Marseille vs Strasbourg prediction 14.02.2026 | Ligue 1

Marseille’s campaign has been a mix of promise and inconsistency. They currently sit 4th in Ligue 1, trailing the leaders but comfortably in the European spots with 39 points from 21 games. 

However, the club has been shaken by instability off the pitch. Recently Marseille parted ways with head coach Roberto De Zerbi by mutual consent following a damaging 5-0 defeat to PSG, which piled even more pressure on the team, given their recent poor results and a disappointing Champions League exit. This managerial change injects uncertainty into the build-up to the Strasbourg match and could influence tactical set-up.

Injury issues have further damaged Marseille’s campaign. Key attackers such as Igor Paixão (hamstring) and stalwart defender Nayef Aguerd (groin) are among those currently sidelined or doubt-listed, potentially weakening both creative and defensive options for Marseille in this game.

Strasbourg arrive at the Vélodrome in solid recent form, having won four of their last six matches across all competitions, and they have scored consistently - averaging 2.83 goals in their last six fixtures across competitions (Ligue 1 and Coupe de France). Still, things are not as brilliant as the statistics suggest, simply because two of those defeats in the last six matches came in Ligue 1: last weekend Strasbourg crumbled to a 2-1 loss against Le Havre, and a week earlier they also lost to PSG by the same scoreline.

While specific injury data for Strasbourg is less detailed in the latest sources, their squad remains relatively stable heading into this fixture, and they have no widely reported major absentees at this stage, apart from Ismael Doukoure, who is suspended following his sending off against PSG.