Marseille vs Villarreal Preview & Prediction | 2023-24 UEFA Europa League | Round of 16
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THE FACTS
When is Marseille vs Villarreal on and what time does it start? Marseille vs Villarreal will take place on Thursday 7th March, 2024 – 20:00 (UK)
Where can I get tickets for Marseille vs Villarreal? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information
What channel is Marseille vs Villarreal on in the UK? Marseille vs Villarreal will be televised on TNT Sports in the UK
Where can I stream Marseille vs Villarreal in the UK? Marseille vs Villarreal can be streamed live on discovery+
THE KEY STATS
- Marseille have lost only one of their last nine UEFA competition matches (W5 D3).
- Marseille have won only four of their previous 16 UEFA competition matches against Spanish teams (D3 L9).
- Marseille have lost only two of their last 16 UEFA competition matches at home (W10 D4).
- Marseille are unbeaten in their previous five UEFA competition home games this season (W4 D1).
- Marseille have won their last five home matches in the knockout stage of the Europa League.
- Marseille have scored two or more goals in eight of their last nine UEFA competition matches.
- Villarreal have lost only one of their last 20 Europa League matches (W15 D4).
- Villarreal are unbeaten in their last nine Europa League knockout stage matches (W7 D2).
- Villarreal have won four of their previous five Europa League round of 16 ties.
- Villarreal have won seven of their previous ten matches in the Europa League round of 16 (D1 L2).
- Villarreal have won the first leg in six of their last seven two-legged Europa League knockout stage ties (L1).
THE PREDICTION
At the start of this season, Marcelino was in charge of Olympique de Marseille but now he takes his improving and in-form Villarreal side to Stade Velodrome for the first-leg of this UEFA Europa League Round of 16 tie. Gennaro Gattuso was appointed then sacked at Marseille in the meantime and replaced by former Ivory Coast boss, Jean-Louis Gasset, who has started magnificently well with three wins out of three, scoring 12 goals in the process. Both teams enjoyed 5-1 wins at the weekend as Marseille hammered Clermont and Villarreal extended their unbeaten run of form to seven matches in La Liga with a win over Granada. This should be a thrilling contest with both teams scoring appearing very likely.
TIP: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
