Marseille will look to extend their winning run in Ligue 1 when they welcome Lille to Stade Velodrome for their Matchday Six tie on Saturday night.
Marseille have been impressive in Ligue 1 this season, as they remain unbeaten in the French top flight having won five and drawn one of their opening six matches. They now sit second in the league standings, level on 16 points with PSG at the summit.
Les Olympiens coming off a 2-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur in their opening Champions League tie on Wednesday night. Prior to the defeat Marseille were coming a four-match winning streak in Ligue 1 and they will be keen to extend the run on Saturday.
Meanwhile Lille have been inconsistent in Ligue 1 so far this season, with the side registering three victories, one draw and two defeats in their six matches and currently sixth on 10 points, three points outside the top four.
Les Dougues are coming off a comfortable 3-1 away win over Montpellier and they will be looking to build on the success as they seek to keep up with the top four sides. They have however nit won at Stade Velodrome in their last league visits and will need to be on top of the game to come away with something from the clash.
Marseille vs Lille head to head
Both sides have met in 50 encounters since 1993 with Marseille claiming 24 victories, while Lille have won 14 times and there have been 12 draws.
- Marseille 1-1 Lille 16/01/22
- Lille 2-0 Marseille 03/10/21
- Lille 2-0 Marseille 03/03/21
- Marseille 1-1 Lille 20/09/20
- Lille 1-2 Marseille 16/02/20
Home
- Tottenham 2-0 Marseille
- Auxerre 0-2 Marseille
- Marseille 1-0 Clermont Foot
- Nice 0-3 Marseille
- Marseille 2-1 Nantes
Away
- Montpellier 1-2 Lille
- Lille 1-2 Nice
- Ajaccio 1-3 Lille
- Lille 1-7 PSG
- Nantes 1-1 Lille
Marseille team news
Marseille will be without Valentina Rongier due to suspension, while Bamba Dieng is unavailable for selection for unknown reason.
Lille team news
Lille will be without Timothy Weah through injury.
Prediction and odds
- Marseille win
- Both sides to score
- Goals over 2.5
