Benfica vs Marseille Predictions & Tips - Over 2.5 Goals Expected in the Europa League

Eddy Tora

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Last updated: 10 Apr 2024

Eddy Tora 10 Apr 2024

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Marseille have seen over 3.5 goals in their last 4 Europa League games
Will we see another high scoring game in the quarter-finals?
Get our Benfica vs Marseille predictions and tips for the first leg

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored 9 goals in his last 9 matches (Getty)

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Benfica do their best work at home but might have problems keeping a clean sheet here. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is a likely candidate to score for Marseille in a high scoring Europa League clash.

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Stats
Head to Head
Benfica Form
Benfica Injuries
Marseille Form
Marseille Injuries

Stats

Benfica have seen over 2.5 goals in 7 of their last 8 home matches (Europa League).
Benfica have seen over 3.5 goals in 5 of their last 8 home matches (Europa League).
Marseille have seen over 3.5 goals in their last 4 matches (Europa League).
Marseille’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored 9 goals in his last 9 matches.

Head to Head

Benfica have a 2-1 advantage against Marseille with 1 draw in 4 matches.

They last met in the 2009/10 Europa League Round of 16, a 1-1 draw in Portugal followed by Benfica winning 2-1 in France.

Benfica Form

Benfica ended March with four straight wins, starting with a 3-1 victory against Estoril. They then won 1-0 at Rangers in the Europa League, enough to progress after a 2-2 draw in the first leg.

Roger Schmidt’s side won 1-0 at Casa Pia and 1-0 against Chaves, João Neves heading home Ángel Di María’s free kick in the second half.

The Eagles drew 2-2 against Sporting CP in the Portuguese Cup semi-final second leg. Equalising twice through Nicolás Otamendi and Rafa wasn’t enough to overturn the first leg deficit.

Benfica met Sporting again in the Primeira Liga, losing 2-1 at Estádio José Alvalade after conceding in added time.

Benfica Injuries

Left-back Juan Bernat is close to returning from injury.

Marseille Form

Marseille are having a strange season, Gennaro Gattuso becoming the new manager in September before being sacked after seven games without a win.

Jean-Louis Gasset took over and was on fire after five straight victories.

The Phocaeans have now lost four straight, starting with a 3-1 defeat at Villarreal in the Europa League, enough to reach the Round of 16 after a 4-0 win in the first leg.

Gasset’s new side haven’t improved in Ligue 1, a 2-0 loss at Rennes and 2-0 loss against PSG followed by a 3-1 defeat at Lille on Friday.

Marseille Injuries

Right-backs Jonathan Clauss and Amir Murillo are injured alongside midfielders Valentin Rongier, Bilal Nadir and winger Ismaila Sarr.

Verdict

Benfica v Marseille

Marseille have been involved in plenty of high scoring games since Jean-Louis Gasset took charge. That trend should continue against Benfica with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to score.

Over 2.5 Goals

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