Marseille vs Lyon Prediction & Betting Tips - Ligue 1

Prediction published on 29/04/2022, 06:04  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 29/04/2022 at 06:04 in Ligue 1 Predictions

Olympique Marseille will be looking to consolidate their hold of second place in the French Ligue 1 when they play host to Olympique Lyon. Marseille have 65 points going into this game, while Lyon, placed eighth, have 52 points. For Marseille the best they can hope for is a second placed finish, after being boxed out of the title race by PSG. A second place finish comes with automatic qualification to the Champions League, and each of the three sides below Marseille is eyeing this slot. Marseille are coming from a midweek clash; they lost 3-2 away to Feyenoord in the Conference League semis and will need to settle back fast enough for this. Their defending was once again questionable and this is a concern they will still carry to this game. Marseille have two clean sheets in the last five matches but in the remaining three matches, they’ve conceded two or more.

Lyon are way off the mark as far as contention for European football is concerned. They can still contest for this place though, and a win in this game would prove key. They go into this game straight from a 5-2 win over Montpellier, and once again their defensive instability was exposed in the game after conceding twice in a minute just before half time. Lyon have no clean sheet in their last seven matches. In the last 10 they have just one – coming in the 0-0 draw with Reims. In three of their last four matches, they have conceded two or more goals and each of their last four matches have produced over 2.5 goals. Both teams have scored in four of their last five matches and they have no win in their last four away matches, drawing three and losing one. In these five away matches Lyon have failed to score more than a goal in any.