Marseille vs Benfica Predictions & Tips - Aubameyang to Score in the Europa League

Eddy Tora

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Last updated: 17 Apr 2024

Eddy Tora 17 Apr 2024

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored 10 goals in his last 10 games
Can Benfica stop the in-form striker in the Europa League?
Get our Marseille vs Benfica predictions and tips

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored 8 goals in his last 10 matches (Getty)

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is back to his best and likely to score against Benfica once more. I am expecting another high scoring clash in the Europa League.

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Stats
Head to Head
Marseille Form
Marseille Injuries & Team News
Benfica Form

Stats

Marseille have seen BTTS in 4 of their last 5 home matches (Europa League).
Marseille have seen over 3.5 goals in their last 5 home matches (Europa League).
Marseille’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored 10 goals in his last 10 matches.
Benfica have seen BTTS in 3 of their last 4 matches.
Benfica have seen over 3.5 goals in 4 of their last 6 away matches (Europa League).

Head to Head

Benfica have a 3-1 advantage against Marseille with 1 draw in 5 matches.

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

Marseille Form

Marseille are having a roller coaster season, Gennaro Gattuso installed as the new manager in September before being sacked after seven games without a win.

Jean-Louis Gasset took over and started with five straight victories. They have now lost five 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.

The Phocaeans couldn’t improve in Ligue 1, a 2-0 defeat at Rennes and 2-0 loss against PSG followed by a 3-1 defeat at Lille.

Gasset’s side lost 2-1 at Benfica in the Europa League quarter-final first leg. They were 2-0 down when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored to get them back in the tie.

Marseille Injuries & Team News

Centre-back Bamo Meite is injured alongside right-back Jonathan Clauss and left-back Quentin Merlin.

Midfielders Valentin Rongier, Jean Onana and Bilal Nadir are also out.

Winger Ismaila Sarr could return to action here.

Benfica Form

Benfica ended March with four straight wins, including a 1-0 victory at Rangers in the Europa League. It was enough to progress after a 2-2 draw in the first leg.

Roger Schmidt’s side struggled against Sporting CP, starting with a 2-2 draw in the Portuguese Cup semi-final second leg. It wasn’t enough to overturn a first leg deficit.

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

Benfica returned home with a 2-1 win against Marseille in the Europa League quarter-final first leg. They were too good for Moreirense on Sunday with Orkun Kökçü, Tomás Araújo and Benjamín Rollheiser scoring in a 3-0 win.

Verdict

Marseille v Benfica

Marseille have seen over 3.5 goals in all five home matches in the Europa League this season. That should become six with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang backed to score again.

Over 2.5 Goals

Total Goals

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