Football Bet of the Day: Yes we Caen

Tobias Gourlay
Published on 27 Feb 2015 at 11:04

Marcelo Bielsa would rather go to prison than not take a game by the scruff of its neck

"In those six matches, Caen have blitzed unwary opponents with 17 goals"

Back 'Yes' in Both Teams to Score? @ 1.9210/11 in Marseille v Caen

Anybody expecting a clean sheet at the Velodrome tonight needs to get on their bike, says Tobias Gourlay

Marseille v Caen
Friday 19:30 (Live on BT Sport Extra)

Athletic Bilbao 2 Torino 3 in the Europa League last night.

We celebrated as hard as the tifosi.

Both teams have scored in nine of Marseille's last 11 Ligue 1 matches. Marcelo Bielsa wouldn't have it any other way.

OM have managed just one clean sheet in that time, against relegation-threatened Evian.

A few weeks ago, Caen would have merited the same adjective. After five wins and a draw from six games, that is no longer the case.

Patrice Garande's team are not entirely safe, but five points and a positive goal difference (the only one outside the top seven) is starting to look like a rather plump cushion.

In those six matches, the boys from Calvados have blitzed unwary opponents with 17 goals. At the other end, they're eight away games without a clean sheet, conceding at least twice in 5/8.

There's little danger of a clean sheet for the visitors at the Velodrome tonight - OM have struck at least twice in 11/12 there - but in grabbing another home win Marseille will probably have to get a little dirty.

Recommended Bet
Back 'Yes' in Both Teams to Score? @ 1.9210/11 in Marseille v Caen

2015 P/L (1pt per bet)

Staked: 29pts
Returned: 24.21pts

P/L: -4.79pts

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