Marseille vs Lyon Prediction and Betting Odds | Ligue 1 May 1
Marseille vs Lyon Betting Preview
WagerTalk soccer handicapper Kevin Dolan offers his Marseille vs Lyon betting preview for Sunday, May 1 in France’s Ligue 1. Lyon won the reverse fixture against Marseille back in February with Moussa Dembele getting a late 89th-minute winner for the home side to secure the 2-1 win.
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| Sunday, May 1 | France Ligue 1 Betting Notes |
|---|---|
| Lyon: | +200 |
| Marseille: | +135 |
| Draw: | +255 |
| Total: | 2.75 Goals (Odds Above Courtesy of DraftKings) |
| Game Time: | 2:45pm ET / 11:45am PT |
Marseille vs Lyon Analysis
Marseille welcomes Lyon to the Stade Velodrome on Sunday after getting involved in an absolute barnburner on Thursday night against Dutch side Feyenoord in their Europa Conference League semifinal.
Four goals over the opening 40 minutes of action saw Marseille come back from two goals down after a disastrous start, with Feyenoord eventually edging out the contest from a goal just after the break from Cyriel Dessers.
Lyon, meanwhile, have it all to do here sitting six points outside of even a Europa League spot this season as their chances of playing in Europe for next season continue to dwindle.
Lyon Heating Up Offensively
While their defense hasn’t always been the best in French Ligue 1 with ‘Les Gones’ giving up an average of 1.38 goals per game to opponents on the road this year, their offense has been spectacular, especially since the calendar turned to 2022.
Lyon ranks No. 1 in the league on expected goals since January 1st and only seem to be getting better as the season winds down, averaging 4.00 goals per game over their last three starts.
Marseille’s Frustrating Home Form
While ‘Les Phoceens’ boast the league’s best away form this year with 36 points from just 17 games, their home form has been far less impressive this year with just eight wins from 17 games ranking them mid-table in the league.
Three of those eight wins for Marseille however have come over their last three starts so they’ll be eager to continue that run here and secure another three points to guarantee them an automatic Champions League spot ahead of next season.
Marseille vs Lyon Prediction
We like goals in this one on Sunday night over in France as Lyon continues to run red-hot in terms of scoring and we may well see some tired legs on display from Marseille in this one after Thursday night’s heroics.
Marseille ranks bottom half in the league on overall opponent scoring at home since January 1st, giving up 1.29 goals per game to opponents on average inside the Velodrome and we see that continuing here with a Lyon team coming to town who are in absolutely ruthless form in front of goals right now.
Take the over 2.75 goals on Sunday between Lyon and Marseille in French Ligue 1.
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Meet the Author
‘The sharpest sports mind in Ireland’ is how one prominent newspaper dubbed Kevin Dolan after he became the first foreigner ever to win the World Series of Handicapping tournament back in 2015. “The Irishman” made his start wagering on GAA, football, soccer and boxing, all to immense success. Since becoming a professional bettor, he has since lit up the sports betting scene in the U.S. and abroad, winning two handicapping awards and writing a best-selling book on sports handicapping named ‘The Complete Guide to Sports Betting’.
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