French League
2013-01-13 - Sochaux vs Marseille
A Sports Betting Pick by Addicted
Football : France : League 1
Sunday, 13th January 2013 - Kickoff 8:00pm GMT
BETTING PREVIEW
With just 16 points, Sochaux sit 18th in the Ligue 1 table. They have not managed to do well at home, winning just 2 of their 9 home matches, losing 5. They face Marseille, who will be hoping to keep pace at the top of the tables.
Marseille watched PSG drop points on Friday night to Ajaccio, and on Saturday Lyon, whom they are level with on points, may well have won so they need to keep winning to keep up, certainly to leapfrog PSG. On recent form, you have to give the edge to Marseille.
The south coast side have won their last 3 straight matches, beating Bastia 2-1 away before recording 1-0 wins at Toulouse and then against Saint-Etienne. In stark contrast, Sochaux are on a run of 3 straight losses, losing away games 2-0 to both Lorient and Toulouse either side of a 2-1 home loss against Brest.
The last time Marseille visited Sochaux, they lost 1-0, back in May. That was last season. This season Marseille have hosted Sochaux and beaten them 2-0. I don't think this will be easy by any means as Sochaux are desperate for points, but there is a clear difference in quality and I expect it to be the difference, as Sochaux should concede twice here, enough to lose.
SEASON STATISTICS
Sochaux (18th) ::: 4-4-11 17:29 --- HOME 2-2-5 11:14
Marseille (3rd) ::: 12-2-5 24:20 --- AWAY 7-0-3 11:8
THE BETTING VERDICT
There is good reason to expect Marseille to win here. They have won 7 of 10 away games, which is better than the 5 of 9 home games they have picked up maximum points in.
Let's side with Marseille and bet on them to win.
The Pick :
Sochaux 1-2 Marseille
