Marseille welcome Lyon to Orange Velodrome for a Ligue 1 fixture with both teams looking to end a recent run of poor results. Both teams have not been convincing at the back lately and Sunday’s match could be set to offer goals.
Marseille have lost their way in the last few weeks and are now 10 points off the pace in the Ligue 1 table. They are winless in their last three matches in all competitions and were beaten 2-0 by Nice in their previous Ligue 1 fixture.
Roberto De Zerbi’s men have been slightly better at home, going unbeaten in their last four Ligue 1 home matches. Among their results in that run is a 5-1 victory over Le Havre and they will be looking to replicate that performance on Sunday.
Paulo Fonseca has been announced as the new manager of Lyon, who will be looking to end their slump having failed to win their last six matches in all competitions. They played out a 1-1 draw with Nantes in their previous Ligue 1 fixture and earned a similar result against Ludogorets on Thursday.
Things have also been rough on the road for Lyon, who are winless in five of their last six Ligue 1 away matches. Like the hosts, defending has also been a problem as they are without a clean sheet in five of their last six Ligue 1 away fixtures.
Lyon have a 27-16 advantage with 20 draws from 63 previous matches against Marseille. However, Marseille have won three of the last four meetings and claimed a 3-2 victory in the reverse fixture back in September.