Club Brugge KV vs Marseille Prediction & Betting Tips (28 January)

By winning last week at Kairat Almaty 1-4, Club Bruges started dreaming of a potential qualification for the play-offs again. Because now, the Belgians have climbed back to 27th place in the regular season and they are back a short distance from the 24th place occupied by Olympiakos. Before that, the Gazelles had only won one match, against AS Monaco 4-1 for 4 defeats against Atalanta 2-1, Bayern 4-0, Sporting 3-0 and Arsenal 0-3 and a draw against Barça 3-3. In its own championship, Club Bruges is still in the running for the title even if it is 4 points behind the leader, Union Saint Gilloise. Beaten by Louvière 2-3, the Walloons hope to correct their situation against Zulte Waregem next weekend. For their part, OM are a little better placed than their opponent of the day before this last day.

With 9 points in their bag, the French occupy 19th position in the ranking but they only have a small point margin on the 25th place occupied by Napoli after their defeat suffered last week at the Vélodrome against Liverpool 0-3. However, the Phocéens remained with 2 interesting performances against Newcastle 2-1 and Union Saint-Gilloise 2-3. During the first 4 days, Roberto De Zerbi's men were beaten 3 times against Real Madrid 2-1, Sporting 2-1 and Atalanta 0-1 for only one victory against Ajax 4-0. At the same time, in the championship, the Phocéens are still on the 3rd step of the podium, however quite far from the first 2 which are RC Lens and PSG. Large winners of Angers 2-5, the Marseillais will welcome the leader Lensois this weekend.

As during the long trip to Almaty, the long-missing midfielder Audoor will probably not be restored. The formidable winger Tzolis (7 goals and 10 assists in the league) should also remain in the infirmary. On the other hand, Club Bruges hopes to recover Nigerian midfielder Onyedika who had participated in the CAN in recent weeks. Former Liverpool goalkeeper Mignolet could regain his place in goal after being injured. A true playing master of Club Bruges, playmaker Vanaken (4 goals in the league) is available, he who also scored last week against Kairat. It should be placed in support of the excellent Vermant (7 goals in the Pro League), also decisive in Kazakhstan on the last day. Striker Tresoldi (5 goals and 2 assists in the league) could start on the bench. Executives Ordonez and Mechele should form the central hinge of this team.

Forfeited last week, the starting fullback Emerson will undoubtedly have to pass his turn. On the other hand, defender Aguerd should be operational again after playing the CAN. A welcome return, especially since his competitor for the position, Pavard, will be suspended after receiving a new yellow card last week against the Reds. Remember that this winter, the promising Vaz (4 goals in L1) joined AS Rome for a check for 25 million euros including bonus. The Marseille board hopes to register reinforcements from the middle attacker from Angers Himad Abdell but he would not have qualified for this match anyway. For his part, Greenwood (12 goals in L1, 3 in C1) is expected to put his team on the right track in this match. The Brazilian Paixão (4 goals in C1) could also play a major role in this game which Aubameyang should also play (3 goals, 4 assists decisive in C1).