Prediction: Olympique de Marseille vs Olympique Lyon

Prediction: Match to end in 2-2 draw

Best Odds: 10/1

Bookmaker: Betfair

Olympique de Marseille and Olympique Lyon will face each other in Ligue 1 this weekend. The match between Les Phocéens and Les Gones will be held at Stade Vélodrome and is scheduled to kick off at 7:45pm UK time on Sunday.

Olympique de Marseille

Olympique de Marseille are one of the biggest clubs in France and are always expected to do well. They ended up as high as second in the Ligue 1 table last season and played in the UEFA Champions League this campaign.

Marseille are fifth in the Ligue 1 table at the moment with 24 points from 13 matches, three points behind third-placed Rennes and as many as 11 points behind leaders and bitter rivals Paris Saint-Germain. It is hard to see Igor Tudor’s side challenge PSG for the title, but they are certainly in the running for the UEFA Champions League places in the league table this season.

Les Olympiens will head into the match against Lyon on the back of a 2-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at Stade Vélodrome in UEFA Champions League Group D. It followed a 2-2 draw with Strasbourg away from home in Ligue 1.

Team News:

Alexis Sanchez, Nuno Tavares and Matteo Guendouzi all should start for Marseille against Lyon.

Olympique Lyon

Like Olympique de Marseille, Olympique Lyon are one of the biggest clubs in France and are expected to at least compete for the UEFA Champions League places in the Ligue 1 table year after year. However, Lyon ended up as low as eighth in the league table last season, and things are looking to be going the same way this time around.

Lyon are as low as eighth in the Ligue 1 table at the moment with 20 points from 13 matches. Laurent Blanc’s side are as many as seven points behind third-placed Rennes and 15 points behind leaders and defending champions Paris Saint-Germain. It is hard to see Lyon challenge for the title this season.

Blanc’s side will head into the match against Olympique de Marseille away from home at Stade Vélodrome on the back of a 1-0 victory over Lille at the Groupama Stadium in Ligue 1. It followed a 2-1 win against Montpellier away from home in the league.

Team News:

Alexandre Lacazette, Houssem Aouar and Moussa Dembele all should start for Lyon against Marseille.

Key Factors to Consider

• Lyon have scored 22 goals in 13 Ligue 1 matches this season.
• Lyon have conceded 16 goals in 13 Ligue 1 matches this season.
• Marseille have scored 22 goals in 13 Ligue 1 games this campaign.
• Marseille have conceded 11 goals in 13 Ligue 1 games this campaign.
• Alexandre Lacazette has scored 8 goals in 13 Ligue 1 matches this campaign.

Conclusion

Marseille and Lyon are good and strong teams, and it is going to be a really competitive game of football. There should be goals in this match, and it is likely that it will end in a draw.

Prediction: Match to end in 2-2 draw

Best Odds: 10/1

Bookmaker: Betfair