On April 09, Lorient and Marseille will face off in a highly anticipated matchup in Ligue 1. Lorient currently sits at 10th place in the league, while Marseille holds the 3rd spot. The game will be particularly interesting due to the individual talents of the players involved. Lorient’s Terem Moffi has scored an impressive 16 goals this season, while Marseille’s Alexis Sánchez has scored 10. This match will surely be one to watch and could have a significant effect on the rest of the season.
This season has been a successful one for Lorient, as they have won seven games at home and three away. Their biggest win came at home, with a score of 3-0. Their biggest loss was also at home, where they lost 0-2. Away from home, their best result was a 1-3 win, and their biggest loss was a 5-2 defeat. Meanwhile, Marseille have been extremely successful away from home this season, winning 11 games, drawing two, and losing just one. All in all, it has been a great season for both teams.
The key statistics of the players of both teams this season:
- Assists: Armand Lauriente (Lorient) — 6 assists, Jonathan Clauss (Marseille) — 8 assists.
- Goalkeepers saves: Yvon Mvogo (Lorient) — 46, Rubén Blanco (Marseille) — 15
- Tackles: Vincent Le Goff (Lorient) — 31, Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) — 48.
- Most encounters won: Enzo Le Fée (Lorient) — 205, Valentin Rongier (Marseille) — 141.
- Yellow cards: Armand Lauriente (Lorient) — 8, Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) — 5.
- Red cards: Armand Lauriente (Lorient) — 1, Samuel Gigot (Marseille) — 2.
Top 5 scorers this season:
- Jonathan David (19, Lille)
- K. Mbappe (19, Paris Saint Germain)
- Wissam Ben Yedder (17, Monaco)
- Alexandre Lacazette (17, Lyon)
- Terem Moffi (16, Lorient)
Team statistics:
This season has been an interesting one for both Lorient and Marseille. Despite Lorient not being able to find the back of the net on seven occasions, Marseille have been incredibly dominant, not conceding in nine matches. The biggest winning score gap of the season goes to Marseille, with a 6-1 home game win and a 0-3 away game win. On the other hand, the biggest loss for Marseille was 0-3 at home and 1-0 away. It is clear that Marseille have been the more successful team this season, but with Lorient’s recent form they may be able to turn things around and make it a closer contest.
The five previous matches played by the teams:
- Lorient — LDWDL
- Marseille — DDWLW
The last five games for Lorient ended in a mix of results, with two losses, two draws and one win. Marseille haven’t fared as well, with three losses, one draw and one win in their last five games. Both teams will be looking to improve their form in the upcoming matches.
According to home statistics this season, Lorient scores more goals and concedes more in the following intervals:
| Intervals | Goal Scored, % | Goals conceded, % |
| 0-15 | 20.00% | 14.29% |
| 16-30 | 15.00% | 11.90% |
| 31-45 | 22.50% | 7.14% |
| 46-60 | 20.00% | 14.29% |
| 61-75 | 5.00% | 26.19% |
| 76-90 | 15.00% | 21.43% |
| 91-105 | 2.50% | 4.76% |
Marseille has the following time frames of scoring and conceding goals:
| Intervals | Goal Scored, % | Goals conceded, % |
| 0-15 | 11.54% | 16.13% |
| 16-30 | 9.62% | 12.90% |
| 31-45 | 19.23% | 12.90% |
| 46-60 | 32.69% | 9.68% |
| 61-75 | 7.69% | 12.90% |
| 76-90 | 13.46% | 29.03% |
| 91-105 | 5.77% | 6.45% |
Head-to-head stats:
| Teams | Games | Win | Draws | Losses | |||
| H | A | H | A | H | A | ||
| Lorient | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Marseille | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Probabilities before the match:
| Lorient | Marseille | |
| 37.8% | Winning the game | 62.2% |
| 40% | Attack potential | 60% |
| 58% | Potential in defense | 42% |
| 0% | Strength against each other | 100% |
| 22% | Goal Potential | 78% |
Summary: the probability of Marseille winning – 45%, draw – 45%, loss – 10%. Thus Lorient, most likely, loss (loss or draw)
Goal Forecast:Lorient, is likely to score 2 goals, Marseille is likely to score no more than 3.
The bookmaker odds for this match:
| Home win | Draw | Away win |
| 188Bet 5.42 |
SBO 4.38 |
Bwin 1.6 |
Save the date
The match between the teams Lorient and Marseille will take place on April 09 at 18:45 (UTC) at the stadium Stade Yves Allainmat – Le Moustoir.
