UEFA Europa League | Marseille VS Benfica; Friday, 19 April at 03:00 GMT +8

Marseille aims to recover from a 2-1 Europa League defeat to Benfica, where they had 43% possession and 12 shots at goal. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored for Marseille, while Benfica had 10 shots and 3 on target. Marseille has shown defensive strength in recent matches, scoring 12 goals in five of their last six matches.

Benfica, who recently won a 3-0 Primeira Liga match against Moreirense, will face a match against the same opponent. In their previous match, Benfica managed 50% possession and 19 attempts at goal, with goals scored by Orkun Kökçü, Tomás Araújo, and Benjamin Rollheiser. In their previous six matches, Benfica has scored 9 goals, with 4 goals scored by their opponents. This match will see if this trend continues.

Marseille boss Jean-Louis Gasset will not have Jean Onana, Valentin Rongier, Bilal Nadir, Jonathan Clauss, Quentin Merlin, and Bamo Meïté available for the game against Les Olympiens. Suspended players serving bans include Pape Gueye, Ulisses Garcia, and Jean Onana. Les Olympiens may use a 4-3-3 system.

Benfica manager Roger Schmidt has no fitness concerns due to a fully healthy squad. Benfica is likely to use a 4-2-3-1 lineup with Anatolii Trubin, Alexander Bah, António Silva, Nicolas Otamendi, Fredrik Aursnes, João Neves, Florentino Luís, Angel Di Maria, Rafa Silva, David Neres Campos, and Casper Tengstedt.

Predicted lineups:

Marseille

Goalkeeper: Pau Lopez
Defenders: Samuel Gigot, Leonardo Balerdi, Amir Murillo, Chancel Mbemba
Midfielders: Amine Harit, Geoffrey Kondogbia, Jordan Veretout
Forwards: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Faris Moumbagna, Ilman Ndiaye

Benfica

Goalkeeper: Anatolii Trubin
Defenders: Antonio Silva, Alexander Bah, Fredrik Aursnes, Nicolas Otamendi
Midfielders: David Neres Campos, Angel Di Maria, Rafa Silva, Florentino Luis, Joao Neves
Forwards: Casper Tengstedt

  • Marseille – 1 win
  • Benfica – 3 wins
  • Draws – 2

Over all competition record

Benfica may struggle to score goals against Marseille, who should score a goal. A hard-fought contest with a 1-0 advantage for Marseille. Watching for the outcome.

Winning probability:

Marseille – 39%

Draw – 27%

Benfica – 34%

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