Lorient vs Marseille Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips 09/04/2023

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Lorient - Marseille

France Ligue 1 - Stade Yves Allainmat-Le Moustoir

* Betting odds were correct at the time of publication but are subject to change.

Lorient vs Marseille Top Predictions and Best Odds

Marseille will look to add to its point tally in this pivotal match of round 30 as they face a challenge in their fight for Champions League place next season, but also with a potential title assault as well.

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Marseille to Win

The pressure for the visiting team has gone off the wall after coach Igor Tudor sent his defender Nuno Tavares packing earlier in the week for lack of effort during training. Marseille needs a Champions League return as the budget for next season depends on the profitability of their European adventure. Regarding this Lorient vs Marseille prediction, the guest side is unbeaten in their last four matches but was disappointed when they managed to get only a draw at home last week against Montpellier. Lorient had its undefeated run of three games ended last weekend to Lille. Marseille won their first match of the season 3-1, but that is not all, the visiting side is on an incredible seven-game winning streak against Lorient.

Over 2.5 Goals

It is hard to go against the Lorient vs Marseille h2h record for the second prediction. The last four matches between these teams had at least three goals in the back of the net, and throwing even wider net, in their past ten encounters, six matches went over the 2.5 goals mark. This season alone, Lorient is the fifth-best ‘over' team in the league with 18 of those games, but they had only one out of their last five matches. Marseille is a bit further down the rankings in that aspect having played 16 games with at least three goals scored, but they did have three over 2.5 goals matches from their past three outings.

Stats and Market Odds for Lorient vs Marseille prediction

Here are the top stats for the game along with a tool to help you pick the best odds.

Head to Head

14/01/23

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Marseille

Lorient

3

1

08/05/22

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Lorient

Marseille

0

3

17/10/21

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Marseille

Lorient

4

1

17/04/21

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Marseille

Lorient

3

2

24/10/20

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Lorient

Marseille

0

1

Last Five - Lorient

03/06/23

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Strasbourg

Lorient

1

2

W

27/05/23

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Clermont Foot

Lorient

2

0

L

21/05/23

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Lens

Lorient

3

1

L

14/05/23

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Montpellier

Lorient

1

1

D

07/05/23

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Brest

Lorient

1

2

W

Last Five - Marseille

03/06/23

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AC Ajaccio

Marseille

1

0

L

27/05/23

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Brest

Marseille

2

1

L

20/05/23

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Lille

Marseille

2

1

L

14/05/23

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Angers

Marseille

1

3

W

06/05/23

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Lens

Marseille

2

1

L

These are the odds set by the bookmakers for the match in question:

Lorient odds: 5/1 (5.00) – 20%

Draw odds: 10/3 (4.33) – 23.1%

Marseille odds: 4/6 (1.67) – 60%

The bookmakers have set the Lorient vs Marseille odds by the belief that Marseille is the expected winner. The probability of their win is 60 percent which shows how much confidence the bookies have in the guest team. There are, however, all kinds of options you can consider for this pick, and feel free to check some of them on our football betting tips page. Here are a few of the options at hand: Draw at Half-Time is valued at 6/4 (2.50) – 40% while going for a Marseille Win with BTTS will lock you up with odds of 3/1 (3.00) – 33.3%.

Lorient vs Marseille Lineups, Team News, and Preview

Lorient

The hosts extended coach Regis Le Bris' contract to 2027 but didn't celebrate it with a win as they lost to Lille last week. That, however, didn't spoil the party as Lorient has accumulated the highest number of points in this part of the season than ever before. Also, the club earned a significant amount of money in the January transfer window after selling some of its best players. Bonke Innocent, Gedeon Kalulu, and Yvon Mvogo are missing the game through injury while Igor Silva and Laurent Abergel are suspended.

Possible lineup: Mannone, Le Bris, Meite, Talbi, Le Goff, Faivre, Ponceau, Le Fee, Makengo, Cathline, Dieng.

Marseille

Marseille has been up and down in the last couple of months, but the team is in good shape to try and secure Champions League football for a second straight year. The whole system the club is based on is dedicated to achieving that goal, and it will be considered that the season is a failure if it is not fulfilled. Azzedine Ounahi is the only player missing from the guest team.

Possible lineup: Blanco, Kolasinac, Kabore, Gigot, Rongier, Veretout, Guendouzi, Clauss, Sanchez, Malinovsky, Vitinha.

Starting lineups

Starting lineups are usually released 60 minutes before kick-off.

Lorient

4-1-4-1

1

Vito Mannone

12

Darline Yongwa

18

Bamo Meite

3

Montassar Talbi

25

Vincent Le Goff

21

Julien Ponceau

14

Romain Faivre

10

Adil Aouchiche

17

Jean-Victor Makengo

22

Yoann Cathline

11

Bamba Dieng

Substitutes

29

Sirine Ckene Doucoure

44

Ayman Kari

34

Maxime Wackers

33

Paul Bellon

9

Ibrahima Kone

7

Stephane Diarra

36

Aurelien Pelon

23

Julian Pollersbeck

8

Bonke Innocent

Marseille

3-4-2-1

16

Pau Lopez

4

Samuel Gigot

5

Leonardo Balerdi

23

Sead Kolasinac

7

Jonathan Clauss

21

Valentin Rongier

27

Jordan Veretout

30

Nuno Tavares

17

Cengiz Under

6

Matteo Guendouzi

70

Alexis Sanchez

Substitutes

33

Francois-Regis Mughe

36

Ruben Blanco

18

Ruslan Malinovskyi

99

Chancel Mbemba

47

Bartug Elmaz

29

Issa Kabore

9

Vu00edtor Carvalho

3

Eric Bailly

10

Dimitri Payet

Player to Watch: Alexis Sanchez

The Chilean football legend has been terrific for Marseille this season after arriving from Inter Milan last summer. He has scored 12 league goals which is the highest mark on the team and also had one assist while making 26 appearances in Ligue 1.

France Ligue 1

Ligue 1 22/23

#	Team	P	W	D	L	+/-	Points
1	PSG	38	27	4	7	49	85
2	Lens	38	25	9	4	39	84
3	Marseille	38	22	7	9	27	73
4	Rennes	38	21	5	12	30	68
5	Lille	38	19	10	9	21	67
6	Monaco	38	19	8	11	12	65
7	Lyon	38	18	8	12	18	62
8	Clermont Foot	38	17	8	13	-4	59
9	Nice	38	15	13	10	11	58
10	Lorient	38	15	10	13	-1	55
11	Reims	38	12	15	11	0	51
12	Montpellier	38	15	5	18	3	50
13	Toulouse	38	13	9	16	-6	48
14	Brest	38	11	11	16	-10	44
15	Strasbourg	38	9	13	16	-8	40
16	Nantes	38	7	15	16	-18	36
17	Auxerre	38	8	11	19	-28	35
18	AC Ajaccio	38	7	5	26	-51	26
19	Troyes	38	4	12	22	-36	24
20	Angers	38	4	6	28	-48	18

Q&A about Lorient vs Marseille prediction

• Where is the match taking place? – Stade du Moustoir, Lorient
• What time is the kick-off? – 19:45 BST, 20:45 CET
• What was the score the last time they met? – Marseille 3-1 Lorient
• Where can you watch the match? – BT Sport will cover the game for the British audience