Lorient go find their first away win for Ligue 1 since March 2024 as dem travel go Stade Velodrome to face Marseille on Friday.
Before international break, OM lose 1-0 to Lyon, while Lorient chop heavy 7-1 beating for home against Lille.
Marseille Form & Stats
Roberto De Zerbi second season never start well as Marseille dey sit 10th for table after two defeats in three games. Na only two times in 40 years dem don lose three of their first four Ligue 1 matches, last time na 2015-16 season.
Good news be say dem next two matches dey for Velodrome, where dem don win eight of their last nine league games, including 5-2 against Paris FC last month. Dem don fail score in two of three matches dis season, but normally dem dey hot for home – scoring 3+ goals in last five straight Ligue 1 home games, longest since 1952.
Against Lorient for Velodrome, Marseille dey strong – five straight wins, last two na 3-1 each.
Lorient Form & Stats
After dem hammer Rennes 4-0, Lorient crash back to earth with 7-1 humiliation by Lille. All eight goals wey dem don concede this season na for second half, seven of them against Lille alone.
Dem last five Ligue 1 away games all end in defeat, and dem fail score in four of them. Anytime dem trail or draw at half-time, dem dey always lose – eight games straight. Meanwhile, dem dey sharp only when dem lead at the break.
Lorient don already concede 12 goals in three games – same total wey dem concede for their last 14 Ligue 2 matches last season. For Velodrome, dem never win since 2015, when dem beat OM 5-3.
Team News
Marseille: Ruben Blanco (knee) still dey out, Geoffrey Kondogbia (head injury) doubt, CJ Egan Riley suspended after red card. De Zerbi make changes last time as Bilal Nadir replace Amine Gouiri, Hamed Traore debut for Ulisses Garcia. Benjamin Pavard dey available after Inter loan.
Lorient: Nathaniel Adejei, Bandiougou Fadiga, Panos Katseris and Pablo Pagis dey injured, Isaak Toure still dey recover cruciate ligament tear. Tosin Aiyegun score dem only goal against Lille – im second of the campaign.
Probable Lineups
Marseille XI: Rulli; Murillo, Balerdi, Aguerd, Garcia; Gomes, Hojbjerg; Greenwood, Gouiri, Weah; Aubameyang
Lorient XI: Kamara; Silva, Talbi, Faye; Le Bris, Avom, Abergel, Yongwa; Aiyegun, Sanusi; Bamba
Prediction
We dey expect passive Lorient side wey go still struggle for defense. Marseille get too much firepower for Velodrome, and dem fit run riot.
Our Pick: Marseille 3-0 Lorient
