Monaco vs Marseille Ligue 1 Match Preview or Key Statistics 📊
Monaco are winless in their last five games against Marseille in Ligue 1 (D2 L3), after winning their previous four against them. They could lose three consecutive fixtures against Marseille in the top-flight for the first time since December 2006-April 2008 (4).
The record between Monaco and Marseille at the Stade Louis-II in Ligue 1 in the 21st century is almost perfectly balanced: eight wins for Monaco, seven for Marseille (including the most recent two) and two draws.
Monaco have won all three of their Ligue 1 games in 2021 (5-2 v Lorient, 3-0 v Angers, 3-2 at Montpellier), after winning only one of their last five in 2020 (D1 L3).
Marseille have lost their last two Ligue 1 games (each time at home) but have not endured three consecutives defeats in the top-flight since April 2015 (4).
Monaco have picked up six more points in Ligue 1 this season at home (21) than away (15), the second biggest differential in the top-flight behind Brest (12 - 19 at home, 7 away from home).
Marseille are winless in their last three Ligue 1 away games (D1 L2), having won 11 of their 14 previous matches on the road (D3). They could go four consecutive away matches without a victory for the first time since May-November 2016 (9).
Monaco have scored three or more goals in each of their last three games in Ligue 1 – and could make it four in a row for only the 2nd time in the 21st century, also doing so in February 2018 (4).
Marseille have failed to score in two of their last three Ligue 1 games (only 1 goal), after failing only once in their previous 22.
Only against Nice (9) has Wissam Ben Yedder scored more Ligue 1 goals than against Marseille (7). He has scored three of Monaco's last four goals against Marseille in the top-flight. Netting a brace against Montpellier last time out, the striker has never scored 2+ goals in back-to-back games in Ligue 1 + Liga.
Dario Benedetto has been involved in four of Marseille's last six goals against Monaco in Ligue 1 (3 goals, 1 assist). Only vs Nîmes (6 goals) he has been involved in more in the top-flight.
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