On Sunday night, Lyon and Marseille face off at the Velodrome in what could be a massive game for both team's Ligue One campaigns.
OL have experienced a nightmare campaign in the French top-flight, as they currently sit in the relegation play-off spot in Ligue One.
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Pierre Sage’s team is only in the bottom three courtesy of an inferior goal difference to 15th-place Metz.
However, on the flip side, they are also only a point clear of the automatic relegation zone. The home team certainly has work to do to escape danger.
Back-to-back league defeats against Le Havre and Rennes have hampered their chances of putting any distance between themselves and the bottom three.
They have also lost five of their previous eight outings in Ligue One.
Although OL has won two of their previous three home matches in Ligue One, they have also won just two of the last ten games on home soil.
The visitor's recent form has been frustrating, as they have won just once in their last five competitive games.
However, they haven’t lost in 90 minutes in the five-game run, as four of the games have finished in draws.
OM have also drawn their last three games in the French top flight, contributing to Gennaro Gattuso’s team mounting an eight-game unbeaten run in Ligue One.
Despite being draw specialists of late in the French top-flight, Marseille are seventh-place in the table, only a point outside the European spots.
If OM are to qualify for Europe for next season, then their Ligue One form on their travels will have to improve, as the visitors have won just once in their previous 12 away games in the French top flight.
Forebet predicts that Marseille will boost their top-six hopes with a victory in a high-scoring encounter.