Marseille vs Lyon Prediction, 5/1/2022 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 4/26/2022

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Game: Marseille vs Lyon

Date: Sunday, May 1, 2022

Location: Orange Vélodrome in Marseille, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Marseille (+138) Lyon (+203)

Gerson and Marseille (19-8-7, 2nd in Ligue 1) host Lyon (14-11-9, 8th in Ligue 1) at Orange Vélodrome on Sunday. The starting goaltenders are Pau Lopez for Marseille and Julian Pollersbeck for Lyon. The Olympians are at +138 while the Kids are at +203. The O/U is set at 2.75.

Marseille faced off with Reims in their last game and notched a win by a score of 1-0. When discussing the passing game, they had a 87.7% rate by connecting on 700 of the 798 pass attempts in their last match. Marseille tried 10 dribbles in this outing and were successful in 6 of the tries for a percentage of 60.0%.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Marseille ended this match at a 21.4% clip by landing 3 SoT of 14 shots. Marseille is averaging 1.59 goals per 90 min (54 total goals) and have tallied 35 assists in all competitions for the season.

Gerson is a player who should impact this matchup for Marseille. Gerson has been in the starting lineup in 147 outings in his career and he scores 0.11 goals per 90 minutes. The midfielder who is from Brazil has recorded 15 goals scored in 12,721 mins. He has totaled 16 assists while tallying 30 yellow card warnings so far in his pro soccer career.

Another player who could decide the outcome is Dimitri Payet, the forward born in France. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 130 times during his soccer career while scoring 110 total goals. Payet has totaled 37,838 minutes during 442 starting assignments and has been given a total of 59 yellow cards. He is averaging 0.26 goals per 90 mins during his pro soccer career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Marseille is Pau Lopez. Lopez has played for a total of 16,088 mins and has accumulated 481 saves during his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.36 (243 goals given up) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 69.0%. The keeper hailing from Spain has seen 700 shots attempted at him in 177 starts. Lopez (76-38-64 mark in his professional soccer career) has accumulated 45 shutouts, which gives him a 25.4% clean sheet percentage.

For their last game, Lyon earned three points by winning 5-2 against Montpellier. Lyon finished with a 57.1% successful dribble percentage by converting 12 of the 21 dribbles they tried. They finished this game by connecting on 474 out of their 520 passing attempts for a rate of 91.2%. Lyon had 12 shots on goal out of their 28 shots attempted which had them at a 42.9% rate in their last match. Having tallied 55 goals and 36 assists in all matches, Lyon is averaging 1.62 goals and 1.06 assists per 90.

Lucas Paqueta will need to be on top of his game for Lyon. The midfielder born in Brazil has earned 10,383 mins and he has scored 29 goals. He has totaled 33 yellow cards in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 15 times. He currently averages 0.25 goals per 90 and has had a starting assignment in 121 contests so far in his career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Moussa Dembele, the forward representing France. He has collected 89 goals during his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 28 different times. Dembele has earned himself 20 yellow card warnings in 14,082 mins (150 career starts). His G/90 average during his soccer career is 0.57.

Julian Pollersbeck will reside in front of the goal for Lyon. Pollersbeck has earned 29 shutouts while defending 322 shots against him in 7,383 career minutes. He holds a save % of 71.4% and his clean sheet rate is 35.8%. He has surrendered 1.22 goals per 90 mins while he holds a record of 32-20-29. So far in his career, Pollersbeck has allowed 100 goals and has earned 228 stops in 81 starting assignments.

Who will win tonight's Ligue 1 game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lyon (+203)

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