Marseille vs Liverpool Prediction & Betting Tips (21 January)

Ambitious to progress to at least the play-offs, OM managed a very good operation in the last few days by beating Newcastle 2-1 and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2-3. The Marseille club therefore moved up to 16th position and was ahead of the 25th, and first eliminated, by 3 points while two matches are still to be played in this league phase. Since then, Mason Greenwood and his teammates have had a bad start to 2026. They did not avoid a surprising defeat in Ligue 1 against Nantes 0-2 and were getting closer to a first title since 2012, in the Champions Trophy, until conceding PSG's equalizer on the gong and finally losing on penalties 2-2, 4-1 TAB. Marseille got back on track in the Coupe de France against Bayeux 0-9, residents of Regional 1, and traveled to Angers on Saturday, in the hope of retaining their place on the Championship podium. Liverpool are also confident in the Champions League after the last day, punctuated by a victory at Inter Milan 0-1, finalist of the previous edition.

Authors of 4 wins and 2 defeats, the Reds have moved to within one point of the top 8 and will be serious contenders for qualification for the round of 16 in the final sprint. Their following performances were to be welcomed on the national scene. Undefeated in the Premier League for two months, they moved up to 4th place and remained in draws in the exercise against Leeds 0-0, Fulham 2-2 and the leader, Arsenal 0-0. After crushing Barnsley 4-1 last week in the FA Cup, the Mersey club could return to victory in the Championship on Saturday against relegated Burnley. 

Marseille is generally spared from injuries. Only downgraded attacking midfielder Angel Gomes is faltering at a time when defensive executive Aguerd has just returned from the CAN. The Moroccan, who played all the matches of the competition in their entirety, could make his return to the Marseille squad this evening. The club has for the moment formalized a movement in the transfer window: the transfer of promising Vaz (4 goals in L1) to AS Rome in exchange for a check for 25 million euros including bonus. The leaders are working at the same time to sign Angers attacking midfielder Himad Abdelli. Author of an excellent start to the year, Greenwood (11 goals in L1, 3 in C1) is one unit away from crossing the 20-goal mark in all competitions. The English striker scored twice in the last Champions League match, won at Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. Paixão also contributed to this success by scoring his 4th goal of the league phase.

Recovered from an injury, Gouiri and Traoré strengthen the competition in the offensive sector. Liverpool should record the return of Salah (5 goals including 1 in C1), returned from the CAN. Coach Arne Slot continues to plan without defenders Williams and Leoni, who are not registered, and must take into account the withdrawal of frame Bradley (side) and the disappointing recruit Isak (2 goals in PL, none in C1). The season of the last two is already over. There are several who can worry the OM defense, starting with the French international Ekitiké (12 goals including 1 in C1), scorer last week in the FA Cup to mark his return from injury to the hot iron. Gakpo (5 goals in PL) and star rookie Wirtz (2 goals in PL) do not live up to expectations while Szoboszlai is the Reds' most decisive player in the Champions League with 3 goals and 3 assists. The latter city scored in the last two days and gave Liverpool victory on the Inter pitch.