Marseille predicted XI v Auxerre: Neal Maupay and Jonathan Rowe to start

Team news

Marseille will be without the suspended Chancel Mbemba for their Ligue 1 clash with Auxerre on Sunday. The defender was sent off in last weekend's 1-0 defeat to Nice and will serve a one-match ban.

Dimitri Payet and Amine Harit are both doubts for the game, while Leonardo Balerdi is a long-term absentee.

Auxerre, meanwhile, have no fresh injury concerns. Gaetan Perrin and Kays Ruiz-Atil are both expected to return to the squad after missing last weekend's 2-1 defeat to Reims.

Predicted XIs

Marseille: Lopez; Kolasinac, Gigot, Balerdi, Clauss; Rongier, Veretout; Under, Guendouzi, Payet; Maupay

Auxerre: Costil; Joly, Jubal, Jeanvier; Pereira, Toure, Perrin, Mensah; Hein, Abline, Niang

Preview

Marseille will be looking to bounce back from their defeat to Nice when they host Auxerre on Sunday. The home side are currently fifth in the table, four points behind leaders Paris Saint-Germain.

Auxerre, meanwhile, are 19th in the table and in danger of being relegated to Ligue 2. They have lost their last three games and are in desperate need of a win.

The match is likely to be a close affair, with both teams needing the points for different reasons. Marseille will be confident of victory, but Auxerre will be no pushovers.