Marseille vs Braga Betting Tips

The last match-up between the two teams produced a stunning finish and a 3-2 victory for Braga, but Marseille are still in with a shout of qualifying for the next phase of the competition and they’l be eyeing up a victory in the south of France on Thursday night as a potentially critical moment.

Marseille fought hard in that game against Braga, in many ways it represented a step forward for the club. They’ve won two straight Ligue 1 games since then, showing some willingness and ability to grit it out when necessary.

Meanwhile, Braga are suddenly a team that scores a lot of goals. Two games after scoring three against Marseille, they beat Belenenses 4-0. It’ll be interesting to see how they approach this potentially challenging road trip.

Three Reasons for Betting Tips

1. Braga possession

They’ll control the flow and pace of this game. We don’t think it’ll get away from them and they should frustrate a Marseille team that likes to play with the football.

2. Braga happy with the draw

We don’t think that Braga would consider a draw to be a bad result and there’s a good chance that they’ll play their football with that in mind.

3. Marseille slow goal-scoring

They’ve changed their style of play a little under Michel and are not exposing themselves as much. They’re also not as potent in the final third and that increases the double chance opportunity.