FC Lorient vs Olympique Marseille Preview 09/04/2023

FC Lorient vs Olympique Marseille – 09/04/2023

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An enormous battle for a spot in Europe for subsequent season takes place on the Stade du Moustoir with Lorient seeking to for yet another cost in direction of the highest 5 once they play hosts to a Marseille facet eyeing up a spot again in second.

It’s been a topsy-turvy few weeks for Marseille because it appears they might get their title quest again on cost however now head into this recreation down in third and behind Lens by targets distinction.

Lens are additionally anticipated to beat Strasbourg on Friday night time at residence and Marseille might find yourself staying in third for an additional week.

Forward of the sport, Marseille are simply two behind Lens within the targets distinction column, having let in eight further targets and scored 54 in comparison with their  48.

This additionally means Alexis Sanchez and co. stay behind Paris Saint-Germain on the prime of the desk by six factors and given the type of the league leaders, a title battle continues to be effectively and really on, particularly if they will win right here.

Marseille come into this recreation off the again of a 1-1 draw towards Montpellier that noticed Matteo Guendouzi rating a penalty after 44 minutes to equalise for his facet. Earlier than this, the third-placed facet additionally defeated Reims 2-1 and drew 2-2 with Strasbourg in a recreation that noticed Leonardo Balerdi despatched off – he can now return for this recreation.

As for Lorient, they’ve rocketed down the Ligue 1 desk in latest weeks and have struggled tremendously for the reason that World Cup. The membership have been third again in November and dropped all the way down to sixth in latest weeks.

Now, nonetheless, they’re coming into this residence match down in tenth and now eight factors behind Lille in fifth place.

Lorient have solely secured one win prior to now two months, as they beat Troyes this time in March 2-0 at residence. Round this consequence, they misplaced 1-0 at residence to Auxerre, drew 0-0 away to Lyon and 1-1 away to Good, because the membership misplaced to Lille final weekend in a 3-1 loss.

Laurent Abergel was despatched off simply two minutes after Ibrahima Kone equalised late on in that recreation and he now misses this match.

These two did meet again in January shortly after the World Cup break, as Saed Kolasinac, Sanchez and Jordan Veretout all scored for Marseille in a 3-1 win after Terem Moffi gave Lorient the lead.

Forebet predicts over 2.5 targets and a win for Marseille.