws and 36 wins for Monaco.

Considering the Ligue 1 Uber Eats 22/23, from Marseille's most influential players, Leonardo Balerdi participated in 19 games, and Chancel Mbemba is the one with more minutes played (1665). Alexis Sánchez is the current best scorer with 6 goals. As for Monaco, Axel Disasi participated in 19 games, and Alexander Nubel has played the most minutes (1710). Ben Yedder has scored 11 goals, the most across Monaco's squad.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Marseille winning 3x2. It is expected to be an exciting clash, that can go either way.