This Wednesday evening, Olympique de Marseille travels to the José Alvalade stadium to challenge Sporting Portugal, on the third day of the league phase of the Champions League.
Roberto De Zerbi's men are currently in an excellent dynamic. Since October 22 and
his victory against Paris Saint-Germain (1-0) during the Classicthe Marseille club remains on five consecutive victories, in all competitions.
Ahead of their match this evening, Leonardo Balerdi and his teammates are virtually in thirteenth place in the Champions League league stage standings. A rank synonymous with barrage.
OM, Opta revises its predictions upwards
And this is precisely the destiny that Opta foresees for OM. The chances for the team from the south of France to compete in the play-offs of this competition are estimated at 61.73%. At the beginning of September, before it started, the supercomputer only gave it 37.74%.
As a reminder, teams ranked between 9th and 24th places will have to go through play-offs. These take the form of home and away matches, with the teams ranked 9th to 16th having home advantage on the return leg.
