Marseille vs. Monaco (Saturday, 4.00pm)
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Marseille will be looking to recover from their recent Champions League exit when they welcome Monaco to the Orange Velodrome for a mouth-watering showdown in Ligue 1.
The two French powerhouses are only separated by a solitary point in the table, with Marseille - who have two games in hand - in fourth, while Monaco sit fifth.
We say: Marseille 2-1 Monaco
Monoco's away form is actually rather poor, with Les Monegasques suffering defeat in four of their last five matches on the road, and Wissam Ben Yedder is not quite back to his best yet after recovering from coronavirus. Marseille's domestic dominance has not been hampered by their continental woes, and while Villas-Boas's men have struggled to overcome Monaco at the Orange Velodrome in recent years, we expect Les Olympiens to take the spoils in this highly-anticipated battle.
Our tipster partners are predicting a double chance bet on a home win or an away win.
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Lens vs. Montpellier (Saturday, 8.00pm)
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Two sides aiming to mount a charge for the European places will lock horns in Ligue 1 on Saturday as Lens welcome Montpellier HSC to the Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
The hosts have played a game fewer than Montpellier but are only two points adrift of the visitors, who sit sixth in the table, while Lens occupy eighth spot heading into this bout.
We say: Lens 0-1 Montpellier HSC
This is an incredibly difficult game to predict between two sides pushing for a European berth, and Lens have proved throughout the season that they are not here just to make up the numbers. However, the hosts have struggled for results on their own patch while Montpellier's away form makes for good reading for the Paillade faithful, so we think Der Zakarian's men will just edge this one.
Our tipster partners are predicting a double chance bet on a home win or an away win.
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Barney Corkhill
