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 was sent off before the 30th minute and will be suspended for this match.
De Zerbi made two changes in the third round: Bilal Nadir replaced Amine Gouiri, while Hamed Traore made his OM debut for Ulisses Garcia. Benjamin Pavard is also waiting for his first start after being loaned 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 review Marseille vs Lorient
Roberto De Zerbi's second season as Marseille coach has not gone smoothly, with the team currently sitting in 10th place in the table after three games, with two defeats.
In the past 40 years, Marseille have only lost three of their opening four Ligue 1 games twice, most recently in the 2015-16 season.
The consolation for them is that their 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 ending with a score of 3-1.
As for Lorient, after a resounding 4-0 victory over Rennes in the second round, the Ligue 1 newcomer 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 each of their last five away games in Ligue 1 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 have not won at the Velodrome since April 2015, when they beat OM 5-3 in a thrilling 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
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