Week 36 brings us a match on May 8th, where Lorient will play host to Olympique Marseille in a clash of the Ligue 1. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which is great football weather. 16th placed Lorient is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Reims. Arbër Zeneli scored the first goal for Reims in the 17th minute, then Terem Moffi tied it up for Lorient in the 32nd minute on a feed from Le Fee. Lorient is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 2nd placed Olympique Marseille, recorded a 0-3 loss against Olympique Lyonnais. Castello Lukeba struck first for Olympique Lyonnais in the 55th minute, then Moussa Dembélé added another in the 76th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Olympique Marseille couldn’t manage to score, and Olympique Lyonnais took the shutout win. Olympique Marseille should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Orange Vélodrome, Olympique Marseille won by a score of 4 to 1. Armand Lauriente scored the first goal for Lorient in the 13th minute from the penalty spot, then Boubacar Kamara got the equalizer for Olympique Marseille in the 27th minute on a feed from Mattéo Guendouzi But luckily in the 56th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Mattéo Guendouzi.
Dimitri Payet has been the most effective weapon for Olympique Marseille lately. The French midfielder has netted two goals in his last 5 matches. Lorient’s top weapon lately has been Terem Moffi, who has 3 goals in the last five matches
Christophe Pélissier’s Lorient squad will be without Thomas Monconduit, Jérémy Morel, Stéphane Diarra and Bartouche, while Olympique Marseille will be without Leonardo Balerdi.