Match Report
Lorient went into the game 9th in the table on 45 points; Olympique Marseille sat 5th on 59 — a 14-point gap. Olympique Marseille ranked just 9th in the league on five-round form despite their 5th table position. Per game in the league, Lorient were scoring 1.41 and conceding 1.5, Olympique Marseille 1.85 and 1.32, against a competition average of 1.41 goals per team per game.
25 meetings are on record — 3 won by Lorient, 16 by Olympique Marseille, 6 drawn, at 3.08 goals per meeting. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The match was played at Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir (capacity 18,110). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Lorient led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Lorient: Panos Katseris (28'), Bamba Dieng (58')
Key stats
Possession: Lorient 43% · Olympique Marseille 57% · Total shots: 11-16 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 1-7