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Saturday's Ligue 1 predictions including Marseille vs. Monaco

Sports Mole provides score predictions for both of Saturday's Ligue 1 fixtures, including Marseille vs. Monaco and Lens vs. Montpellier.


Marseille vs. Monaco (Saturday, 4.00pm)

Marseille manager Andre Villas-Boas pictured in October 2020© Reuters

Marseille will be looking to recover from their recent Champions League exit when they welcome Monaco to the Orange Velodrome for a mouth-watering showdown in Ligue 1.

The two French powerhouses are only separated by a solitary point in the table, with Marseille - who have two games in hand - in fourth, while Monaco sit fifth.

We say: Marseille 2-1 Monaco


Monoco's away form is actually rather poor, with Les Monegasques suffering defeat in four of their last five matches on the road, and Wissam Ben Yedder is not quite back to his best yet after recovering from coronavirus. Marseille's domestic dominance has not been hampered by their continental woes, and while Villas-Boas's men have struggled to overcome Monaco at the Orange Velodrome in recent years, we expect Les Olympiens to take the spoils in this highly-anticipated battle.

Our tipster partners are predicting a double chance bet on a home win or an away win.

> Click here to read our full preview for this match


Lens vs. Montpellier (Saturday, 8.00pm)

Lens celebrate scoring against Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 on September 10, 2020© Reuters

Two sides aiming to mount a charge for the European places will lock horns in Ligue 1 on Saturday as Lens welcome Montpellier HSC to the Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

The hosts have played a game fewer than Montpellier but are only two points adrift of the visitors, who sit sixth in the table, while Lens occupy eighth spot heading into this bout.

We say: Lens 0-1 Montpellier HSC


This is an incredibly difficult game to predict between two sides pushing for a European berth, and Lens have proved throughout the season that they are not here just to make up the numbers. However, the hosts have struggled for results on their own patch while Montpellier's away form makes for good reading for the Paillade faithful, so we think Der Zakarian's men will just edge this one.

Our tipster partners are predicting a double chance bet on a home win or an away win.

> Click here to read our full preview for this match

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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Paris Saint-GermainPSG16124044143040
2Marseille16103337191833
3MonacoMonaco1693426161030
4Lille1677226161028
5Lyon168442820828
6Nice1676331211027
7Lens166641915424
8Toulouse167361817124
9Auxerre166372426-221
10StrasbourgStrasbourg165562828020
11Reims165562121020
12Brest166192429-519
13Rennes165292223-117
14Angers164481626-1016
15Saint-EtienneSt Etienne1651101535-2016
16NantesNantes163671825-715
17Le HavreLe Havre1640121234-2212
18Montpellier HSCMontpellier1623111539-249


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