Marseille hosts Lokomotiv Moscow in round 6 of the Europa League group stage. The match will be played on Thursday, December 9th at Stade Vélodrome (Marseille)
Jorge Sampaoli's team is in 3rd place in the standings with four points after five matches. Marseille gained four draws and suffered one defeat. Before the final round of the group stage, the Olympians have no chances to compete for a spot in the playoffs of the Europa League. The second-ranked Lazio is ahead of the French by four points. All that remains for Olympique is to keep the 3rd line, which guarantees a place in the Conference League 1/16 finals. If we look at the situation in the French championship, the Blue-Whites, who have established themselves in the top three, lost to Brest in the last round. The match on December 4 in Marseille ended in the defeat of the hosts with a score of 1-2. That failure interrupted Marseille's unbeaten run in Ligue 1, which lasted eight matches in a row.
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Marcus Gisdol's team is on the 4th line in the Group E standings with two points. Lokomotiv Moscow has two draws and three losses after five rounds. The Railwaymen drove themselves into a desperate situation after a limp home defeat to Lazio (0-3). To make it to the Conference League playoffs, Muscovites need to beat Marseille in France. Any other outcome will leave Gisdol’s men without European spring. The task is complicated by Lokomotiv's poor condition, due to which the team lost to its opponents in the last four matches. This streak continued on December 4 when the Steam Locomotives lost to the RPL outsider Ural at home (0-1).
Marseille and Lokomotiv Moscow have already crossed paths in the current group stage. The match of the 1st round in the capital of Russia ended with a score of 1-1. Cengiz Under scored for Marseille from the penalty spot, and Tino Andjorin equalized in the 89th minute. Interestingly, the home team spent most of the second half with ten men because Nair Tiknizyan was sent off. Marseille made an obvious bet on the national championship, but the Olympians are unlikely to lose to the Red-Greens in front of their fans. Lokomotiv is not in a state to compete with one of the leading teams in Ligue 1, so the hosts will be the favorites of the upcoming game. The Railwaymen are weakened by personnel losses, and this affects the efficiency of their attacks. Loko scored only two goals in the group, and along with Brøndby and Sturm Graz, Muscovites are the least productive team at this stage of the tournament. Their offensive problems will make it easier for Marseille players, who have kept a clean sheet in five out of six last rounds in the French championship.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score — no
