In this week 6 match on the 9th of December, Olympique Marseille and Locomotiv Moscow will play a match in Marseille in a clash of the Europa League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Olympique Marseille is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Brest. Gerson struck first for Olympique Marseille in the 29th minute on a feed from Dimitri Payet, then Romain Faivre tied it up for Brest in the 53rd minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 70th minute on a goal by Franck Honorat to cap off a wild match. Olympique Marseille is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Locomotiv Moscow recorded a 0-1 loss against Ural. Rafał Augustyniak struck first for Ural in the 42nd minute from the penalty spot, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Locomotiv Moscow couldn’t muster any offence and Ural ran away with the shutout win. Locomotiv Moscow looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
Locomotiv Moscow and Olympique Marseille last played eachother at the Rzd Arena on the 16th of September. Locomotiv Moscow and Olympique Marseille battled to a 1-1 draw. Cengiz Ünder scored the first goal for Olympique Marseille in the 59th minute on a penalty shot, but Faustino Anjorin got the equalizer for Locomotiv Moscow in the 89th minute on a penalty shot earning Locomotiv Moscow at least a draw.
Gyrano Kerk and Vitali Lisakovich are the top scorers for Locomotiv Moscow in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Olympique Marseille is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Arkadiusz Milik and Gerson each having 2 goals in their last five.