Monaco vs Marseille Predictions

• Monaco have won seven of their last eight Ligue 1 matches
• Marseille have lost all of their visits to the top seven
• Monaco have won their previous four home matches

Monaco to boost top four hopes

Surging Monaco have moved within a point of the Champions League spots in Ligue 1, and they can take a huge step towards a vital top-three finish when they host Marseille on Sunday night.

The race for France’s four places in Europe’s top competition is heating up, but only the top three automatically make next season’s League Phase. The fourth-placed team has to navigate a difficult qualifying round, which has rarely gone the way of the French in recent seasons.

Marseille head into the weekend in third-place, but they only have a two-point cushion over fifth-placed Lille, while they’re just three clear of Monaco.

OM fell to a 2-1 defeat to Lille ahead of the international break, and the visitors have lost all five of their visits to their fellow top seven sides this term.

After a rough start, Monaco have won seven of their last eight Ligue 1 games to leap into the frame for Europe. They’ve won six league games on the bounce, and they’ve recorded four straight wins at home.