Olympique de Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain meet in one of the weekend’s biggest Ligue 1 fixtures, with both sides looking to recover from difficult starts to the season and collect valuable points in the title race.
Bruno Genesio is expected to retain Jeffrey de Lange in goal for Marseille, with the goalkeeper preferred after a run of consistent performances.
The defensive partnership of CJ Egan-Riley and Nayef Aguerd is set to provide the foundation at the back, while Pierre-Emile Højbjerg is likely to play a key role in midfield in the absence of Geoffrey Kondogbia.
Amine Gouiri should lead the attack, with Igor Paixao and Amine Harit expected to support him and provide the main threat against the Parisian defence. Tochukwu Nnadi is also unavailable for Olympique de Marseille, alongside Kondogbia.
Olympique de Marseille predicted line-up
Goalkeeper: Jeffrey de Lange
Defenders: Emerson, Nayef Aguerd, CJ Egan-Riley, Timothy Weah
Midfielders: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Himad Abdelli
Attacking midfielders: Igor Paixao, Angel Gomes, Amine Harit
Striker: Amine Gouiri
PSG forced into one defensive change
Luis Enrique is expected to name a largely familiar Paris Saint-Germain side, although Warren Zaire-Emery will replace the injured Achraf Hakimi on the right side of defence. Hakimi is unavailable because of a thigh injury.
Ferran Torres is set to continue as the central striker after making a convincing start to the campaign. Ousmane Dembele and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia are also expected to start in attack.
Joao Neves, Vitinha and Fabian Ruiz are likely to form the midfield three, with the trio tasked with providing control and balance in the contest.
Paris Saint-Germain predicted line-up
Goalkeeper: Matvey Safonov
Defenders: Nuno Mendes, Willian Pacho, Marquinhos, Warren Zaire-Emery
Midfielders: Joao Neves, Vitinha, Fabian Ruiz
Forwards: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Ferran Torres, Ousmane Dembele
The fixture is the fifth matchday of the French championship and will bring the two clubs together at an early stage of the season, with both seeking an important result.
The published match odds list a Marseille victory at 6,75, a draw at 5,60 and a Paris Saint-Germain win at 1,35.