Lyon vs Marseille Ligue 1 Match Preview or Key Statistics 📊
This will be the 100th match between Lyon and Marseille in Ligue 1 (34 wins for Lyon, 38 draws, 27 wins for Marseille). After their 2-1 win in November 2019, Marseille will be aiming to win back-to-back games against Lyon in Ligue 1 for the first time since November 2007-April 2008 (2).
Marseille are winless in their last 11 away Ligue 1 matches against Lyon (D5 L6), their second longest current winless run on the raod against a top-flight team after Bordeaux (35).
Marseille have won both of their games in which they've attempted less than 10 shots in Ligue 1 this season (7 at Brest & 5 at Paris), but none of the three when they've fired more than 10 shots (13 v St Etienne, 11 v Lille, 17 v Metz).
Lyon are unbeaten in their last six Ligue 1 home games (W3 D3), whilst only Montpellier (8) are on a longer current unbeaten home run in the division. Les Gones have not gone seven consecutive home league matches without defeat since February-August 2018 (9).
Marseille have won their last five away games in Ligue 1, the longest current such run in the division and their longest run since February-April 2011 (also 5). They last won six in a row on the road in Ligue 1 between February-August 2009 (9). Lyon have attempted 101 shots in Ligue 1 this season, at least 24 more than any other team.
However, they have only converted 6% of their attempts (6/101 ), only Metz (5.6% -3/54) have a lower conversion rate in the division.
Marseille have attempted just 53 shots in their five Ligue 1 games this season, their joint lowest tally at this stage of a season since Opta started recording shot data for the competition (2006/07) -level with 2019/20.
Houssem Aouar has been involved in four goals with Lyon against Marseille in Ligue 1 (2 goals, 2 assists), only against Angers he has been involved in more goals (6).
However, the midfielder was only involved in two goals in 12 Ligue 1 matches in 2020 (1 goal v Metz in February and 1 assist v Toulouse in January). Dimitri Payet has provided nine assists against Lyon in Ligue 1, a record for a player against the same opponent in the top-flight since Opta started recording assist data (in 2006/07).
The midfielder has been involved in Marseille's last four goals against Lyon in Ligue 1 {2 goals, 2 assists).
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