Marseille vs Lorient Predictions

• Under 2.5 goals have been netted in all but one of Marseille’s last seven games in all competitions.
• Under 2.5 goals have also been scored in Lorient’s last four Ligue 1 starts.
• Marseille are winless in four matches, while the visitors have lost just one of their nine league fixtures this season (W3, D5).

Hosts make no appeal at odds-on

Winless in their last four outings in all competitions, Marseille look woefully short in the betting for this Sunday night’s game at Stade Velodrome against a stern Lorient outfit who have lost just one of their nine Ligue 1 matches this season (W3, D5).

Jorge Sampaoli’s side will likely return with fresh impetus from the international break but the 1/2 about their chances here represents zero value based on their recent displays, which include consecutive Ligue 1 defeats against Lens (2-3) and Lille (2-0).

With Lorient looking extremely solid under Christophe Pelissier, Les Olympiens face no easy task on Matchday 10 as they aim to get back on track and we wouldn’t deter backers from supporting the visitors at around 6/4 in the double chance market.

Scrap in store at Stade Velodrome

We’re narrowly favouring a bet on a low scoring contest this weekend though, with under 2.5 goals surprisingly chalked up at a touch of odds-against.

There’s little logic to the line taken by the bookmakers here considering the hosts have drawn a blank in three of their last four matches, which has contributed to six of their last seven outings in all competitions producing under the 2.5 mark.

Under 2.5 goals have also been scored in Lorient’s last four starts with Les Merlus conceding just two goals in that period, and they look primed to frustrate misfiring Marseille at Stade Velodrome.

Lorient’s last two Ligue 1 fixtures have ended 1-1, and that could be the case again this Sunday night as the weekend’s top flight action in France reaches a conclusion.

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