Olympique Marseille vs. FC Porto 11/25/20 - UEFA Champions League Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 11/24/2020 at 8:11 AM ET

Marseille hosts FC Porto on Wednesday in a Champions League Group C fixture. Marseille sits at the bottom of Group C following a poor first three matches in the group. Marseille has lost each of its first three matches and the top flight French league club has not scored a goal in any of the three losses. Marseille was defeated by Olympiacos followed by a loss to Manchester City and was defeated 3-0 by Porto in their most recent match in Group C.

Marseille did defeat Strasbourg prior to the International break 1-0 and had its most recent Ligue 1 outing with Nice postponed due to positive covid results by Nice. Unless Marseille is able to win on Wednesday, the French club will be eliminated from any possibility of moving on to the knockout stage with two matches still to play. 

Porto can take a giant step forward in qualifying for the knockout stages with a victory on Wednesday. A victory coupled by an Olympiacos loss to Manchester City will guarantee the Portuguese club finish in the top two in Group C securing them another trip to the knockout stages. Porto has won five of its last six matches across all competitions and is playing far better than Marseille.

The Portuguese club lost its opening fixture in the Champions League to Manchester City but followed that with victories over both Marseille and Olympiacos. Since defeating Marseille 3-0 earlier in November, Porto was victorious over Portimonense 3-1 in domestic league play and also defeated third division Fabril Barreiro 2-0 this past weekend in Taca de Portugal.

Marseille must win to maintain any hope of reaching the knockout stage. However, the French club was already defeated convincingly by Porto in group stage play. Porto is coming off a victory at the weekend in domestic and can take a big step forward in moving through to the knockout stage with a victory on the road Wednesday. Expect both sides to score, but Porto will end Marseille's hopes of moving on to the next round in this prestigious European competition. Final Score Prediction, FC Porto to win 3-1 

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