Olympique Marseille vs Lorient Prediction: Lorient won't go down without a fight

Olympique Marseille welcomes Lorient to the Orange Velodrome for the 19th fixture of the French League. Olympique Marseille are on a cruise form at the moment after picking 4 straight wins in their last 4 matches. Lorient were held to a 2-2 draw against Monaco last time out. The records are against them in this fixture. Will history repeat itself again?

Olympique Marseille are currently in 3rd place with 39 points in 18 games so far. They have won 12 matches, drawn 3 and lost 3. Their goal ratio is also very good as they have scored 36 goals and conceded 15. This means they're the second highest scoring team in the league currently, behind leaders PSG.

They have also been in fine form on home turf with 6 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in all 9 home games so far.

Olympique Marseille are currently on a 4 match win streak and in their last 9 matches, they have opened the scoring.

Against Lorient, Olympique Marseille have been excellent, winning their last 6 matches and not losing in their last 8.

Lorient are a mid table team at best and it's no surprise at all. They are currently 6th in the league with 32 points from 18 games, just 2 points behind 5th place Monaco. In all 18 games, they managed 9 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses. And their goal ratio is 30/26, which is below average.

However, the Lorient team has maintained a better form when playing away from home. They have 5 wins on the road with 3 draws and 1 loss from 9 away games. This makes them the 4th best team on away form. And away from home, their goal ratio is 16/13.

Lorient have not lost in their last 3 games but against Marseille, their record is horrible as they have not beat Olympique Marseille in their last 8 meetings.

After 20 matches between these two teams, Olympique Marseille have 12 wins. Lorient have 3 wins while 5 matches have ended in a draw.

Olympique Marseille have won all last 6 matches against Lorient and have not lost in their last 8 meetings. Lorient has also conceded in their last 13 meetings against Olympique Marseille. Their last ⅘ games have seen more than 2.5 goals and their last ⅞ matches have seen less than 4.5 cards.

Olympique Marseille are better based on form and they are on a hot streak at the moment. They have beat Lorient 3-0 already this season and I see a similar scenario in this game while they are playing at home. Jonathan Clauss has registered 7 assists already for Olympique Marseille. He shouldn't have much trouble unlocking this Lorient team.

Terem Moffi has been a threat in front of goal for Lorient and he has 11 goals to his name already. It's going to be interesting to see how this plays out. But we will stick by the Olympique Marseille team to bury the opposition.

• Bet on Lorient Over 2.5 Shots on Target at 1.65 Odds
• Bet on Both Teams Score at 1.85 Odds
• Bet on Over 2.5 Goals at 1.63 Odds