Marseille welcome Lyon to Orange Velodrome for a Ligue 1 fixture with both teams looking to end a recent run of poor results. Both teams have not been convincing at the back lately and Sunday’s match could be set to offer goals.
Marseille have lost their way in the last few weeks and are now 10 points off the pace in the Ligue 1 table. They are winless in their last three matches in all competitions and were beaten 2-0 by Nice in their previous Ligue 1 fixture.
Roberto De Zerbi’s men have been slightly better at home, going unbeaten in their last four Ligue 1 home matches. Among their results in that run is a 5-1 victory over Le Havre and they will be looking to replicate that performance on Sunday.
Paulo Fonseca has been announced as the new manager of Lyon, who will be looking to end their slump having failed to win their last six matches in all competitions. They played out a 1-1 draw with Nantes in their previous Ligue 1 fixture and earned a similar result against Ludogorets on Thursday.
Things have also been rough on the road for Lyon, who are winless in five of their last six Ligue 1 away matches. Like the hosts, defending has also been a problem as they are without a clean sheet in five of their last six Ligue 1 away fixtures.
How the bookies view it: Upper hand for Marseille
Marseille have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 10/11 by BoyleSports to claim the win. A victory for Lyon is valued at 21/10 by BoyleSports, who are also offering odds of 5/2 for a draw.
Head to head: Recent success for Marseille
Lyon have a 27-16 advantage with 20 draws from 63 previous matches against Marseille. However, Marseille have won three of the last four meetings and claimed a 3-2 victory in the reverse fixture back in September.
Players to watch: Greenwood still hot
Mason Greenwood is the leading scorer for Marseille this season with 12 Ligue 1 goals so far. The forward has six goals in the last nine matches across all competitions and is priced at 6/4 by BoyleSports to get on the score sheet.
Alexandre Lacazette remains the biggest attacking threat for Lyon and could be worth keeping an eye on. The French striker has five Ligue 1 goals and is priced at 15/8 by BoyleSports to find the net on Sunday.
Probable line-ups
Amine Harit, Geoffrey Kondogbpia and Valentin Carboni are currently sidelined with injury and will miss out for Marseille. Neal Maupay should lead the line while Dante is expected to start in defence.
Malick Fofana remains the only player sidelined with injury for Lyon. Lacazette was a second half substitute in the Europa League clash and should return to the team on Sunday while Duje Caleta-Car is set to start in defence.
Marseille: Rulli, Murillo, Balerdi, Brassier, Henrique, Rongier, Hojbjerg, Melin, Rabiot, Greenwood, Maupay
Lyon: Perri, Abner, Niakhate, Caleta-car, Maitland-Niles, Veretout, Matic, Tolissso, Cherki, Nuamah, Lacazette
Anything else catch the eye?
The reverse fixture produced over 4.5 goals and a repeat is valued at 16/5 with BoyleSports. Over 3.5 goals could also be considered at 7/5 by BoyleSports, who are also offering 11/20 for over 2.5 goals.
All the goals in the reverse fixture came after the break, so the second half could be set to be the highest scoring half at 10/11 Boylesports.
This French Ligue 1 match between Marseille and Lyon will be played on Feb 2, 2025 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Marseille vs Lyon prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
