Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Lorient and Marseille who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Lorient enjoy home advantage, when visitors Marseille swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Ligue 1. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Form: Lorient vs Marseille
Lorient Form
A draw is the best Lorient can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 1-0 defeat against Toulouse. A1-1 draw with Paris FC followed before they were defeated 2-0 by Lyon. Lorient claimed three wins in their last six matches at home in the Ligue 1, while also drawing three but lost none. They scored ten and conceded six goals.
Marseille Form
Marseille suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Lille in a 1-2 defeat. Monaco also proved too hard to handle as they won 2-1, before Marseille were able to strike back in a 3-1 win against Metz. Marseille claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Ligue 1. The scoreline from these matches reads 13 goals conceded and nine scored.
Betting stats and facts for Lorient and Marseille
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 Lorient and Marseille played across all tournaments.
- In 8 of the last 10 Lorient matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Lorient home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Lorient home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Lorient matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Lorient matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Marseille away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Marseille matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Marseille matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Marseille have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Marseille have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players in form: Lorient vs Marseille
Bamba Dieng look like value in the goal scoring market with four strikes to his name in six Ligue 1 matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang adds to his three Ligue 1 goals come this coming Saturday.
Popular betting markets: Lorient vs Marseille
Full-time result
Lorient won six of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing four in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Marseille won four of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing two and losing four. Amazingly, Lorient are on a streak of 12 home matches without defeat. Marseille have not lost to Lorient in 9 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Lorient scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Marseille got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Marseille should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Saturday, as Lorient only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Marseille claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 games.
Total goals
Lorient saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Marseille, who scored 1.4 times on average in these matches. Lorient conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.
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