Olympique Marseille will take on bottom side Lorient in round 33 at the Orange Velodrome. Olympique Marseille have been poor in the last couple of games and as a result they have just 1 win in their last 5 games. Which shows they are desperate to grab a win against Lorient. And for Lorient, their fate of getting relegated is almost looking certain as their losing streak continues to hold and might remain that way until the end of the season.
According to the current standings, Olympique Marseille are in 9th position with 44 points while Lorient are in 17th position with 26 points.
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Olympique Marseille are almost certainly going to miss the flight to Europe next season and that comes as a huge blow to the club with such a high reputation. They are currently only 5 points behind RC Lens and a shot at Europe for Marseille would mean they maximum points from the final 2 games and RC Lens losses both games. But with Olympique Marseille's current form, that is far from happening. Their last 5 results were just 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats. While their all-season record is currently 11 wins, 11 draws and 9 defeats.
Marseille managed to beat RC Lens 2-1 in their last league game. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored in the opening minute of the game and Papa Gueye scored the second goal in the 85th minute to seal the win for Marseille. According to stats, Marseille had 43% possession, 6 shots on target and 3 corner kicks.
Lorient
Lorient have 2 more games to fight for the playoff spot, although the probability of Lorient getting that spot is quite low considering their current form and long streak of defeats behind them. Lorient are without a win in the last 8 league games and they lost all of their last 5 games in a row. Consequently, their all-time record this season is currently: 6 wins, 8 draws and 18 defeats.
Lorient's latest defeat was against RC Lens away from home and the game ended 2-0. The game opened up in the 57th minute, when Lens got the opening goal and then they doubled their lead in the 81st minute. In the end, stats showed Lorient had 43% possession, 5 shots on target and 4 corners.
Head to Head
According to the h2h, in the last 20 meetings between both clubs, Olympique Marseille won 12 games, while Lorient won 3 and 5 games ended in a draw.
Analysis and Predictions
Olympique Marseille will be looking to end the season on a high note and beating Lorient shouldn't be too much of a headache for them.
Olympique Marseille are unbeaten in the last 12 meetings and 5 of the last 6 meetings ended with more than 2.5 goals. In 5 of the last 6 meetings, there were less than 4.5 cards and in 4 of the last 5, there were less than 10.5 corners.
- Olympique Marseille to Win and Over 1.5 Goals at 1.62 Odds
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to Score Anytime at 1.74 Odds
- Olympique Marseille to Win 2-0 at 8.00 Odds