In this week 14 match on the 6th of November, Olympique Marseille plays host to Olympique Lyonnais in a clash of the Ligue 1. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, a perfect day for football. Olympique Marseille sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Tottenham Hotspur. Chancel Mbemba struck first for Olympique Marseille in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Jordan Veretout, then Clément Lenglet tied it up for Tottenham Hotspur in the 54th minute on a feed from Ivan Perišić But luckily in the 95th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg. Olympique Marseille is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Olympique Lyonnais recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Lille. Alexandre Lacazette struck first for Olympique Lyonnais in the 74th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Lille couldn’t manage to score, and Olympique Lyonnais took the shutout win. Olympique Lyonnais is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
Olympique Lyonnais and Olympique Marseille last played eachother at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais on the 12th of February. Olympique Lyonnais was victorious by a score of 1 to 0 in front of almost 36000 jubilant spectators. Houssem Aouar struck first for Olympique Lyonnais in the 81st minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Olympique Marseille was frustrated by Olympique Lyonnais’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Olympique Lyonnais ended the match with the shutout victory.
Olympique Lyonnais is fortunate enough to have Alexandre Lacazette in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals. Mattéo Guendouzi and Issa Kabore are the top scorers for Olympique Marseille in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats
Igor Tudor’s Olympique Marseille squad will be without Samuel Gigot and Pape Alassane Gueye, while Corentin Tolisso and Julian Pollersbeck are unavailable to play for Olympique Lyonnais.