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Olympique Marseille Olympique Lyonnais betting prediction


Betting suggestion:

The ''over 2.5 goals'' is the market we suggest for this match. Usually, Olympique Marseille is very offensive and have some ease in creating scoring situations, Olympique Lyon, by their turn, needs to continue to add victories and have quality on counterattack, being very likely that they’ll be able to create several scoring opportunities. So, and taking into account all this, we believe in a very open match with several chances of goal, making a bet in the goals in this match full of value.
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Preview
Olympique Marseille and Olympique Lyonnais meet at Stade Vélodrome, in a match for the 30th round of the Ligue 1. Olympique Lyonnais got a home win by (2‑0), in the last league head‑to‑head, played in 17‑12‑2017. At this stadium, the head‑to‑head history favours the home team, since they have a record of 1 win and 4 draws in the last 5 matches. However, the last time these teams met at this stadium, on 31‑01‑2017, in a match for the Coupe de France, Olympique Marseille only reached the win by (2‑1), after extended time. The goals of the match were scored by R. Fanni (24' ) and Dória (109' ), for Olympique Marseille, and by C. Tolisso (64' ), for Olympique Lyonnais.

Analysis Marseille

After 17 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses, the home team is in the 3rd position, havinf won 59 points so far. In the last match, they have won in an away match against Toulouse by (1‑2), after in the previous match they have tied (1‑1) at home, against Nantes. In their last match, for the UEFA Europa League, they got an away win against Athletic Club by (1‑2).

They haven’t lost any of the last 11 home matches for this competition. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 1‑0 (6 out of 14 matches). Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their home matches, as 12 of the last 14 for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. They have conceded the first goal in 10 of their 29 matches for this competition, and have only turned the score around in 2. there is 1 period that stands out in the last 14 home matches for this competition: they have suffered 5 of their 13 goals between minutes (0'‑15').

Olympique Marseille comes for this match after a win at Athletic Bilbao ground by 1-2, advancing in this way to the next stage of the Europa League. In the last match for the French championship, the home team beat Toulouse by 1-2. In this home match, the coach Rudi Garcia should keep the team in 4-2-3-1 with Germain, the 28th jersey, responsible for launching the panic on the opponent’s defensive line. It’s important to point out that the home team has a good performance in both sectors when they play at home, as they scored on average 2.36 goals and suffered an average of 0.93 goals per match. Florian Thauvin is the best scorer of Olympique Marseille with 16 goals. For this match, the coach can count on all his players.

Confirmed Lineup: Steve Mandanda, Hiroki Sakai, Jordan Amavi, Adil Rami, Rolando, Luiz Gustavo, Maxime López, Dimitri Payet, Lucas Ocampos, Florian Thauvin, Valère Germain.
Coach: J. Sampaoli Moya.

Analysis Lyon

The away team is currently in the 4th position of the league, with 54 points won, after 15 wins, 9 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Montpellier, by (1‑1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Caen, by (1‑0). In their last match, for the UEFA Europa League, they got a home loss against CSKA Moskva by (2‑3). In the last 10 away league matches Olympique Lyonnais has a record of 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 20 points out of 30 possible. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away mathes there is a tendency for goals, since 11 of the last 15 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 29 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 7 times and have only turned the score around in 1.

Olympique Lyon comes for this match after a defeat at home against CSKA by 2-3, being thus eliminated from the Europa League. It’s important to note that Lyon beat Caen on the last day of the competition. In this away match, it’s expectable that coach Bruno Génésio will play in 4-3-3 privileging the defensive organization and the counterattacks, that is, to defend with the nearby sectors, looking for the back of the defensive line of Olympique Marseille. In some moments of the match, the visiting team should act in a more organized way. Mariano Díaz is one of the best scorers of Lyon with 16 goals. For this match, the coach won’t count on Nabil Fekir, who is punished.

Confirmed Lineup: Anthony Lopes, Rafael, Ferland Mendy, Marcelo, Jérémy Morel, Lucas Tousart, Houssem Aouar, Tanguy Ndombélé, Mariano Díaz, Bertrand Traoré, Maxwel Cornet.
Coach: P. Bosz.

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Frequently asked questions

The tip and bet suggestion for the Marseille vs Lyon match, on 18 March 2018, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Over 2,5 goals ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Marseille vs Lyon on 18 March 2018 will be played at Marseille, Orange Vélodrome.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Online Betting Academy, for the Marseille Lyon match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Marseille at with 49% of the tips.

 

Ligue 1 - 2017/2018

  • 100% 380 / 380 Games

  • Home team wins 45.53%
  • Draws 25.26%
  • Away team wins 29.21%
  • Over 1.5 76.05%
  • Over 2.5 51.84%
  • Over 3.5 27.89%
  • Goals 1033
  • Goals /match 2.72
  • Goals /match home 1.53
  • Goals /match away 1.19
  • Both teams score 50.53%
  • Goals after 80' 17.52%
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