dailyloe.com – Marseille will visit Stade du Moustoir to face Lorient in Ligue 1 on Saturday evening for the first time since 2023.
Lorient are ninth after a 2-0 defeat at Lyon, while Marseille are fourth following a 3-1 home win over Metz.
Lorient are 12 points behind sixth-place Rennes with five matches left, making European qualification unlikely.
A victory on Saturday would officially guarantee Lorient a spot in the 2026-27 top-flight season.
Manager Olivier Pantaloni can take pride in that potential achievement for his team.
Lorient are winless in two of their last three league encounters.
They have scored a goal or fewer in each of those last three matches.
At home, however, they have not lost a top-flight outing this year.
They have won two of their last four home matches in this competition.
Winning four of their final five games would see them reach 50 points.
That would be only the second time this decade they achieve that in the top flight.
So far in 2026, they are unbeaten in Ligue 1 versus teams currently in the top four.
They defeated Lens 2-1 at home in mid-March as part of that record.
Marseille’s inconsistent form has jeopardized their automatic Champions League League Phase spot.
They are one point below Lille for that final automatic place heading into matchday 30.
Marseille have lost two of their previous three top-flight affairs.
Three of their final five league fixtures will be played away from Stade Velodrome.
Under Habib Beye, the team has dropped points in four of their last five away games.
More than half of their domestic goals conceded in 2026 have been away from home.
They have allowed 12 of their 23 league goals conceded this year on the road.
Marseille have allowed multiple goals in five away matches in 2026.
To surpass their 65-point total from the 2024-25 season, OM must win all five remaining fixtures.
Marseille have won their last three Ligue 1 meetings with Lorient.
They are unbeaten in 13 successive games against Lorient in this competition.
Lorient’s recent Ligue 1 form reads: D, D, W, L, D, L.
Their form across all competitions is: L, D, W, L, D, L.
Marseille’s Ligue 1 form is: W, W, W, L, L, W.
Their form in all competitions is: L, W, W, L, L, W.
Montassar Talbi may miss the match for Lorient due to a calf strain.
Isaak Toure has a knock and Laurent Abergel is questionable with an ankle issue.[]
Source: Sports Mole
