Konyaspor vs Marseille Predictions, 23 Nov 2017

The Match Is Over. Score: 1-1

Konyaspor v Marseille Predictions for Thursday's 6.00pm kick-off Europa League group fixture facing Konyaspor and a Marseille side at Konya Buyuksehir Belediye Stadium. The hosts are currently bottom of Group I and are 2 points adrift of second place with 2 games remaining. A defeat here would mean the end of their EL campaign.

Match status: 2017-18 Europa League Group Stages
Kick-off: Thursday 23 Nov 2017, 06:00pm GMT
Venue: "Konya Buyuksehir Belediye Stadium" in Konya, Turkey

Konyaspor v Marseille Team News

The journey from Marseille to Konya is nearly 2,400km. The only previous meeting between these 2 sides was on matchday 1 when Marseille prevailed 1-0 at the Stade Velodrome with an early goal in the second half from defender Adil Rami.

Konyaspor have failed to win 9 of their last 10 Europa League (EL) matches. Furthermore, they have failed to score in 7 of their 10 European games and have won only 1 of their 5 home matches, losing 3 of them. In last year's EL group stage campaign, Mustafa Resit Akcay’s side collected just 1 point from their 6 matches.

Marseille sit second in Group I on 6 points. In 7 games against Turkish teams, they have gathered 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats but are still yet to win in Turkey (D2 L1). A 3rd successive loss away from home would enable their opponents to move above them in the standings.

Rudy Garcia’s men are without a European away win in 2017 - 3 draws followed by 1-0 defeats at both Salzburg and Vitoria SC in this group stage. However, they have conceded only 2 goals in those 5 games.

Conclusion and Match Preview:

Coach Akcay is back in the group stage for a 3rd time, having coached Trabzonspor and Osmanlispor in past editions. The 58-year-old went unbeaten in his first 19 games in UEFA competition (W15 D4).

Konyaspor’s Ivorian midfielder Moryke Fofana, who will be 26 on the day of the match, has played in France for Lorient (2015-17).