In the sixth round of the French championship, Strasbourg will host Marseille. Both teams are looking to compete for European spots this season. The Provence side appears to have a more promising squad for this task, trailing only the composition of PSG. Marseille demonstrated this in the previous round when they defeated the Parisians at home with a score of 1-0. However, prior to that, they lost to Real Madrid in the Champions League (1-2). On the other hand, in the round before last, they thrashed Lorient (4-0). In any case, Marseille's matches tend to be very entertaining and filled with exciting moments. Strasbourg has been playing in a similar manner lately. This team has a good selection of attacking players and is ready for open football, as they showed in the previous round when they faced Paris and won 3-2. In the round before last, the Alsatians overcame Le Havre (1-0). Overall, they have won four of their last five matches, so they are in good form. Furthermore, in the league standings, Strasbourg is ahead of Marseille. The Alsatians occupy fourth place, while the Provençals sit in sixth, three points behind. Therefore, Marseille cannot afford to lose in order not to let the leading group get too far ahead. A victory would see the Provençals re-enter the race for European spots. Last season, Strasbourg drew with Marseille away (1-1) and won at home by a narrow margin (1-0). Recent matches between these two teams have not been very high-scoring, but they are now showing a more open style of play.