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January 15, 2012 8:00 PM GMT
Stade Vélodrome — Marseille
Referee: R. Buquet
Attendance: 41279
January 15, 2012 8:00 PM GMT
Stade Vélodrome — Marseille
Referee: R. Buquet
Attendance: 41279
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| Marseille | 1.95 | 1.10 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 1.15 | 1.90 | 2.00 |
| Draw | 3.25 | 5.50 | 41.00 | 3.20 | 5.50 | 3.30 | 3.20 |
| Lille | 3.90 | 34.00 | 71.00 | 4.33 | 30.00 | 4.50 | 3.80 |
Ligue 1 Preview: Olympique de Marseille - Lille
The winners of the last two titles square up at the Stade Velodrome as Didier Deschamps' men look to continue their good form and make ground on leaders PSG
| Bet: | Returns: | Evian Thonon Gaillar £37.50 | Draw £32.50 | Marseille £20.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Evian Thonon Gaillar £38.00 | Draw £33.00 | Marseille £20.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Evian Thonon Gaillar £40.00 | Draw £32.00 | Marseille £19.09 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Evian Thonon Gaillar £37.50 | Draw £33.00 | Marseille £20.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Evian Thonon Gaillar £35.00 | Draw £32.00 | Marseille £19.80 |
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By Mohammed Ali
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OLYMPIQUE DE MARSEILLE
 Mandanda Azpilicueta, N'Koulou, M'bia, Traore
Amalfitano, Cheyrou, Lucho, Morel Valbuena Remy |
LILLE
 Landreau Bonnart, Chedjou, Basa, Beria Balmont, Mavuba, Gueye Cole, Jelen, Hazard |
Olympique de Marseille boss Didier Deschamps will be without as many as three key stars for the visit of the Ligue 1 champions on Sunday evening. Ghanaians Andre & Jordan Ayew both departed for the Africa Cup of Nations along with Senegal's Souleymane Diawara, leaving L'OM with a test of nerve ahead of key games in January.
Loic Remy, who has been linked with a move to Premier League side Tottenham this week, will again lead the line, alongside Mathieu Valbuena. Brandao, back at the club after a year-long spell in Brazil, will only make the bench.
Meanwhile, les Dogues are without Mathieu Debuchy following the defender's red card in the 2-1 defeat to Lyon in the Coupe de la Ligue in midweek. Mickael Landreau will also replace Vincent Enyaema in goal after the Nigerian failed to impress.
With Moussa Sow away in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon for the next few weeks or so, Ireneusz Jelen will continue his extended run in the first-team.
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DID YOU KNOW? |
- Olympique de Marseille have won four out of their last five Ligue 1 games, and are the form team in the division.
- Didier Deschamps' men have lost all but one of their games against the top five (won 3-0 v PSG in November).
- L'OM have only been defeated once at home this season in Ligue 1 (to Rennes) and only three times in two years.
- Marseille lost this fixture 2-1 last season with Eden Hazard (pictured right) scoring a long-range strike. They again were defeated in the reverse fixture 3-2 in August, despite Mathieu Valbuena's brace.
- Lille were knocked out of the Coupe de la Ligue on Wednesday, losing 2-1 to Lyon.
- Rudi Garcia's men are the only side unbeaten away from home this season.
- Should Lille win this match, it will be the first time they have beaten OM three times in a row in their history.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Olympique de Marseille 2-1 LOSC Lille Métropole
- 20 %
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Olympique de Marseille 1-2 LOSC Lille Métropole
- 13.33 %
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Olympique de Marseille 2-0 LOSC Lille Métropole
- 12.38 %
| France - Ligue 1 (FRA1) | Jan 15, 2012 | Olympique de Marseille 2 - LOSC Lille Métropole 0 |
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| France - Ligue 1 (FRA1) | Aug 28, 2011 | LOSC Lille Métropole 3 - Olympique de Marseille 2 |
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| France - Trophee des Champions (FRAT) | Jul 27, 2011 | LOSC Lille Métropole 4 - Olympique de Marseille 5 |
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| France - Ligue 1 (FRA1) | Mar 6, 2011 | Olympique de Marseille 1 - LOSC Lille Métropole 2 |
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| France - Ligue 1 (FRA1) | Oct 24, 2010 | LOSC Lille Métropole 1 - Olympique de Marseille 3 |
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Olympique de Marseille
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| Feb 22, 2012 | Olympique de Marseille 1 - FC Internazionale 0 | UCL |
| Feb 18, 2012 | Olympique de Marseille 1 - Valenciennes FC 1 | FRA1 |
| Feb 15, 2012 | Bourg-Peronnas FC 1 - Olympique de Marseille 3 | FRAC |
| Feb 5, 2012 | Olympique de Marseille 2 - Olympique Lyonnais 2 | FRA1 |
| Feb 1, 2012 | Olympique de Marseille 2 - OGC Nice 1 | FRLC |
LOSC Lille Métropole
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| Feb 22, 2012 | FC Sochaux 0 - LOSC Lille Métropole 1 | FRA1 |
| Feb 18, 2012 | FC Lorient 0 - LOSC Lille Métropole 1 | FRA1 |
| Feb 12, 2012 | LOSC Lille Métropole 4 - Bordeaux 5 | FRA1 |
| Feb 8, 2012 | Valenciennes FC 2 - LOSC Lille Métropole 1 | FRAC |
| Jan 28, 2012 | LOSC Lille Métropole 3 - AS Saint-Etienne 0 | FRA1 |
| Returns: | Marseille £19.10 |
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| Returns: | Draw £410.00 |
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| Returns: | Lille £710.00 |
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| 30 | Steve Mandanda | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | César Azpilicueta Tanco | Defender |
| 3 | Nicolas Nkoulou | Defender |
| 15 | Jérémy Morel | Defender |
| 4 | Alou Diarra | Midfielder |
| 7 | Benoît Cheyrou | Midfielder |
| 8 | Lucho González | Midfielder |
| 17 | Stephane Mbia | Midfielder |
| 19 | Morgan Amalfitano | Midfielder |
| 28 | Mathieu Valbuena | Midfielder |
| 11 | Loïc Remy | Striker |
| 1 | Gennaro Bracigliano | Goalkeeper |
| 13 | Djimi Traore | Defender |
| 24 | Rod Fanni | Defender |
| 26 | Jean-Philippe Sabo | Defender |
| 25 | Billel Omrani | Midfielder |
| 29 | Chris Gadi | Striker |
| 9 | Brandao | Striker |
| 1 | Mickaël Landreau | Goalkeeper |
| 6 | Pape Ndiaye Souare | Defender |
| 14 | David Rozehnal | Defender |
| 21 | Laurent Bonnart | Defender |
| 22 | Aurélien Chedjou Fongang | Defender |
| 4 | Florent Balmont | Midfielder |
| 10 | Eden Hazard | Midfielder |
| 17 | Benoit Pedretti | Midfielder |
| 24 | Rio Antonio Mavuba | Midfielder |
| 26 | Joe Cole | Midfielder |
| 27 | Ireneusz Jelen | Striker |
| 1 | Vincent Enyeama | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Lucas Digne | Defender |
| 5 | Idrissa Gueye | Midfielder |
| 13 | Adama Soumaoro | Defender |
| 7 | Dimitri Payet | Striker |
| 19 | Gianni Bruno | Striker |
| 20 | Sylvio Ronny Rodelin | Striker |
| Steve Mandanda | |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Squad Number: | 30 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
The Marseille captain has been a shining light in an otherwise uninspiring season so far for les Phoceens. The custodian, equally known for gaffes as well as his world-class saves has been calm and collected all campaign, pulling off composed stops to add to his side's tally of points. After being beaten by Eden Hazard's 40 yard strike in this fixture last season, Mandanda must again find something in his locker to deny the Ligue 1 champions and preserve Marseille's climb up the table.
| Florent Balmont | |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Squad Number: | 4 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
The industrious midfielder has long been heralded as the unsung hero of Lille's success, and quite how he has never managed a call-up to the French national team is anyone's guess. A player who can play the full 90 in the same manner as how he began, he will be a constant threat to the hosts' back line.
An exciting match is in store at the Stade Velodrome, and one that is very difficult to call. Given L'OM's impressive home run, and their need to continue playing catch-up in the league, Didier Deschamps' men might just have the edge in this one. Lille's attacking trio will be unrelenting, but the hosts' solid defensive foundations should see them through.
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Results
Times In GMT
Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Olivier Giroud
Striker Montpellier Herault SC |
16 | 1 |
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Nenê
Midfielder PSG |
11 | 6 |
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Kevin Gameiro
Striker PSG |
10 | 1 |
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Striker AS Saint-Etienne |
10 | 0 |
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Eden Hazard
Midfielder Lille |
9 | 3 |
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