Lille vs Marseille Prediction & Betting Tips (5 April)

A few days before the end of the season, Lille is still on pace to try to finish on the podium of this French championship, which would allow it to return to the Champions League. Rather serious in recent weeks, Losc occupies 4th place in the ranking with a still reasonable delay of 3 points on the 3rd place occupied by AS Monaco. Winners of Reims at the start of March 0-1, the Mastiffs were then able to follow up with two fairly good draws obtained against Rennes 2-2 and Brest 1-1 before the international break. Finally, last weekend, Paulo Fonseca's men secured victory in the Northern derby against Lens 2-1. Note that the Northerners will face Aston Villa next week in the quarter-final of the Conference League.

Opposite, the prospects are reduced for OM who, failing to be able to defend their chances in the race for the Champions League, would be content good for a place in the top 6 which would allow them to play in the Conference League play-offs next summer. Still 7th in the standings, the Phocéens are still 3 units behind the 6th place occupied by RC Lens. But the trend is not really one of optimism for Jean-Louis Gasset's men who remain on 3 defeats in a row in all competitions. Manhandled at Villarreal in the Europa League 3-1 despite qualifying, the Marseillais then had to lose at Rennes 2-0 before the international break before losing again, Sunday evening, in the Classic against PSG 0-2.

Among the Mastiffs, the former world champion Umtiti and the new recruit Ilic still have to be patient in the infirmary. Same observation for the usual substitutes Morais and Fernandes and for the playmaker Angel Gomes who was already out during the derby. Coming out injured a few minutes after coming into play, the former Neapolitan Ounas risks being missed too. On the other hand, Canadian center forward Jonathan David is there, who is in 2nd place in the elite scorers rankings with 15 goals. The interesting winger Zeghrova (5 goals, scorer Thursday) was the big player in his team's victory in the Northern derby with a double scored against the Sang et Or. OM will still be much diminished for this trip to the Decathlon Arena.

Indeed, the midfielder Rongier, the defender replacing Meïté, the relatively little used Murillo and Nadir, the goalkeeper replacing Ngapandouetnbu and the winter recruit Onana are still unfit. Injured with the Blues, Jonathan Clauss (injured Tuesday against Chile) will still be unavailable while the Senegalese Ismaïla Sarr completes the list of absentees. Coming out injured against PSG, defender Mbemba should be restored. In in great form before the international break, Gabonese Aubameyang, who has scored 11 times in Ligue 1 this season, has not scored in 2 matches.