Villarreal vs Marseille Prediction & Betting Tips (14 March)

The only French club present for the round of 16 of the Europa League, OM is on track to continue its journey in C3. The Marseille club was able to put itself in the best possible position before the second round. In the first leg against Villarreal CF, they won at home 4-0. From now on, Jean-Louis Gasset's team will only have to finish the job when they return, this Thursday at 6:45 p.m.

, at the Estadio de la Ceramica. A meeting that promises to be explosive! On the one hand, Villarreal CF has nothing left to lose and will try to win the match. On the other hand, OM is full of confidence and has a string of successes at the moment.

As in the first leg, several elements will still have to forfeit. These are the relatively important Pino, Suarez, Terrats, the full-backs Pedraza and Juan Foyth and the experienced central defender Raul Albiol. In addition, full-back Alberto Moreno will be suspended after being sent off a few minutes after coming on in the first leg (he was also sent off in the league last weekend) and winter recruit Bertrand Traoré (ex Lyon ) is not qualified for C3. After being injured at the Vélodrome, French midfielder Coquelin is well recovered. Fortunately for him, Marcelino will still be able to count on his attackers Gerard Moreno (10 goals in La Liga) and Sörloth (13 goals, 4 assists in the league) as well as the former Parisian Guedes. But none of them could prevent the Spanish rout from the first leg, any more than the experienced goalkeeper Reina and the former Olympian defender Bailly. Unsurprisingly, the midfielder Rongier, the important defender Gigot and the substitutes Murillo and Nadir will not be traveling to Ceramica.

This will also not be the case for Pape Gueye and winter recruits Onana and Garcia who were not included on the list of players authorized to play in this competition. On the other hand, Jean-Louis Gasset can count on his captain Kondogbia and his French international midfielder Veretout, scorer in the first leg. With excellent momentum, Gabonese Aubameyang has scored 23 goals this season in all competitions, including 9 in this C3. He is even the 2nd top scorer in the history of this competition with 36 goals including 2 scored in the first leg and he again scored his team's 2 goals on Sunday evening against Nantes. Senegalese Ndiaye has also been in good form lately with 3 goals scored in his last 7 matches.