Marseille's home form has often been underwhelming this season, and they will be tested fully by such an in-form Montpellier side.
The visitors have become very solid defensively, but Ferri's suspension gives Der Zakarian a selection headache with so many players out injured in that position.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Marseille win with a probability of 61.82%. A draw had a probability of 20.8% and a win for Montpellier HSC had a probability of 17.36%.
The most likely scoreline for a Marseille win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.07%) and 2-1 (9.95%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.81%), while for a Montpellier HSC win it was 0-1 (4.83%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-1 draw for this match.
