Olympique Marseille and Montpellier HSC Compete for Place in Quarter-Final of Coupe de France

Olympique Marseille vs Montpellier HSC - 29/01/2022

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We have reached the round of 16 stage of the Coupe de France and on the 29th of January we have a meeting between Olympique Marseille and Montpellier HSC at the Orange Vélodrome.

You must go back to 2016 to find the last time Marseille reached the final of this competition and 1994 for Montpellier’s most recent appearance, with both teams losing.

Marseille come into the match on the back of a 2-0 win at Lens in Ligue 1 on the weekend. It was a good victory for Marseille and keeps then in contention to finish in second place in the league this season.

They come into this game on a 6-match unbeaten run in all competitions including a home win over Cannet Rocheville and away victory at Chauvigny in the Coupe de France.

Marseille have already improved on their performance in the Coupe de France from last season when they were dumped out of the competition by Canet Roussillon.

Trends show Marseille have won each of their last 3 home Coupe de France ties, beating Valenciennes, Strasbourg, and Cannet Rocheville.

In fact, Marseille have been tough to beat in recent home games in all competitions, and they have lost only 1 of their 11 most recent matches at the Orange Vélodrome.

Trends show in Marseille's last 3 games in the Coupe de France there have been over 2.5 goals scored.

Montpellier make the trip to the Orange Vélodrome having beat Monaco 3-2 at home in an entertaining Ligue 1 clash.

Montpellier found themselves 2-0 up in the first half but were pegged back to 2-2 late in the second half by Monaco. However, Montpellier did not give up on maximum points and scored the winner in the 90th minute.

It was an important victory for Montpellier, who had lost their previous 2 fixtures, both of which came in Ligue 1. The defeats were at Strasbourg and home to Troyes.

Montpellier started their Coupe de France campaign with a 1-0 win at Andrézieux followed by a 1-0 victory over Strasbourg in the next round.

They have been in good form when playing away from home in the competition, winning each of their last 5 away trips.

Looking ahead to the team news and Marseille are without Ahmadou Bamba Dieng and Pape Gueye due to the Africa Cup of Nations. Konrad de la Fuente is injured.

Montpellier are without the suspended midfielder Teji Savanier and Ambroise Oyongo who is at the Africa Cup of Nations. Maxime Estève, Thibault Tamas, and Pedro Mendes are on the treatment table.

This should be a good cup tie, with both teams finding the back of the net. Montpellier may have won each of their last 5 away trips in the cup but none of those games were at a team of the quality of Marseille. We expect to see Marseille come out on top, with over 2.5 goals scored.

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Away team

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CdF

Olympique Marseille Montpellier HSC 29/01/2022 21:00

403327

1

2 - 1

2.67

11°

1.50

1.50 3.60 5.50 no no no

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FT

5 - 4

1 - 1(0 - 0)

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