Marseille vs Lorient prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2024-05-11 19:00.
[p]Despite recording their lowest points tally after 31 games of any full Ligue 1 season since 2015/16, Marseille still have a shot at qualifying for a fifth consecutive European journey, especially if PSG win this month’s Coupe de France final and transfer their Europa League group stage ticket down the table. A busy week awaits Marseille as they play three games in eight days to make up for a league fixture that was postponed to assist their Europa League knockouts commitments.[/p]
[p]That current Europa League campaign came to an end during the week after a 3-0 loss to Atalanta in Bergamo, so they can now focus on making the most of their game in hand to climb up the Ligue 1 standings. A near unbeaten home record (W9, D6, L1) this Ligue 1 season, during which they lost at home only to champions PSG, sets them up in an excellent position to earn a fifth consecutive H2H win at home to upcoming opponents Lorient. [/p]
[p]The visitors have far greater issues than retaining a place in European football after a sixth consecutive league defeat, this time 2-0 away to Lens, left them three points plus goal difference shy of the promotion-relegation play-off that comes with finishing in 16th. Head coach Régis Le Bris insists the team has worked tirelessly without reward, but even he cannot deny the club has serious defensive deficiencies after conceding 13 goals in their last five outings.[/p]
[p]Most of them came against clubs ending the weekend alongside Marseille in the top half of the standings, so they may again find this assignment to be difficult. Whilst they can continue clinging onto a 2-1 win against eighth-placed Rennes as proof they can stand up to such opponents on the road, that last away win in this competition was now more than two months ago.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang delighted the away section with a brace in Marseille’s 4-2 win at Lorient in December, taking his record against Lorient to five goals from his last four Ligue 1 H2Hs. The recently returned Benjamin Mendy was one of two Lorient goal scorers on that day, and has produced one assist since his comeback in April.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Seven of the last nine Ligue 1 matches involving either club produced over 2.5 total goals. [/p]