Marseille Form
Olympique de Marseille are in excellent form, having won three straight league games. During that run, the home team beat Lyon (3:2) and Auxerre (1:0) on their own ground, and then dealt with Toulouse (1:0) away from home. It is worth noting that the club last managed to keep back-to-back clean sheets in Ligue 1 in November last year. This strong spell has helped them climb to third place and open up a five-point gap over their nearest chaser, who is currently outside the Champions League places. In addition, Olympique de Marseille continue to battle Paris Saint-Germain for the title of the league’s best attack, averaging 2.05 goals per game.
- On home soil, the hosts have just one defeat in their last 17 Ligue 1 matches (13 wins and 3 draws).
- Olympique de Marseille have scored at least twice in 7 of their last 10 home league games.
- The team have not won the second half in 8 of their last 10 Ligue 1 matches (4 draws and 4 defeats).
Potential Olympique de Marseille Lineup (4-2-3-1)*
Geronimo Rulli – Benjamin Pavard, Timothy Weah, CJ Egan-Riley, Facundo Medina – Geoffrey Kondogbia, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg – Mason Greenwood, Quinten Timber, Igor Paixao – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Defenders Nayef Aguerd and Leonardo Balerdi are sidelined through injury.
Lille Form
Lille Olympique Sporting Club also come into this clash with decent numbers. They last lost in the league at the very start of February, and have since put together a six-match unbeaten run in Ligue 1, recording three wins and three draws. In the previous round, Lille Olympique Sporting Club beat their closest rival Rennes away from home, winning 2:1. As a result, the club have risen to fifth in the standings and are now just three points off the top four.
- No more than two goals have been scored in 6 of the team’s last 7 Ligue 1 matches.
- Lille Olympique Sporting Club have failed to win 7 of their last 10 league games (3 draws and 4 defeats).
- The club have not scored more than once in 9 of their last 10 Ligue 1 matches.
Potential Lille Olympique Sporting Club Lineup (4-2-3-1)*
Berke Ozer – Thomas Meunier, Nathan Ngoy, Aissa Mandi, Calvin Verdonk – Ayyoub Bouaddi, Nabil Bentaleb – Ngal-Ayel Mukau, Hakon-Arnar Haraldsson, Felix Correia – Matias Fernandez-Pardo.
Out injured: defenders Benjamin Andre and Ousmane Toure, goalkeeper Marc-Aurel Caillard, forwards Hamza Igamane, Gaetan Perrin and Osame Sahraoui, and midfielder Ethan Mbappe.
Who Will Referee the Match
Benoit Bastien (France)
Matches officiated – 14 (Ligue 1, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 43;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.1;
Red cards shown – 4;
Average fouls per match – 23;
Penalties – 36%.
* For each team, the starting XI from their previous match in this competition is listed.
