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Lyon and Olympique de Marseille meet at Parc Olympique Lyonnais in a fixture for the 21st round of Ligue 1. The two teams drew 0-0 on 18-09-2016, the last time they faced in this edition of the league . The history of recent direct clashes is favorable to the home team, which has 2 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss in the last 9 games. In this match the home factor may play an important role, as the Olympique de Marseille presents significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Lyon
The home team is currently in 4th place with 34 points, after 11 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, won at home to Angers by (2-0). In the last match, lost out to Caen by (3-2). This is a team little affected by the house factor, that is, presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches has recorded 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses as a visitor, with 23 goals scored and 18 conceded, against 9 victories , 2 draws and 4 defeats at home, with 30 goals scored and 15 conceded. In the last 9 home games for the league, Lyon have 6 wins and 3 losses, having won 18 points out of 27. In their domestic league matches the most frequent marker in the break was 1-0 (6 out of 9 matches). His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 games in this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their home games, as 8 of the last 9 matches they played for this competition ended with over 1.5 goals. In 19 games in this competition, only got 1 turn on the scoreboard in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 15 home games in all competitions there are 1 highlights: he has scored 5 of his 13 goals in minutes (76′-90 ‘).
Lyon come to this game with a defeat at Caen by 3-2, putting an end to the seven straight games without losing, in 90 ‘games. In this home game, coach Bruno Génésio is expected to keep the team 4-2-3-1 in possession of the ball and organized bouts: Fekir is a very important player in the organization of the offensive process. However, the main highlight of the home team is the offensive Alexandre Lacazette with 15 goals and 1 assist. For this game the coach can not count on Mammana and Diakhaby, injured, besides N’Koulou and Ghezzal, both acting in the Cup of African Nations.
Olympique Marseille
After 8 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses, the visiting team is in 5th place, having won 31 points. In the last match, he lost to Monaco at home (1-4), after having won the previous match in a match against Bastia (1-2). This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when played with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games has 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with a total of 18 goals scored and 23 conceded. Already inside the home, won 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses, with a total of 19 goals scored and 14 conceded. His last game as a visitor was for Coupe de France and he finished with a win for (1-2) after extra time against Toulouse. In the last 10 away games, Olympique de Marseille have won 2, 3 draws and 5 defeats, having won 9 points out of 30. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. In their away games for this competition there is a tendency to have goals, since 7 in 10 finished with More than 2.5 goals in the scoreboard. In 20 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 7 times and only got 1 turn on the scoreboard. There are 1 highlights in the last 10 matches played as a visitor to this competition: he suffered 8 of his 18 goals in the minutes (76’-90 ‘).
The Olympique de Marseille team arrives in this unmotivated game due to their home defeat to Monaco by 1-4, adding to their first home defeat in this tournament: the only goal of the team was scored by Rolando. In this away game, coach Rudi Garcia should keep the team in 4-3-3 with Gomis being the most offensive benchmark: the Frenchman is the top scorer with 10 goals scored. It seems that the visiting coach can not count on Diaby, Bedimo, Cabella and Hubocan, all injured.
Prediction: Lyon Win @ 1.75