Bayeux vs Marseille: OM should cruise into last 16

Bayeux have earned the French cup tie of their lives as the sixth-tier outfit from Normandy lock horns with the mighty Marseille in a last-32 clash on Tuesday (20:00 GMT).

OM have fallen at this stage of the competition in each of the last two seasons, but it would be one of French football’s greatest shocks if they did not come away from this tie having secured a comfortable win.

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All Bayeux players will be champing at the bit to be involved in such a glamorous fixture and Quentin Mayette and Benjamin Renaux will be particularly keen to be involved after scoring the goals against Blois that earned the part-timers their night in the spotlight.

Marseille will be without Nayef Aguerd, who remains at the Africa Cup of Nations with Morocco, while Ruben Blanco is struggling with a knee injury.

The fact Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Mason Greenwood were among the goalscorers in the 6-0 win over Bourg-en-Bresse in the last round suggests Roberto De Zerbi will not field a severely weakened team for Tuesday's clash.

Football Odds

Bayeux vs Marseille Odds

It is no surprise to see Marseille at 1/40 to win the game within 90 minutes, while those romantics hoping for a huge shock can get 25/1 about Bayeux coming out on top.

It is 1/1 that there will be more than four goals in the game and 11/8 that both teams will score.

Over 4.5 goals @ 1/1

There is such a massive gulf between the two teams that it is difficult to see anything other than a comfortable win for Marseille in Normandy on Tuesday.

Bayeux have done great things to reach this stage of the competition but even their impressive 3-2 win over third-tier Caen is light-years away from the task they face in attempting to tame De Zerbi’s side when they lock horns in the last 32.

Marseille lost last week's Super Cup to Paris Saint-Germain on penalties and have to make up for lost time after disappointing in the Coupe de France in the last couple of seasons.

They look unlikely to take their foot off the gas for too long, so 1/1 that there will be at least five goals in the game looks a generous price.

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Marseille to win 6-0 @ 11/1

In a one-sided match market, the best value can often be found in the correct-score prices and it is worth punters taking a chance that Marseille will claim a 6-0 success on Tuesday.

That was the score when they beat third-tier Bourg-en-Bresse in the last round and they will be keen to make up for the disappointment of last week’s defeat to PSG.

There may be a time in the game that they relax but six away goals looks more than realistic.