Ligue 1: Marseille vs Lorient – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Marseille and Lorient who meet up this coming Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

As the early season favourites, Marseille will look to justify their title credentials this coming Friday when they take on Lorient for a round 4 match in the Ligue 1.

Marseille and Lorient are equal on points in the table, with the home side sitting as number ten on three points. The guests rank as number 16 in the Ligue 1 standings.

Form: Marseille vs Lorient

Marseille Form

Showing inconsistent form, Marseille lost two of their past three matches, going down 1-0 against Rennes, before beating Paris FC 5-2. The joy was short-lived, as Lyon proved too strong in a 1-0 defeat. Marseille won five of their last six Ligue 1 matches at Stade Orange Velodrome, scoring 21 and conceding nine along the way. They lost once but didn’t draw a single match.

Lorient Form

It is all or nothing with Lorient, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 1-0 against Auxerre, before beating Rennes 4-0. Unable to build on that, they lost 1-7 against Lille. Lorient are winless in their last six away games in the Ligue 1, in which they drew one and lost five. They conceded 13 goals while scoring three themselves.

Betting facts for Marseille and Lorient

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Marseille and Lorient played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Marseille vs Lorient

Aiyegun Tosin shows decent form right now for Lorient, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Ligue 1. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Marseille, who are strong favourites on Friday. Siding with Mason Greenwood also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Ligue 1 matches.

Popular markets: Marseille vs Lorient

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Stade Orange Velodrome across all tournaments Marseille won eight times, drew one and lost one times. Lorient claimed four wins, two draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Marseille have not lost to Lorient in 12 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Marseille scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Lorient scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Marseille played. Lorient will feel optimistic about scoring on Friday with Marseille managing a measly two clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to one clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Lorient have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Marseille when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Marseille’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.2 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Lorient, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.1 times goals per game. Amazingly, Marseille failed to keep a clean sheet in their 13 last matches.