With the Ligue 1 title already sorted, Marseille will be looking to hold on to second place as they face Lyon on Sunday. The hosts are aiming to maintain their fine form in the second half of the season and should have the upper hand over Lyon, who have struggled to find their rhythm this term.
Marseille are coming off a rare defeat as they were beaten 3-2 by Feyenoord I the first leg of their Europa Conference League semi-final clash on Thursday. They fought back from two goals down to level matters before the break but conceded the winner in the second half.
Jorge Sampaoli’s men will be confident of turning things around in the second leg and must now turn their attention to domestic matters and consolidating second place. They have won six of their last seven Ligue 1 matches and won 1-0 at Reims in their previous fixture.
Marseille have also been near perfect at the Orange Velodrome in recent weeks, winning their last five matches across all competitions. They are also on a three-match winning home run in Ligue 1 and triumphed 3-2 over Nantes last time out.
It has been a disappointing campaign for Lyon who have crashed out of every competition and were nowhere close to challenging at the top in Ligue 1. Even a European finish seems a long shot at the moment as they sit eighth on the table, five points behind fifth place Nice.
Peter Bosz’s men did claim a 5-2 home victory over Montpellier in their previous Ligue 1 fixture. Houssem Aouar netted a brace while Karl Toko Ekambi and Moussa Dembele were also among the goals.
A major problem for Lyon is a poor record on their recent travels, claiming just one win from their last six away matches. They were also beaten 3-2 by Brest in their previous fixture on the road.
How the bookies view it
Marseille have the edge among the bookies with a home win priced at 25/19 by SBK. A victory for Lyon is valued at 43/20 by Unibet while a draw is set at odds of 13/5 by Coral.
Recent head to head
Marseille and Lyon have one win each and three draws from their last five meetings. Lyon claimed a 2-1 victory in the reverse fixture back in February.
Players to watch
Dimitri Payet often carries the attacking threat for Marseille, either scoring or assisting and will be the one to watch on Monday. The attacker has five goals in his last eight matches across all competitions and is priced at 11/5 by Paddy Power to get on the score sheet.
Lyon also have quality in attack, particularly with Moussa Dembele, who has 16 Ligue 1 goals this season. The striker has also found the net nine times in his last 10 league matches and is priced at 37/10 by Unibet to maintain his scoring run.
Anything else catch the eye?
Marseille have opened the scoring in two of the last three meetings with Lyon and could be backed to score first on Sunday at 17/20 with Coral. Lyon have seen over 3.5 goals in two of their last three Ligue 1 fixtures and a similar outcome is priced at 7/4 with Unibet.
There have been early goals for Marseille and Lyon in their recent matches and both teams can be backed to score in the first half at 13/5 with SBK.
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