Lyon vs Marseille: prediction & betting odds 31 August 2025

The Matchday 3 clash in Ligue 1 between Lyon and Marseille will take place on August 31 at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais. Lyon vs. Marseille: prediction and betting odds, statistics.

Lyon

After two rounds, Lyon has taken the lead in the French championship standings. The team has secured two clean-sheet victories against Lens (1-0) and Metz (3-0). Notably, Lyon is one of the four clubs in the current Ligue 1 season to have won two matches without conceding, leading competitors with a superior goal difference. These recent victories have extended their uncompromising streak in the championship to 17 matches (11 wins, 6 losses). Additionally, Lyon has kept a clean sheet in Ligue 1 for three consecutive matches, a feat they last achieved in December 2023.

  • The team has scored at least twice in 13 of their last 17 matches in the elite French division.
  • At home, Lyon has won 6 of their last 7 Ligue 1 matches (1 loss).
  • At least 3 goals have been scored in 8 of Lyon's last 9 home matches in the championship.

Predicted lineup for Lyon (4-5-1)

Remy Deschamps – Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Clinton Mata, Moussa Niakate, Abner – Tyler Morton, Tanner Tessmann, Corentin Tolisso, Malik Fofana, Pavel Schultz.

Marseille

After a frustrating loss to Rennes (0-1) at the start of the championship, despite having a numerical advantage, Marseille bounced back with a 5-2 thrashing of Paris in the last round. This victory improved their standing, lifting them to 7th place. Highlighting the club's high scoring ability, they have scored at least three times in 5 of their last 7 Ligue 1 matches, winning each of these 5 encounters. However, their defense has not been as solid, conceding in 12 consecutive matches in the elite French championship. Furthermore, Marseille's away form has been subpar, with 5 losses in their last 7 Ligue 1 away games (1 win, 1 draw).

  • Both teams have scored in 9 of Marseille's last 11 matches in the French championship.
  • The team has opened the scoring in 5 of their last 7 matches in this tournament.
  • Marseille has failed to keep a clean sheet in 7 consecutive Ligue 1 away matches, conceding exactly 3 goals in 4 of these games.

Predicted lineup for Marseille (4-5-1)

Jerónimo Rulli – Amir Murillo, CJ Egan-Riley, Leonardo Balerdi, Ulisses Garcia – Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Angel Gomes, Timothy Weah, Amine Gouiri, Mason Greenwood – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Referee

François Letexier (France)

Matches – 15 (Ligue 1, 2024/25–2025/26);

Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 47;

Average yellow cards per match – 3.1;

Red cards shown – 7;

Average fouls per match – 20;

Penalties – 20%.

Prediction for Lyon vs. Marseille

As the "Olympique" battle approaches, both teams are in high spirits. The hosts lead the championship standings after two matches, while Marseille secured a confident victory in the last round, improving their position. Traditionally strong in attack, both teams have demonstrated their prowess this Ligue 1 season, with Lyon scoring 4 times and Marseille leading the scoring charts with 5 goals. Their head-to-head encounters are typically high-scoring, with at least 3 goals in 6 of their last 8 Ligue 1 meetings. Both matches last season ended 3-2, with Marseille emerging victorious twice.

However, both teams lack consistency, making a bet on total goals a more appealing option. I am confident this match will deliver an exciting game with plenty of goals. Both teams have been involved in high-scoring encounters not only in head-to-head clashes but also in recent matches. At least 3 goals have been scored in 8 of Lyon's last 9 home matches and in 5 of Marseille's last 7 away games in Ligue 1. I am also confident that both clubs will score, given their potent attacks and less reliable defenses.

Therefore, my prediction: Both teams to score – Yes and Total over 2.5

Betting tips 31 August 2025

This will be the standout fixture of the upcoming round in France. Whatever crises Olympique Lyonnais and Olympique Marseille might be navigating, their head-to-head invariably attracts supporters across the country.

The anticipated dip for Olympique Lyonnais, at least at the start of the season, has not materialised. The decision to keep the club in Ligue 1 has had a positive effect on the squad, who have collected six points from six and sit top of the standings. A 3:0 win over Metz came as no surprise, but an away win at RC Lens (1:0) deserves attention. Lens pushed hard for European places last season. The game was balanced (1.38-1.41 in xG), and the hosts even outshot them (18-11), but Lyon have a European-class striker in Georges Mikautadze, who scored the winner.

Olympique Marseille, for their part, can call on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who returned to the team after a year in the Middle East. The Gabon international scored twice against Paris Saint-Germain (5:2). Yet neither he nor his teammates could do much against mid-standings Stade Rennais (0:1). The team produced 24 shots, but only two were on target. They will not be afforded endless chances to overhaul Paris Saint-Germain. However, as the first match at the Vélodrome showed, Marseille appear to have taken the lesson on board.

In the derby every chance will be at a premium, so finishing should hold up. In the second half of last season the teams delivered a superb contest in Lyon, with a five-goal spectacle: 3:2 to Olympique de Marseille. Three of the previous four meetings also landed on the Total Over. With both attacks stronger than their defences, this match is well set for the Total Over. 

Betting prediction
Total Over 2.5
Cf
Odds
57/100
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Lyon vs Marseille Odds

Ligue 1: previous matches in the tournament

Lyon
23.08.25
Lyon
Metz
W
16.08.25
Lens
Lyon
W
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Marseille
23.08.25
Marseille
FC Paris
W
15.08.25
Rennes
Marseille
L
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H2H: Lyon — Marseille

Ligue 1 2024-2025
02.02.25
Marseille
Lyon
22.09.24
Lyon
Marseille
Ligue 1 2023-2024
04.02.24
Lyon
Marseille
06.12.23
Marseille
Lyon
Ligue 1 2022-2023
23.04.23
Lyon
Marseille
06.11.22
Marseille
Lyon
Ligue 1 2021-2022
01.05.22
Marseille
Lyon
01.02.22
Lyon
Marseille
Ligue 1 2020-2021
28.02.21
Marseille
Lyon
04.10.20
Lyon
Marseille
French Cup 2019-2020
12.02.20
Lyon
Marseille
Ligue 1 2019-2020
10.11.19
Marseille
Lyon
Ligue 1 2018-2019
12.05.19
Marseille
Lyon
23.09.18
Lyon
Marseille
Ligue 1 2017-2018
18.03.18
Marseille
Lyon
17.12.17
Lyon
Marseille
French Cup 2016-2017
31.01.17
Marseille
Lyon
1
:
1
1
:
0
OT
Ligue 1 2016-2017
22.01.17
Lyon
Marseille
18.09.16
Marseille
Lyon
Ligue 1 2015-2016
24.01.16
Lyon
Marseille
20.09.15
Marseille
Lyon
Ligue 1 2014-2015
15.03.15
Marseille
Lyon
26.10.14
Lyon
Marseille
Ligue 1 2013-2014
03.05.14
Marseille
Lyon
4
:
2
14.12.13
Lyon
Marseille
2
:
2
Ligue 1 2012-2013
09.03.13
Lyon
Marseille
0
:
0
27.11.12
Marseille
Lyon
1
:
4
Ligue 1 2011-2012
04.02.12
Marseille
Lyon
2
:
2
17.09.11
Lyon
Marseille
2
:
0
Ligue 1 2010-2011
07.05.11
Lyon
Marseille
3
:
2
18.12.10
Marseille
Lyon
1
:
1
Ligue 1 2009-2010
20.03.10
Marseille
Lyon
2
:
1
07.11.09
Lyon
Marseille
5
:
5
Ligue 1 2008-2009
16.05.09
Marseille
Lyon
1
:
3
13.12.08
Lyon
Marseille
0
:
0
Ligue 1 2007-2008
05.04.08
Marseille
Lyon
3
:
1
10.11.07
Lyon
Marseille
1
:
2
Ligue 1 2006-2007
10.03.07
Lyon
Marseille
1
:
1
21.10.06
Marseille
Lyon
1
:
4
Ligue 1 2005-2006
10.01.06
Lyon
Marseille
2
:
1
13.08.05
Marseille
Lyon
1
:
1
Ligue 1 2004-2005
20.05.05
Marseille
Lyon
0
:
1
16.12.04
Lyon
Marseille
1
:
1
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Tables

Team Played W D L Goals Points Form
1
PSG
3 3 0 0 8:3 9
2
Lyon
3 3 0 0 5:0 9
3
Lille
3 2 1 0 11:4 7
4
Monaco
3 2 0 1 6:4 6
5
Lens
3 2 0 1 5:3 6
6
Strasbourg
3 2 0 1 4:3 6
7
Toulouse
3 2 0 1 6:6 6
8
Angers
3 1 1 1 2:2 4
9
Rennes
3 1 1 1 2:5 4
10
Marseille
3 1 0 2 5:4 3
11
Le Havre
3 1 0 2 5:6 3
12
Nice
3 1 0 2 4:5 3
13
Nantes
3 1 0 2 1:2 3
14
Auxerre
3 1 0 2 2:4 3
15
Lorient
3 1 0 2 5:8 3
16
FC Paris
3 1 0 2 5:8 3
17
Brest
3 0 1 2 4:8 1
18
Metz
3 0 0 3 2:7 0
Team Played W D L Goals Points Form
1
Lyon
2 2 0 0 4:0 6
2
Monaco
2 2 0 0 6:3 6
3
Angers
2 1 1 0 2:1 4
4
PSG
1 1 0 0 1:0 3
5
Lille
1 1 0 0 1:0 3
6
Lens
2 1 0 1 3:2 3
7
Strasbourg
1 1 0 0 1:0 3
8
Toulouse
2 1 0 1 5:6 3
9
Rennes
1 1 0 0 1:0 3
10
Marseille
1 1 0 0 5:2 3
11
Le Havre
2 1 0 1 4:3 3
12
Nice
2 1 0 1 3:2 3
13
Nantes
2 1 0 1 1:1 3
14
Auxerre
1 1 0 0 1:0 3
15
Lorient
2 1 0 1 5:7 3
16
FC Paris
1 1 0 0 3:2 3
17
Brest
1 0 1 0 3:3 1
18
Metz
1 0 0 1 0:1 0
Team Played W D L Goals Points Form
1
PSG
2 2 0 0 7:3 6
2
Lille
2 1 1 0 10:4 4
3
Lyon
1 1 0 0 1:0 3
4
Lens
1 1 0 0 2:1 3
5
Strasbourg
2 1 0 1 3:3 3
6
Toulouse
1 1 0 0 1:0 3
7
Rennes
2 0 1 1 1:5 1
8
Monaco
1 0 0 1 0:1 0
9
Angers
1 0 0 1 0:1 0
10
Marseille
2 0 0 2 0:2 0
11
Le Havre
1 0 0 1 1:3 0
12
Nice
1 0 0 1 1:3 0
13
Nantes
1 0 0 1 0:1 0
14
Auxerre
2 0 0 2 1:4 0
15
Lorient
1 0 0 1 0:1 0
16
FC Paris
2 0 0 2 2:6 0
17
Brest
2 0 0 2 1:5 0
18
Metz
2 0 0 2 2:6 0

Team lineups

Lyon

Jorge Miguel Gonçalves Maciel
coach
Player Matches Goals
Line-up
Rémy Descamps
gk. 0 0
Abner Vinícius da Silva Santos
df. 6 0
Clinton Mata
df. 0 0
Moussa Niakhaté
df. 0 0
Adam Karabec
mf. 0 0
Ainsley Maitland-Niles
mf. 0 0
Corentin Tolisso
mf. 0 0
Francis Tanner James Tessmann
mf. 0 0
Khalis Merah
mf. 0 0
Tyler Scott Morton
mf. 0 0
Malick Martin Fofana
fw. 0 0
Substitutes
Dominik Greif
gk. 0 0
Lassine Diarra
gk. 0 0
Nicolás Tagliafico
df. 0 0
Ruben Kluivert
df. 0 0
Mathys de Carvalho Soares
mf. 0 0
Pavel Šulc
mf. 0 0
Afonso Bastardo Moreira
fw. 0 0
Alejandro Jesús Gomes Rodríguez
fw. 0 0
Enzo Anthony Honoré Molébé
fw. 0 0
Marseille

Roberto De Zerbi
coach
Player Matches Goals
Line-up
Gerónimo Rulli
gk. 0 0
CJ Egan-Riley
df. 0 0
Leonardo Balerdi
df. 2 0
Michael Amir Murillo Bermúdez
df. 0 0
Angel Gomes
mf. 0 0
Bilal Nadir
mf. 0 0
Hamed Junior Traoré
mf. 0 0
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
mf. 0 0
Mason Greenwood
fw. 0 0
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
fw. 0 0
Timothy Weah
fw. 0 0
Substitutes
Jeffrey de Lange
gk. 0 0
Derek Cornelius
df. 0 0
Pol Lirola
df. 2 0
Ulisses Garcia
df. 0 0
Amine Harit
mf. 6 0
Darryl Bakola
mf. 0 0
Amine Gouiri
fw. 15 0
Robinio Vaz
fw. 3 0

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