Olympique de Marseille vs FC Lorient, Ligue 1 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Olympique de Marseille vs FC Lorient — Ligue 1 at Orange Velodrome.
- Olympique de Marseille 10 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
- FC Lorient 10 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Bastien Dechepy
- Assistant 1 Brice Parinet (France)
- Assistant 2 Julien Haulbert
6 games this season
🟨 4.0/game
⚽ 16.7 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 10 | 23 |
| 2 | Lille OSC | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | Paris FC | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | Olympique de Marseille | 10 | 18 |
| 5 | Olympique Lyonnais | 10 | 17 |
| 6 | OGC Nice | 10 | 17 |
| 7 | AS Monaco FC | 10 | 16 |
| 8 | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | 10 | 16 |
| 9 | Stade Brestois 29 | 10 | 15 |
| 10 | FC Lorient | 10 | 15 |
| 11 | Racing Club de Lens | 10 | 13 |
| 12 | Toulouse FC | 10 | 13 |
| 13 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 10 | 10 |
| 14 | AJ Auxerre | 10 | 10 |
| 15 | Le Mans FC | 10 | 8 |
| 16 | Angers SCO | 10 | 8 |
| 17 | ES Troyes AC | 10 | 8 |
| 18 | Le Havre AC | 10 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May | FC Lorient | H | 3–1 | W |
| 09 May | Atalanta BC | A | 0–3 | L |
| 02 May | Atalanta BC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 28 Apr | Racing Club de Lens | H | 2–1 | W |
| 24 Apr | OGC Nice | H | 2–2 | D |
| 21 Apr | Toulouse FC | A | 2–2 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May | Olympique de Marseille | A | 1–3 | L |
| 03 May | Racing Club de Lens | A | 0–2 | L |
| 28 Apr | Toulouse FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 24 Apr | Paris Saint-Germain FC | H | 1–4 | L |
| 19 Apr | OGC Nice | A | 0–3 | L |
| 07 Apr | Montpellier HSC | A | 0–2 | L |
Season Stats
| Olympique de Marseille | FC Lorient | |
|---|---|---|
| #4 | Position | #10 |
| 18 | Points | 15 |
| 10 | Played | 10 |
| 6 / 0 / 4 | W / D / L | 4 / 3 / 3 |
| 22 | Scored | 9 |
| 14 | Conceded | 8 |
| +8 | GD | +1 |
| 1.80 | PPG | 1.50 |
| 60% | Win % | 40% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
H2H (10 games)
70%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
22%
Clean Sheets
Olympique de Marseille this season
Olympique de Marseille this season
60%
Clean Sheets
FC Lorient this season
FC Lorient this season
Olympique de Marseille are 4th (18 pts). FC Lorient are 10th (15 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Olympique de Marseille
0-15
4/3
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/–
46-60
6/2
61-75
2/3
76+
6/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Lorient
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/2
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Olympique de Marseille
| Amine Gouiri | 7 G | 3 A |
| Amine Harit | 3 G | 1 A |
| Himad Abdelli | 3 G | |
| Igor Paixao | 2 G | 1 A |
| Keyliane Abdallah | 2 G |
FC Lorient
| Jean-Victor Makengo | 2 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Olympique de Marseille and FC Lorient get this one started.
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, as he is very good at scoring at Orange Velodrome with 22 goals in the last 15 games.
- 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Olympique de Marseille and FC Lorient are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 17' Julien Laporte catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 17.
- 22' Faris Moumbagna has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 27' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Formose Mendy made 434 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 32' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 36' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Olympique de Marseille are in front.
- 41' Brilliant from the defender! Samuel Gigot makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 41.
- 43' What a moment for Benjamin Mendy! That strike on 43 puts his side firmly in control.
- 48' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 49' The referee has no hesitation. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is booked for Olympique de Marseille — card on 49.
- 51' Controversy at the stadium! Panos Katseris argues furiously but the card stands.
- 54' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang makes it 3-1.
- 59' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Olympique de Marseille that had 479 games and scored 539 goals.
- 61' Mohamed Bamba picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 62' FC Lorient make a change. Nathaniel Adjei trudges off to be replaced by Formose Mendy on 62 minutes.
- 63' Olympique de Marseille manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Iliman Ndiaye is hanging Faris Moumbagna on the field on 63 minute.
- 68' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Olympique de Marseille needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 71' Another change for Olympique de Marseille made on 71 minute. Samuel Gigot leaves to be changed by Bamo Meite.
- 73' Pape Gueye catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 73.
- 75' The FC Lorient manager makes a substitution. Imran Louza departs to be replaced by Julien Ponceau.
- 78' Jean Onana has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jordan Veretout on 78 minute.
- 80' Another substitution for FC Lorient to replace Mohamed Bamba by Eli Kroupi on 80 minute.
- 85' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 90' The referee shows FC Lorient player a card on 90.
- Full Time. Olympique de Marseille beats FC Lorient
Lineups
Olympique de Marseille Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 10
-
23
Ismaila Sarr ↓ Amine Harit 63'
-
22
Pape Gueye ↓ Geoffrey Kondogbia 78'
- 16
-
27
Jordan Veretout ↓ Jean Onana 78'
- 99
- 6
-
4
Samuel Gigot ↓ Bamo Meite 71'
- 44
- 62
-
14
Faris Moumbagna ↓ Iliman Ndiaye 63'
Bench
-
29
Iliman Ndiaye ↑ 63'
-
11
Amine Harit ↑ 63'
- 7
-
19
Geoffrey Kondogbia ↑ 78'
- 36
- 20
-
17
Jean Onana ↑ 78'
- 3
-
18
Bamo Meite ↑ 71'
Coach
Jean-Louis Gasset
FC Lorient Lineups
5-4-1Starting XI
- 5
- 19
- 15
- 38
- 14
- 27
-
6
Imran Louza ↓ Julien Ponceau 75'
- 3
-
32
Nathaniel Adjei ↓ Formose Mendy 62'
-
9
Mohamed Bamba ↓ Eli Kroupi 80'
- 7
Bench
- 24
-
21
Julien Ponceau ↑ 75'
- 1
- 12
-
11
Ahmadou Bamba Dieng ↑ 62'
-
13
Formose Mendy ↑ 62'
- 37
-
10
Badredine Bouanani ↑ 62'
-
22
Eli Kroupi ↑ 80'
Coach
Regis Le Bris
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Terem Moffi | 4 |
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 4 |
| Matteo Guendouzi | 4 |
| Leonardo Balerdi | 2 |
| Alexis Sanchez | 2 |
| Pol Mikel Lirola | 2 |
| Benjamin Mendy | 2 |
| Sead Kolasinac | 1 |
Head to Head
Olympique de Marseille Form
2024-05-12
Olympique de Marseille
3–1
FC Lorient
W
2024-05-09
Atalanta BC
3–0
Olympique de Marseille
L
2024-05-02
Olympique de Marseille
1–1
Atalanta BC
D
2024-04-28
Olympique de Marseille
2–1
Racing Club de Lens
W
2024-04-24
Olympique de Marseille
2–2
OGC Nice
D
2024-04-21
Toulouse FC
2–2
Olympique de Marseille
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.95
Olympique de Marseille xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81
FC Lorient xG
I would bet for:
Olympique de Marseille to win 64%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Olympique de Marseille win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 76% |
|
24% |
| ± 2.5 | 51% |
|
49% |
| ± 3.5 | 30% |
|
70% |
| ± 4.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
Double Chance
Olympique de Marseille or Draw
86%
Draw or FC Lorient
36%
Olympique de Marseille or FC Lorient
78%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Olympique de Marseille win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.7%
1 – 0
11.7%
1 – 1
10.8%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.1%
3 – 0
7.4%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
4.3%
1 – 2
3.9%
2 – 2
3.9%
4 – 0
3.6%
4 – 1
3.1%
Asian Handicap — Olympique de Marseille
| Handicap | Olympique de Marseille covers | Push | FC Lorient covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| -2 | 19% | 19% | 62% |
| -1.5 | 38% | — | 62% |
| -1 | 38% | 24% | 37% |
| -0.5 | 63% | — | 37% |
| +0.5 | 86% | — | 14% |
| +1 | 86% | 9% | 4% |
| +1.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
| +2 | 96% | 3% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Olympique de Marseille keeps clean sheet
45%
✓
FC Lorient keeps clean sheet
15%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

