Tottenham vs Olympique Marseille Preview 07/09/2022

Tottenham vs Olympique Marseille – 07/09/2022

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We have 8 games to enjoy in the Champions League on the 7th of September, including the meeting between Tottenham Hotspur and Olympique de Marseille.

The match will be played at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London and Group D also includes Eintracht Frankfurt and Sporting Club.

Tottenham Hotspur come into the game on the back of a 2-1 home win over Fulham in the Premier League on the weekend.

Tottenham Hotspur opened the scoring shortly before half time and added a second goal in the 75th minute. Fulham pulled a goal back with 7 minutes remaining on the clock but Tottenham Hotspur held out for the win.

That victory means Tottenham Hotspur are undefeated this season. They have played 6 matches in the Premier League and have won 4 of those games, with the victories coming against Southampton, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Nottingham Forest, and Fulham.

Tottenham Hotspur have been held by Chelsea away and West Ham United away.

Looking specifically at the Champions League and Tottenham Hotspur have lost their last 3 fixtures in the competition. There have been defeats at Bayern Munich and both home and away to RB Leipzig.

Home form in the Champions League shows Tottenham Hotspur have won only 2 of their 6 most recent games, with the wins coming over Red Star Belgrade and Olympiakos. Trends show Tottenham Hotspur have conceded goals in 5 of their last 6 home Champions League matches.

Olympique de Marseille travel to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium having beat Auxerre 2-0 away from home in the French Ligue 1 on the weekend.

The goals were scored at the beginning and end of the match and that result means Olympique de Marseille have enjoyed an undefeated start to the season.

Olympique de Marseille have played 6 matches in Ligue and are yet to taste defeat. They have won 5 of those 6 games, including each of their last 4 fixtures.

There have been wins over Reims, Nantes, Nice, Clermont, and Auxerre. The only dropped points came in a 1-1 draw at Brest.

In terms of the Champions League, Olympique de Marseille have lost 14 of their last 15 matches in the competition, which is a poor record.

They have lost each of their last 8 on the road and have conceded 2 or more goals in 8 of their last 9 away Champions League fixtures.

Looking ahead to the team news and Tottenham Hotspur will be without injured Brazilian Lucas Moura and have doubts over the fitness of Bryan Gil.

Olympique de Marseille will be without the suspended Alexis Sanchez, who has a ban carrying over from last season. Bamba Dieng and Cedric Bakambu have both been left our of the Champions League squad.

Tottenham Hotspur do not have a great recent home record in the Champions League but Olympique de Marseille have been struggling in the competition for some time.

The French club will be feeling confident given their start to the season and may find the back of the net but Tottenham Hotspur should take maximum points.