Lyon vs Marseille prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2024-09-21 18:45.
[p]Lyon made a slow start to their Ligue 1 campaign by losing their first two matches, but have since shown more steel to beat Strasbourg 4-3 and draw 0-0 with Lens. Theyâll need more of that resolve as they prepare for their 109th top-flight âChoc des Olympiquesâ against Marseille, a rivalry in which they have the H2H bragging rights across all Ligue 1 meetings (W37, D40, L31).[/p]
[p]Ambitious Les Gones president John Textor recently said it would be a failure if Lyon failed to win the league or at least finish in the top four, so the seven-time league champions are under pressure. Even he would find it hard to fault their recent home form, as theyâve lost just one of their last six league games here (W4, D1) and are unbeaten across 14 of the last 15 league H2Hs they hosted (W8, D6).[/p]
[p]Manager Roberto De Zerbi has seamlessly settled in at Marseille and has them well placed following an unbeaten start to the league campaign (W3, D1). Not since 1954/55 have they scored more goals across their first four top-flight games of the season than this termâs 12 and the good news kept coming when the club secured ex-PSG and Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot on a free transfer.[/p]
[p]Heâs unlikely to play a major role until he builds up his match fitness, but his experience could be useful as they look to consolidate three consecutive away league wins. All of them came despite conceding, highlighting some long standing defensive issues on the road. April 2023 was the last time Les Olympiens kept a clean sheet away from home in Ligue 1 (W6, D5, L12), whilst youâd have to go back to March 2013 to find the last time they last shut Lyon out in any competitive away H2H (W1, D3, L8)![/p]
[p]Players to watch: After he netted against Strasbourg, all three goals that Ainsley Maitland-Niles has scored for Lyon since his move from Arsenal were recorded after the 50th minute. Marseilleâs Neal Maupay, another former London resident now plying his trade in Ligue 1, netted the opener against Nice (W 1-0) – the third goal of his last four to open the scoring.[/p]
[p]Hot streak: Marseille are the only side to have led at half-time in each of their first four Ligue 1 games this term.[/p]
[p][i]Written by John Pennington[/i][/p]