Friday , 2 October 2026

FC Lorient vs Olympique de Marseille, Ligue 1 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2025-26
Sat 18 Apr 2026 · 15:00 UTC Stade du Moustoir 16,585 HT 45' · FT 45'
Panos Katseris 28' 1–0

Overview

Match Preview

FC Lorient vs Olympique de Marseille — Ligue 1 at Stade du Moustoir.

Match Details

  • Referee Eric Wattellier
  • Assistant 1 Husseyin Ocak (France)
  • Assistant 2 Youssef El Hamzaoui (France)
4 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 6.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Olympique de Marseille H 2–0 W
12 Apr Olympique Lyonnais A 0–2 L
05 Apr Paris FC H 1–1 D
21 Mar Toulouse FC A 0–1 L
14 Mar Racing Club de Lens H 2–1 W
08 Mar Lille OSC A 1–1 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr FC Lorient A 0–2 L
10 Apr FC Metz H 3–1 W
05 Apr AS Monaco FC A 1–2 L
22 Mar Lille OSC H 1–2 L
13 Mar AJ Auxerre H 1–0 W
07 Mar Toulouse FC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

FC Lorient Olympique de Marseille
#12 Position #17
5 Points 3
5 Played 5
1 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 4
5 Scored 7
6 Conceded 8
-1 GD -1
1.00 PPG 0.60
20% Win % 20%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
FC Lorient this season
0% Clean Sheets
Olympique de Marseille this season

FC Lorient are 12th (5 pts). Olympique de Marseille are 17th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Lorient
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Olympique de Marseille
0-15
1/2
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/2
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Lorient
Jean-Victor Makengo 1 G
Olympique de Marseille
Amine Gouiri 4 G 1 A
Pierre Emile Hojbjerg 1 G
Keyliane Abdallah 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Stade du Moustoir. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Leonardo Balerdi, as he is very good at scoring at Stade du Moustoir with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Lorient needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Igor Paixao suffering a number of foals already.
  • 28' GOAL! Panos Katseris fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 33' Yvon Mvogo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 38' FC Lorient have won 389 goals from 439 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 43' Nathaniel Adjei needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 3 Yellow cards this season.
  • 46' Olympique de Marseille make a change. Igor Paixao trudges off to be replaced by Tim Weah on 46 minutes.
  • 51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Habib Beye will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 56' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 57' Benjamin Pavard picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 58' A stunning finish from Ahmadou Bamba Dieng — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 59' Time for substitution for Olympique de Marseille. Himad Abdelli is replaced by Bilal Nadir.
  • 64' FC Lorient are deployed in a 3-4-3 today, looking to exploit space against Olympique de Marseille's 3-4-2-1 shape.
  • 69' Another substitution for FC Lorient to replace Jean-Victor Makengo by Laurent Abergel on 69 minute.
  • 74' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Bilal Nadir on 74 minutes.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Aiyegun Tosin. He replaces Ahmadou Bamba Dieng on 75 minute.
  • 76' Pierre Emile Hojbjerg makes way for Arthur Vermeeren at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Olympique de Marseille.
  • 81' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 82' FC Lorient make a change. Panos Katseris trudges off to be replaced by Igor Silva on 82 minutes.
  • 87' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 90' Olympique de Marseille player sees a card in front of him.
  • With this win, FC Lorient is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.37 FC Lorient xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 Olympique de Marseille xG
I would bet for: FC Lorient or Olympique de Marseille 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Lorient42% Draw28% Olympique de Marseille30%
Actual: FC Lorient win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.55
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

FC Lorient or Draw
70%
Draw or Olympique de Marseille
58%
FC Lorient or Olympique de Marseille
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Lorient29% Draw48% Olympique de Marseille23%
Actual: FC Lorient win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
9.9%
1 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
8.3%
0 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
3.8%
3 – 0
3.2%
1 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Lorient

Handicap FC Lorient covers Push Olympique de Marseille covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 21% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 18% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Lorient keeps clean sheet
31% ✗
Olympique de Marseille keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.