Lorient vs Olympique Marseille Prediction: Marseille are not formidable

Lorient and Marseille go head-to-head at the Stade Yves Allainmat-Le Moustoir for the 30th round of the Ligue 1 campaign. When these two met earlier in the season, Marseille were too strong for the Lorient team, as they won 3-1. And in this fixture, Marseille are still considered as strong favourites to do the double, as they are the better team in terms of quality and form. They are also highly placed than the hosts in the league table.

Lorient are no match for the visitors in this game and their current form is a strong reason why. Lorient won only once in their last 5 matches, with the others ending in 2 draws and 2 losses. Lorient are coming off a 3-1 loss to Lille and that was before playing a 1-1 draw with Nice before that match. In the match against Lille, Lorient were able to grab an equaliser in the 77th minute, after the hosts were ahead in the 13th minute through Remy Cabella’s effort. Unfortunately, all hopes of earning a draw was thrown out the window after Laurent Abergel was sent off for a foul in the 79th minute. The hosts went on to score two extra goals after that to send Lorient home with a 3-1 defeat. Statistics were against Lorient, as they had fewer possession (40%), fewer shots on target (1) and fewer corner kicks (1).

Lorient are in the mid table (10th), with 44 points from 29 matches played so far. They have 12 wins, 8 draws and 9 losses and a goal ratio of 42:40.

Team Streaks: less than 2.5 goals (4/5), less than 4.5 cards (6/8), less than 10.5 corners (6/8).

Marseille are not playing to their full potential at the moment, but there is no reason why they should not do the double against Lorient in this match. In Marseille’s last 5 matches, they had 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. Their last match ended in a 1-1 draw with Montpellier at home. Montpellier’s Arnaud Nordin put in the first goal of the game in just 12 minutes into the first half and Marseille were only able to respond from the spot towards the end of the first half. And in the second half, both teams tried to grab the second goal but could not and they had to settle for a draw. Marseille were better in terms of possession (69%), but had fewer shots on target (2) and fewer corner kicks (1) at the end of 90 minutes.

Marseille are in a tight position on the table. They are currently 3rd on the table, with 60 points from 29 matches played. They won 18, drew 6 and lost 5 matches and they have a goal ratio of 54:29.

Team Streak: no losses (4), without a clean sheet (3), more than 2.5 goals (5/7), both teams scoring (4/5), less than 4.5 cards (5/7), less than 10.5 corners (4/5).

Marseille are the stronger team among the two based on head to head statistics. Both teams have played 20 matches against each other and Marseille have 12 wins to their name, while Lorient have 3 wins and 5 matches ended in a draw.

• Marseille have won the last 7 meetings.
• Marseille have not lost the last 9 meetings.
• Lorient are without a clean sheet in the last 14 meetings.
• More than 2.5 goals were scored in 5/6 meetings.
• There were less than 4.5 cards shown in 8/9 meetings.

• Lorient (4-1-4-1): Vito Mannone, Vincent Le Goff, Montassar Talbi, Bamo Meite, Theo Le Bris, Adil Aouchiche, Yoann Cathline, Jean-Victor Makengo, Julien Ponceau, Romain Faivre.
• Marseille (3-4-2-1): Ruben Blanco, Valentin Rongier, Samuel Gigot, Sead Kolasinac, Jonathan Clauss, Matteo Guendouzi, Jordan Vertout, Nuno Tavares, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Alexis Sanchez, Vitinha.

Marseille are the better team no doubt but their lack of consistency is a thing of a worry. Lorient are not doing very well either, but playing at home might give them some extra confidence to challenge this Marseille team. Monaco rarely score more than 2 goals in a match and that is a bit of a worry because the home team are likely to pick up a goal themselves.

• Bet on 1st Half Under 1.5 Goals at 1.88 Odds
• Bet on Under 3.5 Goals at 1.79 Odds
• Bet on HT Draw at 2.89 Odds