Comments and predictions for Marseille vs Lorient: Sink the rookie
The match between Marseille vs Lorient in Ligue 1 takes place at 0:45 on September 13. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, football commentary and predicts the score.
Latest Marseille vs Lorient team information
Goalkeeper Ruben Blanco is out for the second round with a knee injury, Geoffrey Kondogbia has a head injury, and CJ Egan Riley received a red card before the 30th minute and will be suspended for this match.
In the third round, De Zerbi made two changes: Bilal Nadir replaced Amine Gouiri, and Hamed Traore made his OM debut for Ulisses Garcia. Benjamin Pavard was also waiting for his first chance after arriving on loan from Inter Milan.
For Lorient, Nathaniel Adejei missed the Lille game through injury, Bandiougou Fadiga has an ankle problem, Panos Katseris has a thigh injury, Pablo Pagis has a sore calf and Isaak Toure is still recovering from cruciate ligament surgery.
Tosin Aiyegun scored the only goal for Lorient against Lille, his second in Ligue 1 this season. The Nigerian-born striker who plays for Benin is currently the biggest hope in attack.
Latest expected lineup Marseille vs Lorient
Marseille:
Rulli; Murillo, Balerdi, Aguerd, Garcia; Gomes, Hojbjerg; Greenwood, Gouiri, Weah; Aubameyang
Lorient:
Kamara; Silva, Talbi, Faye; Le Bris, Avom, Abergel, Yongwa; Aiyegun, Sanusi; Bamba
Latest football commentary Marseille vs Lorient
Roberto De Zerbi's second season as Marseille coach has not gone smoothly, with the team sitting in 10th place in the table after three rounds, with two defeats.
In the last 40 years, only twice have Marseille lost three of their opening four Ligue 1 games, most recently in the 2015-16 season.
The consolation for them is that the next two games are both at the Velodrome, where Marseille have won eight of their last nine Ligue 1 games, including a 5-2 win over Paris FC in August.
The port city team's attack has struggled, failing to score in two-thirds of Ligue 1 matches this season, but at home, they have maintained their explosive form.
Les Phoceens have scored three or more goals in five consecutive Ligue 1 games at the Velodrome – their longest such run since September-December 1952 (seven games).
Notably, Marseille won all 5 of their most recent times hosting Lorient, with the last two matches both having a score of 3-1.
As for Lorient, after a resounding 4-0 victory over Rennes in the second round, the Ligue 1 rookie was "doused with cold water" by Lille at the end of August.
All eight of Lorient's Ligue 1 goals this season have come in the second half, including seven against Lille.
They have lost all five of their last Ligue 1 away games since 2024, failing to score in four.
Lorient have also lost eight consecutive Ligue 1 games when trailing or drawing at half-time, but have won their last two when leading after 45 minutes.
After just three rounds, Lorient have conceded 12 goals – equal to the total number of goals they conceded in the last 14 matches of last season in Ligue 2.
Lorient haven't won at the Velodrome since April 2015, when they beat OM 5-3 in a dramatic encounter.
Latest Marseille vs Lorient score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Marseille vs Lorientas follows:
- Sportsmole:Marseille 3-0 Lorient
- WhoScore:Marseille 2-0 Lorient
- Our newspaper predicts:Marseille 3-0 Lorient
When and where to watch Marseille vs Lorient live?
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