Marseille vs Strasbourg Predictions

• Marseille had the third-best home record in Ligue 1 last season
• Strasbourg have lost six of their seven friendlies this summer
• Marseille have only lost one of the last 23 head-to-head meetings against Strasbourg

Home comforts the key for Marseille

Marseille and Strasbourg will get the new Ligue 1 season underway on Friday night and home advantage should prove crucial in this fixture.

Both clubs are under new management, but it is Marseille that appear to have clicked into gear under Bruno Genesio.

The Phocaeans have had no issues keeping Strasbourg at bay in recent years and that should continue this week. Marseille warmed up for the new season with three wins and two defeats in pre-season, while Strasbourg tasted defeat in six of their seven games.

New Strasbourg coach Hugo Oliveira has lost Valentin Barco, Julio Enciso, Emmanuel Emegha, and Abdoul Ouattara in the summer, and it may take him a few weeks to get his team singing from the same hymn sheet.

Strasbourg failed to score in four of their friendlies and they conceded 23 goals in just seven fixtures.

Marseille only lost two at home and scored 41 goals at home last season from 17 games, so expect them to set the standard in a fixture they usually dominate.