Following the international break, Marseille find themselves in a bit of an injury crisis, which has put Roberto De Zerbi under pressure. Nayef Aguerd, Amir Murillo and Facundo Medina were all absent from the backline last time out, but Marseille fortunately had all of their attackers available, and they put on a show in the Mediterranean derby against Nice. Mason Greenwood scored a brace, while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang also put in a standout performance, registering a goal and two assists in a 5-1 win.

Marseille have been strong on home turf this season, with 25 goals scored from just eight matches in all competitions. They have won six of those matches at the Velodrome Stadium, so they will be confident coming into this Champions League clash. However, they are looking a bit light on defensive options - Timothy Weah had to deputise at the back against Nice, which makes goals a target.

This could be a really good game. Saints came back from the international break in confident mood, scoring four goals in nine minutes against Charlton. That makes it three wins in a row for Southampton under Tonda Eckert and straightaway makes them a very dangerous beast, because it is clear how many good players they have in their squad.

Leo Scienza has made a huge difference to Southampton, which has helped Adam Armstrong, and the introduction of Casper Jander, Finn Azaz, and Tom Fellows has really helped the supply line as well. They remain a top six side in terms of their expected points throughout the season, and they are now starting to catch up with their underperformance of their xG, which is the second highest total in the league behind Coventry.

Leicester still find a knack of scoring goals on a regular basis, so whilst their expected goals total is nowhere as good as Southampton’s, they do match it with their actual output. What this means in this case is that they have found the net in eight of their nine away matches so far this season.

Meanwhile, Southampton, despite thrashing Charlton, still managed to concede a goal, continuing their remarkable run of 15 out of 19 of their matches this season ending BTTS-Yes.

The bookies are unsure who to side with in the corners market, pricing both sides at evens to win the most, but I think Slavia Prague might have the edge, and backing them to win at least four looks to be the best value.

Domestically, Slavia Prague have averaged a remarkable 8.19 corners per match - the most of any side by some stretch. Their record is distinctly better at home, especially in the Champions League, where they still maintain a rate of six corners per game, surpassing the four-mark in both matches, including against Arsenal. 

This selection landed in all eight of Slavia Prague’s Europa League matches last season, where they averaged just under seven corners per game, despite recording just one win and two draws across those eight games.

Athletic Club have averaged 5.33 corners conceded per away game in La Liga, with this line landing on all six occasions. It’s also been a winner in each of their last five league matches.

This is a really important game for Villarreal in the context of the continuation of their Champions League campaign. Villarreal currently sit third in LaLiga, only sitting behind Real Madrid and Barcelona in the Spanish top flight, but these performances haven’t quite translated to their European games yet. Villarreal have lost three of their four matches in the Champions League, making this a must not lose at the very least.

Dortmund have seen Over 1.5 Goals, and BTTS in four of their last five matches across all competitions. Their most recent game was a 3-3 draw against Stuttgart, which shows Dortmund can both score and concede for fun. Over 1.5 Goals has also landed in all four of their Champions League matches this season.

Villarreal come into this game having won four of their last five matches across all competitions, most recently running out 2-1 winners over Mallorca. Over 1.5 Goals has landed in nine of their last ten games in all competitions.