Marseille vs Lorient prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2025-09-11 18:45.
[p]With both sides searching for their second win of the 2025/26 campaign, Marseille host Lorient on matchday four.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Marseille have had a slower start to the season than theyâd have liked, putting just three points on the board prior to the September international break (W1, L2). Roberto De Zerbiâs side have already been on the wrong end of a 1-0 scoreline twice, including last time out at Lyon, where they were reduced to ten men early on through a red card for summer recruit CJ Egan-Riley. With the start of their UEFA Champions League campaign fast approaching, Les PhocĂ©ens will need to be better than they have been if they are to compete successfully on two fronts this term.[/p]
[p]Newly-promoted Lorient have an identical record to Marseille (W1, L2), and will be more satisfied with their points return, though serious alarm bells rang for Les Merlus prior to the international break as they were thumped 7-1 at home by Lille. That was the clubâs heaviest Ligue 1 defeat ever, and remarkably saw every goal scored in the second half. Afterwards, boss Olivier Pantaloni labelled Lorientâs second half capitulation as âcatastrophicâ and âshamefulâ, with the job now to ensure that his reeling squad respond well and avoid becoming embroiled in a relegation battle early on in the campaign. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Marseille are unbeaten in the pairâs last 12 H2Hs (W9, D3), with that sequence including five straight home victories.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]A goal has been scored after the 85th minute in each of Marseilleâs three games this term.[/p]
[p]A red card has been shown on or before the 31st minute in two of Marseilleâs first three games.[/p]
[p]Twelve of the 13 goals in Lorientâs games so far this season have come in the second half, including all eight they have conceded.[/p]
[p]Each of Lorientâs matches this term have seen 5+ yellow cards shown in total.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has eight goals in his 12 previous appearances against Lorient, including four in two games for Marseille, and has only scored more goals against two other opponents in his career. Lorient loanee Abdoulaye Faye has committed exactly three fouls in both of his appearances so far, despite playing just 45 minutes in the first of those games.[/p]
[p]Marseille defender CJ Egan-Riley will serve his red card suspension, but both Geoffrey Kondogbia and summer signing Igor PaixĂŁo could return from injury. Pablo Pagis and Panos Katseris are Lorientâs most notable absentees, with both missing through muscular issues.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Les Phocéens are yet to record a clean sheet this season, so we recommend backing Marseille to win and both teams to score.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Ben Olawumi[/i][/p]