Week 7 brings us a match on Sep 10th, where Olympique Marseille will host Lille in a Ligue 1 match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 2nd placed Olympique Marseille, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Auxerre. Gerson scored the first goal for Olympique Marseille in the 8th minute, then Alexis Sánchez added another in the 84th minute In the end, Auxerre couldn’t muster any offence and Olympique Marseille ran away with the shutout win. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Olympique Marseille should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Lille recorded a 3-1 win against Montpellier. Sepe Elye Wahi struck first for Montpellier in the 20th minute, then in the 41st minute, Rémy Cabella sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Jonathan David But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 57th minute on a goal by Angel Gomes. Lille is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Lille won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Lille’s most prolific scorer has been Jonathan Bamba. He has netted three goals over the last five matches. Alexis Sánchez has been the most prolific scorer on Olympique Marseille in the last 5 matches with 3 goals
Igor Tudor’s squad will be without Samuel Gigot and Dimitri Payet, while Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca’s Lille squad will be without Rémy Cabella.