Lorient vs Olympique Marseille prediction and preview
Ligue 1 · Sunday 24 January 2027, 16:15 UTC
Match facts
Lorient vs Olympique Marseille
Ligue 1 · Sunday 24 January 2027, 16:15 UTC · Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir, Lorient
Lorient vs Olympique Marseille preview
Lorient host Olympique Marseille in Ligue 1 on Sunday 24 January 2027, kick-off 16:15 UTC at Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir in Lorient. Lorient go into the round 11th, on 12 points from 9 games, while Olympique Marseille go into the round 6th, on 15 points from 9 games.
Lorient come into the game with a L-D-W-W-L run in the league (2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5), while Olympique Marseille's recent sequence reads W-W-L-W-L. Over their last 6, Lorient have scored 0.8 and conceded 1.0 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Olympique Marseille average 2.2 scored and 1.2 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.
The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Lorient won 1, 1 game was drawn and Olympique Marseille won 8. Those games averaged 3.4 goals, 7 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 18 Apr 2026, ended Lorient 2-0 Olympique Marseille.
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Form and table
- LorientLast five: L W W D L
- Olympique MarseilleLast five: L W L W W
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Olympique Marseille | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 15 | LWWWW |
| 11 | Lorient | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 12 | LWWDL |
Head-to-head
Team news
Lorient expected line-up (3-4-2-1)
Yvon Mvogo, Montassar Talbi, Nathaniel Adjei, Isaak Touré, Arsène Kouassi, Dembo Sylla, Noah Cadiou, Arthur Avom, Jean-Victor Makengo, Ibrahima Baldé
Olympique Marseille expected line-up (4-1-4-1)
Jeffrey de Lange, Timothy Weah, Nayef Aguerd, Emerson, CJ Egan-Riley, Igor Paixão, Himad Abdelli, Tochukwu Nnadi, Amine Harit, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Amine Gouiri
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