Marseille vs Lorient Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 14th January 2023

Marseille take on Lorient for a match in the Ligue 1 on Saturday at Stade Orange Velodrome. Marseille clattered Lorient by 3-0 and 4-1, the last two times they faced off.

Looking at the current standings in the Ligue 1, the two teams are separated by seven points.

Entering the match as a favourite, Marseille will be highly motivated to extend their unbeaten streak that they currently have in this Ligue 1 campaign. They should be in with a decent chance of adding another win to their account. The visitors will undoubtfully make their life as unpleasant as possible, however, they will have it very difficult considering the current form of the hosts.

Marseille are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the Ligue 1, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches. The hosts scored two goals on average per match, or 20 goals in total, while allowing ten goals against, for an average of one per outing. They managed three clean sheets along the way.

Lorient are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 13 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.3 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 14 goals, and while Lorient claimed one clean sheet, they conceded an average of 1.4 goals per match.

Marseille vs Lorient Prediction

Marseille Form

Marseille swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 6-1 against Toulouse. They went on to defeat Montpellier 1-2 and made it three on the spin against Troyes in a 0-2 victory. In their last six Ligue 1 home matches, Marseille have three wins, while they've drawn one and lost two. They scored 11 and conceded six goals.

Lorient Form

Lorient claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 0-2 against Montpellier. A 1-2 win followed against Angers, before drawing 2-2 with Monaco. Lorient claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the Ligue 1, going undefeated as they also drew twice. They also banged in 11 goals, whilst conceding six.

Both Marseille and visitors Lorient seem to struggle just a wee bit much right now, with keeping a clean sheet. We go out on a limb here and suggest that, both teams will find the back of the net.

Marseille won five matches, scored 11 goals and conceded six in their last eight games against teams from the top half of the Ligue 1 table. This earned them 16 points. Lorient earned four wins and 13 points in their last eight games against teams from the top half of the Ligue 1 table. They scored 14 and conceded 14 goals in these. Marseille so far pulled off a record of 12 wins, three draws and three defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Lorient show off nine wins, five draws and four defeats in the Ligue 1.

Marseille vs Lorient Team News

Marseille seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment this coming Saturday.

Samuel Gigot and Amine Harit are missing from the squad, Marseille will field against Lorientthis coming Saturday.

Lorient have three on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Marseille this coming Saturday.

Lorient need to do without Julien Laporte, Theo Le Bris and Yvon Mvogo, who are not fit enough to travel to Stade Orange Velodrome.

Marseille vs Lorient H2H

Marseille go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 4-1 and 3-0 the last two times they played Lorient. Marseille usually enjoy playing Lorient, claiming six wins in the last ten encounters. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 2/5.

Marseille vs Lorient Results

Both teams to score came out seven times in the past ten matches between Marseille and Lorient. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 4/5 with the bookies.

Marseille vs Lorient Betting Tips

It has been a great season for Terem Moffi who bagged 11 for his club so far and bringing that kind of form to the table is crucial for the success of Lorient.

Marseille collected four wins, drew two and lost four in the 10 most games across all tournaments at Stade Orange Velodrome. Lorient won five of their previous 10 away, drew four and lost one times. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in recent matches. While Marseille managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the games at Stade Orange Velodrome, Lorient kept their hosts from scoring in two of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals came up five times in the previous ten encounters between Marseille and Lorient, as Marseille scored 2.3 goals on average per game and Lorient averaging 1.2 goals. Both teams scored in seven times of these matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Marseille’s last ten matches in all tournaments. They banged in an average of 2.2 goals on the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Lorient, who scored 1.6 times on average in those matches.