Olympique Marseille Targets sixth consecutive Ligue 1 Victories against FC Lorient to boost their chances of Champions Leagu spot.
Marseille have won five straight Ligue 1 games before the start of this matchday 19th. Lorient, who are in sixth position, will visit OM’s Stade Velodrome stadium today.
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Prior to the upcoming weekend, Lorient is unbeaten in back-to-back Ligue 1 games. Les Merlus are in sixth place and are only two points behind Monaco, who are in fifth place and hold the final spot for European qualification.
Olympique Marseille will capitalize on their excellent form
With 16 points from their past six games, Marseille is in excellent form recently. With Olympique Marseille’s performance this season, manager Igor Tudor has excelled beyond expectations.
Over the course of the previous six games, the club scored 16 goals while conceding just six. At the Velodrome, Olympique has a two-game winning run.
Lorient ‘s form is improving gradually
In addition to going on a terrible run of form in the league, Lorient picked up five points from their last six games. Over the course of their last six games, Les Merlus were outscored 10-7. Results are improving as Lorient enters the trip to the Velodrome with a two-match league unbeaten streak.
Les Merlus do significantly better away from home. In Ligue 1 this year, 18 of their 32 points have come from away games.
Before traveling to Marseille, Lorient have played six straight road games without a loss.
Olympique Marseille’s Team News
Coach Tudor will be without defender Nuno Tavares because he was banned for this match, while defender Jonathan Clauss will be out until late January with a groin issue.
Dimitri Payet, a creative midfielder, is unlikely to play due to an ankle injury. Amine Harit, a midfielder, will miss the entire season due to an ACL tear.
Lorient’s Team News
Defender Julien Laporte is unlikely to play for Lorient manager Regis Le Bris due to a hamstring injury. Theo Le Bris, a midfielder, is anticipated to miss out as well because of a sprained ankle.
Head to Head Comparison
In their previous six encounters, Marseille had a perfect record of six victories from six games versus Lorient. O.M defeated Lorient in Ligue 1 by a score of 3-0 earlier this year.
Marseille also has a three-game winning streak over Lorient at home.
Match Fact
Marseille have won their 5 previous games in Ligue 1
Conclusion
The previous six times that Marseille played Lorient, they won. However, Greenpredicts thinks that O.M should win again 3-1 at home in Ligue 1 against Les Merlus to keep up their impressive run and continue pursuing their Champions League ambition.
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